Dr Eder Zavala PhD

Eder Zavala

School of Mathematics
Honorary Associate Professor

Contact details

Address
Watson Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Eder Zavala is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biomedicine at the University of Manchester. He holds an Honorary Associate Professor position at University of Birmingham.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Molecular Biomedicine
  • MSc, Engineering and Biomedical Physics
  • BSc, Physics

Biography

Currently funded by an UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (PI) and a EU Horizon MSCA Doctoral Network (Co-I), Eder is developing personalised tools that support the prevention, diagnosis and management of endocrine conditions. He mathematically analyses continuous, high-frequency, endocrine data and develop computer algorithms that predict the relationship between hormonal dynamics and regulatory mechanisms relevant for disease. Eder has previously held an MRC Skills Development Fellowship and a EU Horizon 2020 secondment, and has been supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund, the Royal Society Newton Mobility Grant, EPSRC, NIHR, BSN and intra-mural funding. His collaborations with clinicians, computer scientists and other mathematicians span several Russell Group UK universities, as well as research institutions in the USA, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Switzerland, Korea, Mexico and Australia. Committed to patient and public engagement and science communication, Eder regularly participates in events such as Pint of Science, Festival of Neuroscience, and organises workshops that bring together patients, clinicians and researchers to foster collaborations around complex challenges in healthcare.

Research

Eder is an applied mathematician working at the interface of mathematics, physiology, and medicine, using quantitative models and data-driven approaches to reveal how hormonal dynamics shape human health. His current interests involve investigating the dynamic regulation of stress hormones and their interaction with metabolism, fertility, sleep and inflammation. His goal is to develop a mathematical understanding of endocrine regulation that includes rhythmic hormone secretion, responses to perturbations, and long-term physio-pathological changes. This can translate into healthcare technologies for the diagnosis and management of endocrine conditions. To do this, he works alongside clinicians, computer scientists and other mathematicians to develop quantitative analyses of circadian hormone profiles and data collected from wearable devices. His mathematical models and algorithms facilitate the identification of computational biomarkers that signal abnormal hormone dynamics more efficiently than current single time point analyses, supporting personalised diagnosis and clinical interventions.

Other activities

  • Member of the EPSRC Mathematical Sciences Early Career Forum (2022-2026)
  • Member of the Mexican National System of Researchers - Level 1 (2016-2018)

Media

Publications

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