Alys Clark obtained her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Oxford and her Masters and PhD degrees in Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide. She currently co-leads a research group that focuses on computational modelling of reproductive health and development. A major focus of this research is in understanding the evolution of the complex vasculatures of the uterus and placenta in pregnancy, how these two blood supplies interact, and how novel imaging techniques could be used to investigate the health of these systems.