Chloé Colson

I was a born and raised in Paris to Serbian and British parents, and lived in Nepal for two years. I left France for the UK to study for my undergraduate degree in Mathematics at the University of Warwick, and I've remained there ever since. Please find a short CV below - a detailed CV is available upon request!

Employment

Postdoctoral Training Fellow Nov 2023 - Present

Genomics and Evolutionary Dynamics team London, UK

Institute of Cancer Research

Education

DPhil in Mathematics Nov 2023 - Present

University of Oxford Oxford, UK

MSc in Mathematical Sciences Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

University of Oxford Oxford, UK

BSc in Mathematics Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

University of Warwick Coventry, UK

Industry experience

Systems pharmacology intern Feb 2022 - Jul 2022

LYO-X Basel, Swizerland

Honours and Awards

Genetics Society Travel Award (Jun 2025)
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) Small Grant (Feb 2024)
EPSRC doctoral studentship (Oct 2019 - Oct 2023)
Booking.com Scholarship for Women in Technology (Oct 2018 - Jun 2019)
University of Warwick Prize for Academic Excellence (Oct 2017 - Jun 2018)

Teaching

Undergraduate

College Lecturer in Applied Mathematics

Pembroke College, University of Oxford

Oct 2023 - Aug 2025

First year: Dynamics, Multivariable Calculus, Constructive Mathematics, Statistics and Data Analysis
Second year: Probability, Statistics, Graph Theory

Teaching Assistant

Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

Oct 2019 - Oct 2021

Third year: Stochastic Modelling of Biological Processes

Master's

Teaching Assistant

Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

Oct 2019 - Oct 2021

Mathematical Physiology, Networks, Mathematical Geoscience

Languages and IT skills

Languages

Native: English, French
Intermediate: Spanish, German, Mandarin

Programming languages

Proficient: MATLAB, R, LaTex
Intermediate: Python, Julia

Public engagement and communication

Great Exhibition Road Festival

7 - 8 June 2025

The festival comprises a weekend of free events, inviting visitors of all ages and backgrounds, to celebrate science and arts. I volunteered at a joint stand between the Institute of Cancer Research and Imperial College London focussing on "Patient Power: Innovating Cancer Technologies".

Great Exhibition Road Festival

15 - 16 June 2024

The festival comprises a weekend of free events, inviting visitors of all ages and backgrounds, to celebrate science and arts. I volunteered to help organise and run a joint stand between the Institute of Cancer Research and Imperial College London focussing on "Nature's footprint in cancer care".

Additional Activities

Women in Mathematics mentorMathematical Institute, University of OxfordOct 2021 - Oct 2023

Co-President of the St Catherine's College Graduate Body University of OxfordOct 2019 - Oct 2021
Secretary of the St Catherine's College Graduate BodyUniversity of OxfordApr 2018 - Oct 2019