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

Genomics and Evolutionary Dynamics team, Institute of Cancer Research

Nov 2023 - Present

London, UK

Education

DPhil in Mathematical Biology

Wolfson Centre for Mathematical Biology, University of Oxford

DPhil in Mathematical Biology

Wolfson Centre for Mathematical Biology, University of Oxford

MSc in Mathematical Sciences

Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

BSc in Mathematics

Zeeman Institute, University of Warwick

Nov 2023 - Present

Oxford, UK

Oct 2019 - Jan 2024

Oxford, UK

Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

Oxford, UK

Oct 2015 - Jun 2018

Coventry, UK

Industry experience

Systems pharmacology modelling intern

LYO-X AG

Feb - July 2022

Basel, Switzerland

Honours and Awards

Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) Meeting Grant (Jan 2026)

Disease Models and Mechanisms (DMM) Conference Travel Grant (Dec 2025)

Genetics Society Travel Award (Jun 2025)

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) Postdoc Association Travel Award (June 2024)

Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) Small Grant (Feb 2024)

Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) Landahl Travel Award (July 2023)

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

Invited lecturer

UCL

Mar 2026

BSc in Biomedical Sciences: Mathematical modelling of cancer evolution

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

Invited lecturer

Institute of Cancer Research

Oct 2025, 2026

MSc in Oncology: Quantitative Thinking in Cancer Biology

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, bash, LaTex
Intermediate: Python, Julia

Additional Activities

PhD student mentorInstitute of Cancer ResearchSep 2026 - Present
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

Public engagement and communication

Science Bites, Institute of Cancer Research

Jan 2026 - Present

Organising committee member for Science Bites, an ICR-based initiative to promote inter-lab networking and discussion through short, informal research talks.

I'm a Computer Scientist, Get me out of here

Feb 2025 - Present

Participated in online, student-led STEM engagement activity where school students connect with working computer scientists.

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".