Perla Mallouk
I am currently a first-year PhD student at the MAP5 laboratory at Université Paris Cité, under the supervision of Fabien Crauste.
My research focuses on the spatial growth of neuroblastoma, one of the most common extracranial tumors in children. Its cause remains unknown to date, and it exhibits a very distinctive spatial organization: cancer stem cells tend to cluster at the center of the tumor.
Since 2026, I am a member of the SMB (Society for Mathematical Biology) and the EMS-TAG-MLS (EMS Topical Activity Group Mathematical Modeling in Life Sciences).
I am Lebanese 🇱🇧, I love pink 💖 and flowers 🌸, and I enjoy everything sweet 🍫!
I am also a dance competitor 💃🏻, and my goal is to run a half marathon in August 2026 🏃♀️.
Perla Mallouk
I am currently a first-year PhD student at the MAP5 laboratory at Université Paris Cité, under the supervision of Fabien Crauste.
My research focuses on the spatial growth of neuroblastoma, one of the most common extracranial tumors in children. Its cause remains unknown to date, and it exhibits a very distinctive spatial organization: cancer stem cells tend to cluster at the center of the tumor.
Since 2026, I am a member of the SMB (Society for Mathematical Biology) and the EMS-TAG-MLS (EMS Topical Activity Group Mathematical Modeling in Life Sciences).
I am Lebanese 🇱🇧, I love pink 💖 and flowers 🌸, and I enjoy everything sweet 🍫!
I am also a dance competitor 💃🏻, and my goal is to run a half marathon in August 2026 🏃♀️.
Research interests
Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
Mathematical Modeling of Cancer Growth
Stochastic Gene Expression and Gene Regulatory Networks
Pattern Formation and Self-Organization
Education and experience
PhD | MAP5 laboratory, Université Paris Cité
2025 - 2028
Master's Internship | MAP5 laboratory, Université Paris Cité
2025
Mathematical Modeling of Neuroblastoma Growth Based on Tumoroid Data.
Master’s Degree | Université Paris Cité
2023 - 2025
Mathematics, Modeling, and Machine Learning.
Online course on clear and effective scientific writing, focusing on structure, style, and communication for scientific audiences.
Teaching Assistant | Collège Georges Duhamel, Paris
2021 - 2023
Observed classes, prepared lessons and exercises, and conducted classroom teaching for middle school students.
Bachelor’s Degree | Université Paris Cité
2020 - 2023
Mathematics and Applications.
Teaching
M1 Biomedical Engineering
Applied Mathematics for Biological Systems
- Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs)
- Systems of ODEs
- Numerical Methods
- Graphical solutions
M2 Engineering, Mathematics, and Biostatistics
Differential Equation Models and Data
- Population dynamics
- Parameter influence
- PDE models
- Numerical solutions
Mentorships
Manon Poupard - M1 internship | Université Paris Cité
Introduction to PDEs and application to pattern formation in reaction-diffusion systems.
Conferences, workshops and seminars
Talks
Poster presentations
Participation
Girls & Math | Women & Math
Activities and initiatives aimed at promoting women’s participation in mathematics, increasing visibility of female role models, and encouraging interest in mathematics among younger students through outreach, mentoring, and educational events.
Têtes Chercheuses | Université Paris Cité
Since 2026
Interventions in high schools in the Île-de-France region aimed at presenting our academic paths, answering students’ questions, and encouraging young women to pursue careers in scientific research, with a particular focus on mathematics.
Dates and locations
- Lycée Thibaut de Champagne, Provins, France: April 14, 2026.
Observing and identifying situations within the laboratory where gender equality is lacking or poorly addressed, proposing actions to promote equality, and communicating on this issue.
Co-organizer of the Young Women in Mathematics and Computer Science Meeting, a two-day event bringing together 20 high school students from across France. The program includes research workshops, speed meetings with women scientists, conferences, and a workshop on stereotypes, with the goal of encouraging participants to pursue studies and research in mathematics and computer science.
Participation as a speaker in a speed-meeting session with high school students to discuss academic paths in mathematics, answer questions, and encourage interest in scientific research careers.
Participated as a student in a mathematics research internship, attending meetings and conferences with women researchers, and engaging in discussions on gender stereotypes in mathematics.