Edith Heard is Professor at the Collège de France. Trained as a geneticist, she heads the Genetics and Developmental Biology Unit and the Mammalian Epigenesis and Development team at the Institut Curie. For several years, she has been studying epigenetic processes such as X chromosome inactivation in mammals, a classic model in this field.
She has received numerous awards for her research work, including the CNRS Silver Medal. Since January1, 2019,Ms. Heard has beenManaging Director of EMBL.
