The chair Biography and publications Public lectures Guest lecturers Annual summaries Audios and videos News Upcoming Previous Edith Heard Special events 10 May 2027 10:00 to 12:00 When Genetics Is No Longer Enough (2) Edith Heard Special events 24 May 2027 10:00 to 12:00 Next 34 series Filters Event type Event type Lecture (15) Seminar (5) Symposium (11) Opening lecture (1) Special events (2) Academic year Academic year 2026 - 2027 (2) 2025 - 2026 (1) 2024 - 2025 (2) 2023 - 2024 (2) 2022 - 2023 (2) 2021 - 2022 (1) 2020 - 2021 (2) 2019 - 2020 (1) 2018 - 2019 (3) 2017 - 2018 (2) 2016 - 2017 (3) 2015 - 2016 (3) 2014 - 2015 (3) 2013 - 2014 (3) 2012 - 2013 (4) 2026 - 2027 No lectures this year Edith Heard 01 Sep 2026 Lecture 01 Sep 2026 When Genetics Is No Longer Enough Edith Heard 10 May 2027 → 24 May 2027 Special events 10 May 2027 → 24 May 2027 2025 - 2026 No lectures this year Edith Heard 01 Sep 2025 Lecture 01 Sep 2025 2024 - 2025 New insights into epigenetic mechanisms: X chromosome inactivation and other examples of monoallelic expression Edith Heard 12 May 2025 → 02 Jun 2025 Lecture 12 May 2025 → 02 Jun 2025 X-Chromosome Inactivation Edith Heard 10 Jun 2025 → 11 Jun 2025 Symposium 10 Jun 2025 → 11 Jun 2025 2023 - 2024 Epigenetics at the organism-environment interface Edith Heard 04 Mar 2024 → 25 Mar 2024 Lecture 04 Mar 2024 → 25 Mar 2024 The organism-environment interface Edith Heard 11 Jun 2024 → 12 Jun 2024 Not recorded Symposium 11 Jun 2024 → 12 Jun 2024 2022 - 2023 Gender bias in disease susceptibility : genetic and epigenetic causes Edith Heard 06 Mar 2023 → 27 Mar 2023 Lecture 06 Mar 2023 → 27 Mar 2023 The Genetic and Epigenetic Basis of Sex Bias in Disease Edith Heard 21 Apr 2023 09:00 - 18:00 Not recorded Symposium The Genetic and Epigenetic Basis of Sex Bias in Disease Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot 21 Apr 2023 09:00 - 18:00 2021 - 2022 No lectures this year Edith Heard 01 Sep 2021 Lecture 01 Sep 2021 2020 - 2021 Cellular memory throughout life Edith Heard 01 Mar 2021 → 29 Mar 2021 Lecture 01 Mar 2021 → 29 Mar 2021 Cellular memory throughout life Edith Heard 14 Jun 2021 Symposium 14 Jun 2021 2019 - 2020 Historical introduction to genome organization Edith Heard 09 Mar 2020 10:00 - 12:00 Lecture Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot 09 Mar 2020 10:00 - 12:00 2018 - 2019 Epigenetics, Environment and Biodiversity Edith Heard 06 Nov 2018 → 15 Apr 2019 Lecture 06 Nov 2018 → 15 Apr 2019 Artificial Intelligence and the Future Demis Hassabis 22 Nov 2018 17:30 - 18:30 Special events Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 22 Nov 2018 17:30 - 18:30 Biodiversity, Epigenetics and the Environment Edith Heard 08 Apr 2019 → 09 Apr 2019 Symposium 08 Apr 2019 → 09 Apr 2019 2017 - 2018 The X chromosome - paradigm of genetics and epigenetics Edith Heard 29 Jan 2018 → 26 Feb 2018 Lecture 29 Jan 2018 → 26 Feb 2018 The X chromosome - paradigm of genetics and epigenetics Edith Heard 14 May 2018 Symposium 14 May 2018 2016 - 2017 Epigenetics and selfish DNA Edith Heard 06 Feb 2017 → 08 Mar 2017 Lecture 06 Feb 2017 → 08 Mar 2017 Germline Reprogramming and Epigenetic Inheritance: How to Avoid Bad Karma Rob Martienssen 08 Mar 2017 17:30 - 18:30 Seminar Amphithéâtre Guillaume Budé, Site Marcelin Berthelot 08 Mar 2017 17:30 - 18:30 Transposable elements and epigenetic regulation Edith Heard 28 Apr 2017 Symposium 28 Apr 2017 2015 - 2016 Epigenetics and cancer Edith Heard 29 Feb 2016 → 06 Apr 2016 Lecture 29 Feb 2016 → 06 Apr 2016 Epigenetic Targets in Cancer Pr. K. Helin 06 Apr 2016 17:30 - 18:30 Not recorded Seminar Amphithéâtre Guillaume Budé, Site Marcelin Berthelot 06 Apr 2016 17:30 - 18:30 Cancer and Epigenetics Edith Heard, Hugues de Thé 09 May 2016 → 10 May 2016 Symposium 09 May 2016 → 10 May 2016 2014 - 2015 Chromatin and cell memory Edith Heard 02 Feb 2015 → 02 Mar 2015 Lecture 02 Feb 2015 → 02 Mar 2015 Chromatin and cell memory Edith Heard 09 Feb 2015 → 02 Mar 2015 Seminar 09 Feb 2015 → 02 Mar 2015 Epigenetics and Cellular Memory: A Role for Chromatin Inheritance? Edith Heard 18 May 2015 → 19 May 2015 Symposium 18 May 2015 → 19 May 2015 2013 - 2014 Induced and pathological developmental reprogramming Edith Heard 10 Mar 2014 → 07 Apr 2014 Lecture 10 Mar 2014 → 07 Apr 2014 Induced and pathological developmental reprogramming Edith Heard 14 Mar 2014 → 24 Mar 2014 Seminar 14 Mar 2014 → 24 Mar 2014 Developmental, induced and pathological reprogramming Edith Heard 26 May 2014 Symposium 26 May 2014 2012 - 2013 Epigenetics and Cellular Memory Edith Heard 13 Dec 2012 18:00 - 19:00 Opening lecture Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 13 Dec 2012 18:00 - 19:00 Epigenetics, development and heredity Edith Heard 11 Feb 2013 → 18 Mar 2013 Lecture 11 Feb 2013 → 18 Mar 2013 Epigenetics, development and heredity Edith Heard 11 Feb 2013 → 18 Mar 2013 Seminar 11 Feb 2013 → 18 Mar 2013 Epigenetic mechanisms and genetic diseases Edith Heard, Jean-Louis Mandel 21 May 2013 → 22 May 2013 Symposium 21 May 2013 → 22 May 2013