Edith Heard
Chief Executive Officer of the Francis Crick Institute · United Kingdom · On the map · Born 1965 · age 61
Edith Heard is a British-French researcher in epigenetics who became Director and CEO of the Francis Crick Institute in London, U.K. in September 2025, having previously served as Director General of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) since January 2019.
Edith Heard is read about 20 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2026Fellow of the Academy of Medical SciencesAward2025Companion of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeAward2024CNRS Gold medalAward2020L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in ScienceAward2017ESHG AwardAwardInserm Grand PrixAward2013Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward2010Knight of the National Order of MeritAward2008CNRS silver medalAward1965Born5 March 1965
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She is also Professor at the Collège de France, holding the Chair of Epigenetics and Cellular Memory.
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Born 1965 · age 61
