Aude Bernheim is a group leader at Institut Pasteur, where she heads the Molecular Diversity of Microbes lab. She trained in molecular biology, bioinformatics and public policies in Paris, received her PhD from Institut Pasteur in Paris, France and completed postdoctoral work with Rotem Sorek at the Weizmann Institute in Israel. Her research combines a wide range of disciplines mixing bioinformatics and experimental approaches including (but not limited to) genomics, phylogenetics, bacterial genetics, phage biology … She has received several prizes including the Jacques Monod the Irene Joliot-Curie Prize. Beyond her research, Aude Bernheim is actively engaged in promoting inclusivity in science through citizen science initiatives, public outreach, and science-policy dialogue.