25 Sep Aurélie Bedel, appointed Vice-President for Interdisciplinary Affairs at the University of Bordeaux
Our cancer research laboratory, the Bordeaux Institute of Oncology (BRIC), is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Aurélie Bedel, a university professor and hospital practitioner (PU-PH) within BRIC’s Team 8, to the post of Vice-President for Interdisciplinarity at the University of Bordeaux. This appointment, which took effect in February 2026, was formalised by Dean Lewis, President of the University of Bordeaux.
A distinguished career in science and medicine
A graduate in pharmacy (state diploma obtained in Amiens) and in medical biology (postgraduate diploma awarded in Toulouse), Aurélie Bedel also obtained a Master’s 2 and a PhD in pathophysiology through an INSERM research fellowship. She joined the University of Bordeaux in 2008 to begin a career in university hospital medicine, becoming a senior lecturer and hospital practitioner (MCU-PH) in 2011 at the Faculty of Medicine.
A specialist in neurobiochemistry, she works as a biologist in the biochemistry laboratory at the Pellegrin University Hospital. Her research, which focuses on gene therapy through genome editing, its efficacy and the risks associated with chromosomal instability, led to her being awarded the Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) in 2022, followed by her appointment as a full professor (PU-PH) in 2024.
Within the BRIC, where she sits on the executive committee, she actively contributes to innovative projects in oncology, in collaboration with the other members of Team 8.
A strong commitment to teaching and institutional development
Aurélie Bedel is deeply involved in teaching:
- She is involved in health-related degree programmes, ranging from the PASS/LAS (Specific Health Access Programme / Health Access Bachelor’s Degree) to the second and third years of medical school, as well as at postgraduate level.
- She also teaches on the Master’s in Biology and the Master’s in Health.
- She is in charge of several teaching modules (UE) and the introductory research programme for healthcare students, which aims to raise their awareness of research and enable them to undertake a dual degree in healthcare and science.
- At national level, she is vice-chair of the body of lecturers in medical biochemistry and molecular biology and co-leader of a working group on attractiveness.
His institutional commitment is equally remarkable:
- Member of the Board of the Doctoral School of Life and Health Sciences since 2023.
- Elected to the University of Bordeaux’s Board of Governors in 2022, then appointed to the Research Committee in 2025.
- Member of the CNU 44.01 (2016–2024) and involved in research evaluation within the INSERM CSS2 committee (since 2022), the Scientific Council of the PEPR-Biotherapies (since 2022), and by regularly participating in committees of the High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education.
A strategic role promoting interdisciplinarity
As Vice-President for Interdisciplinarity, Aurélie Bedel’s role will be to:
- To structure and support the development of interdisciplinarity within the scientific communities at the University of Bordeaux.
- To make interdisciplinarity a key principle of scientific governance, in line with policies on research, education and innovation.
- To promote and raise the profile of interdisciplinary initiatives by disseminating best practice and encouraging the sharing of experiences.
- To contribute to strategic thinking on the role of interdisciplinarity in research and innovation policies, in collaboration with academic and institutional partners.
This appointment strengthens the BRIC’s position as a key player in oncology research, in line with national partners such as INSERM, Bordeaux University Hospital, and funding bodies such as the Ligue contre le cancer and the ANR.
We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Professor Aurélie Bedel!
