Summary
Maria Bernard is an experienced bioinformatics engineer with over a decade of expertise in variant calling (WGS, RAD, ASE) and metagenomic amplicon analyses, currently serving as ingénieur d'étude at INRAE in Jouy-en-Josas. She combines hands-on sequencing analysis—from Roche 454 and Sanger to modern Illumina workflows—with a strong background in de novo genome assembly and multi-omics integration developed during roles at CEA and ENS. Her recent doctoral work applied combined metagenomic, metatranscriptomic and 16S approaches to link gut microbiota composition and function to feed efficiency in laying hens, illustrating a rare blend of methodological comparison and practical agricultural impact. Active in the French bioinformatics community, she has served as vice-president of the SFBI and contributes to science communication and editorial work. Notably, her career balances large-scale consortium experience (e.g., TARA Oceans-related analyses and high-profile genome projects) with applied, reproducible pipelines for variant and microbiome studies.
10 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Master's degree, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at Université d'Evry-Val d'Essonne
DUT, Bioinformatics, DUT, Bioinformatics at Université de Clermont Ferrand- Antenne d'Aurillac
English