Agathe Bredel

Agathe Bredel is a Doctoral Assistant at the Paoli Group within the School of Life Sciences at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). She is also a student in the Doctoral Program in Computational and Quantitative Biology (EDCB) at EPFL, reflecting her dual role in research and academic training.

Her educational background includes a Master of Science in Ecology and Evolution from École Normale Supérieure - PSL in Paris, France, completed between 2022 and 2024. She began her PhD at EPFL in 2025, focusing on the ecological dynamics of microbial communities in marine ecosystems.

Agathe's primary research interests lie in understanding bacterial-phage interactions, with a specific focus on identifying bacterial immune pathways in metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from the global ocean. She analyzes the distribution and expression of these pathways across marine metagenomes, combining computational approaches with microbiological insights. Her work bridges oceanography, microbiology, and quantitative biology, contributing to the broader understanding of marine microbial immunity and ecosystem functioning.

She is passionate about ocean science and microbial ecology, and she encourages collaboration and outreach in these fields. Her research is conducted within the ELISIR 2023 framework at EPFL, indicating participation in a structured, interdisciplinary doctoral environment.

Agathe is based at EPFL's SV 3809 building in Lausanne, with an office in AAB 1 33. She is an active member of the academic staff as a Doctoral Assistant, indicating her integral role in the Paoli Group's research activities.