Sandrine Bourdoulous is a cell microbiologist and research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Her research into the treatment of certain types of infection and breast cancer has been recognised with several awards, including the Louis Pasteur Medal from the French Academy of Sciences in 2020 and the Jacques Piraud Prize from the Foundation for Medical Research in 2021.
Sandrine Bourdoulous' medal was presented by Prof. Philippe Sansonetti, doctor and researcher in microbiology at the Institut Pasteur  and professor at the Collège de France.

Catherine Postic is a researcher in metabolic physiology. A research director at the CNRS, she was awarded the CNRS Silver Medal in 2015. Since 2025, she has been deputy director of the Institut Cochin.
Catherine Postic received her medal from Prof. Valérie Paradis, PUPH, Director of the Centre for Inflammation Research. Valérie Paradis is a pathologist specialising in the study of liver diseases at Beaujon Hospital (AP-HP Nord) and a teacher-researcher.