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 Marek Basler (2026) | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Infection biology, Microbiology |
| Institutions | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Biozentrum University of Basel |
Marek Basler (born 1978 in Opava, Czech Republic) is a Czech Microbiologist and Professor of Infection Biology at the Biozentrum University of Basel, Switzerland.
Biography
[edit]Marek Basler studied biochemistry and microbiology at the Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, Czech Republic, and earned his PhD in 2007.[1] Subsequently, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Prof. John Mekalanos at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. Since 2013, Basler has been teaching and leading a research group at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, first as an Assistant Professor and since 2026 as a Full Professor of Infection Biology.
Scientific Career
[edit]Marek Basler investigates a bacterial injection apparatus involved in infectious diseases as well as in shaping bacterial communities. The so-called type VI secretion system (T6SS) works like a speargun and is used by many bacteria, including pathogens, to inject a cocktail of toxins into cells.[2]
In recent years, Basler has elucidated key aspects of T6SS function, molecular architecture, and assembly, as well as its widespread use across diverse bacterial species.[3] He showed that certain bacteria localize T6SS assembly to contact sites with neighboring bacteria[4] and that the intracellular pathogen Burkholderia thailandensis uses this nanomachine to spread within the host.[5] Atomic force microscopy studies further revealed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa assembles its T6SS in response to outer membrane damage.[6][7]More recently, he identified a trade-off: activation of a general defense program against T6SS attacks increases the bacterium’s sensitivity to antibiotics.[8][9]
Awards & Honors
[edit]- 2023 Elected member of the European Molecular Biology Organization[10]
- 2019 ERC Consolidator Grant[11][12]
- 2018 EMBO Gold Medal[13][14]
- 2018 Friedrich Miescher Award[15]
- 2015 EMBO Young Investigator[16][17]
References
[edit]- ↑ Basler, Marek (2019). "Cellular microbiology interview—Dr Marek Basler". Cellular Microbiology. 21 (4) e12991. doi:10.1111/cmi.12991. PMID 30556351.
- ↑ "Engineering Bacteria for Next-Gen Therapeutics". Swissnex in Boston and New York. Swissnex. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Bakterien als brutale DNA-Räuber". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ Lin, Lin; Capozzoli, Raffaella; Ferrand, Alexia; Plum, Miro; Vettiger, Andrea; Basler, Marek (30 May 2022). "Subcellular localization of Type VI secretion system assembly in response to cell–cell contact". The EMBO Journal. 41 (13): EMBJ2021108595. doi:10.15252/embj.2021108595. ISSN 1460-2075. PMC 9251886. PMID 35634969.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Tejada-Arranz, Alejandro; Plack, Annika; Antelo-Varela, Minia; Kaczmarczyk, Andreas; Klotz, Alexander; Jenal, Urs; Basler, Marek (28 November 2025). "Mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistance to type VI secretion system attacks". Nature Communications. 16 (1): 10744. Bibcode:2025NatCo..1610744T. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-65777-x. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 12663445. PMID 41315259.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Brüderlin, Mitchell; Kolesnikov, Maxim; Röthlin, Florian; Lim, Roderick Y. H.; Basler, Marek (2026). "Pseudomonas aeruginosa assembles H1-T6SS in response to physical and chemical damage". Science Advances. 11 (10) eadr1713. American Association for the Advancement of Science. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adr1713. PMC 11881912. PMID 40043119.
- ↑ Bajrica, Anne (6 March 2025). "Unsichtbare Kämpfer: Wie Bakterien sich mit Nano-Harpunen verteidigen". FOCUS online. FOCUS Online. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ Tejada-Arranz, Alejandro; Plack, Annika; Antelo-Varela, Minia; Kaczmarczyk, Andreas; Klotz, Alexander; Jenal, Urs; Basler, Marek (28 November 2025). "Mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistance to type VI secretion system attacks". Nature Communications. 16 (1): 10744. Bibcode:2025NatCo..1610744T. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-65777-x. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 12663445. PMID 41315259.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ "News". Chemistry & Industry. 90 (1): 5–15. 2026. doi:10.1002/cind.70065.
- ↑ "Prof. Marek Basler Elected as EMBO Member". 4 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Marek Basler receives prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant". Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ ERC Consolidator Grant 2019: Results All Domains (PDF) (Report). European Research Council. 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "EMBO Gold Medal 2018 awarded to Marek Basler and Melina Schuh". 16 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Je to jako rozebrat auto na součástky a pochopit, jak funguje, popisuje oceněný vědec Basler objev mikroskopické harpuny u bakterií". 3 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Friedrich Miescher Award". Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "EMBO Young Investigator". Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Marek Basler: It's important not to lose motivation". 13 November 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
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