Marc Lecuit, MD, PhD, is a microbiologist and an infectious diseases physician. He is the Director of the Biology of Infection Unit at the Institut Pasteur and Inserm (U1117) and of the Listeria National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center. He is a Professor at Université Paris Cite and Deputy Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at the Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital. ML is a member of EMBO and of the Academia Europaea, a Fellow of the European Academy of Microbiology and ESCMID, and a Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France.
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Marc LECUIT, MD, PhD Education 2004 Ability to supervise research (HDR), Paris Descartes University, Paris-F 2002 MD, Paris Descartes University, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, Paris-F 2001 PhD, Paris Diderot University, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F 1996 Master (DEA), Paris Diderot University, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F 1993 Bachelor (Maîtrise), Paris 12 University, Paris-F Current positions Since 2013 Head, Biology of Infection Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F Since 2013 Director, Inserm Unit 1117, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F Since 2008 Head, National Reference Center & WHO Collaborating Center on Listeria, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F Since 2006 Professor of Medicine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France Since 2006 Deputy Head, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris-F Past positions 2019-2023 Chair, Department of Cell Biology and Infection, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F 2008–2012 Group leader, Microbes and host barriers Group, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F 2006–2012 Group leader, Inserm avenir Group, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F 2003–2005 Chief Assistant, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris-F 2002–2003 Post-doctoral fellow (with Jeffrey I. Gordon), Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA 1997–2001 PhD student (with Pascale Cossart), Paris Diderot University, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F 1991–2001 Medical Internship and Residency Program, Paris Hospitals, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Fellowships and awards 2020 Prix Eloi Collery, Académie Nationale de Médecine 2020 Senior Member, Institut Universitaire de France 2019 Member of Academia Europaea 2017 Prix Duquesne 2017 EMBO Member 2017 ESCMID Fellow 2016 Grand Prix Robert Debré 2015 ERC Consolidator Grant 2010 Médaille Louis Pasteur, Académie des Sciences 2010 ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant 2009 Fondation pour la recherche médicale “Equipe” award 2009 Ville de Paris “Equipe” award 2009 Grand Prix Jean Hamburger de la Ville de Paris 2008 Institut Pasteur “Groupe à 5 ans” award 2006 Inserm “Equipe avenir” award 2005 Franco-British Prize of the Académie des Sciences and the Royal Society 2004 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Young Investigator Award 2003 Research Award of the College of Professors of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2002 EMBO Long-Term fellowship 2002 Philippe Foundation fellowship 2001 Prix Jean Valade Fondation de France 2000 Gold Medal of the Residency Program (Médaille d’Or du Concours de Médecine de l’Internat) 1999 Research Prize in Nutrition CIDEF Supervision of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows Since 2006 13 Postdocs, 8 PhD, 7 Master Students, 8 Undergraduate Students Teaching activities Since 2008 Courses in Master 1 and 2, Paris Descartes University and Pierre and Marie Curie University Since 2006 Teaching position, Infectious Diseases, Paris Descartes University Medical School 2004–2006 Courses in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Paris Descartes University Medical School 1998–2002 Course in Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F 1993–1998 Courses for Interns in Infectious Diseases, Laennec Center, Paris-F Organization of scientific meetings ISOPOL XX International symposium on listeriosis, Toronto, Canada, 2019 Sep 24-27, scientific committee member ISOPOL XIX International symposium on listeriosis, Paris, France, 2016 Jun 14-17, scientific committee member Gordon Research Conference, CNS Infections, Hong Kong, China, 2015 Jun 14-15, scientific committee member Chikungunya 2013 Conference, Langkawi, Malaysia, 2013 Oct 28-30, scientific committee member European Congress in Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2010, 2011, 2013, program committee member Metchnikoff’s Legacy, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, 2008 Apr 28-30, scientific committee member Institutional responsibilities Since 2014 Member, steering committee, Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur Since 2014 Member, steering committee, Bio Paris Cité Doctoral School, Infectiology and Microbiology, Paris-F Since 2013 Member, scientific advisory board, Institut de Microbiologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, Aviesan 2007–2008 Member, award committee, Eur. Soc. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. (ESCMID) 2007–2011 Member, scientific affairs subcommittee, Eur. Soc. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. (ESCMID) 2007–2010 Member, steering committee, National prospective survey on encephalitis Since 2006 Member, steering committee, National Reference Center for Hereditary Immunodeficiency Since 2006 Member, scientific advisory board, Cochin-Pasteur Clinical Investigation Center in Vaccinology Since 2004 Member, Necker–Pasteur Center for Infectious Diseases Commissions of trust Since 2006 Member, Faculty of 1000 Biology, Section Microbiology, Cellular Microbiology & Pathogenesis Since 2014 Scientific Advisory Board, Ville de Paris awards and Emergence grants Since 2013 Editorial board member: Virulence, Journal of Visualized Experiments, Microbial Pathogenesis Since 2013 Advisory board member: F1000Research Since 2008 Reviewer: Nature, Science, Nature Medicine, N Engl J Med, Lancet, PNAS, eLife, Cell Host Microbe, Lancet Infect Dis, PLOS Pathogens, Molecular Microbiology, Cellular Microbiology, Journal of Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Infection and Immunity, … Since 2008 Regular review panel member: ANR, Inserm, Institut Pasteur, ERC, PHRC Membership of scientific societies Since 2007 Member, European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Since 2004 Member, American Society for Microbiology Since 2004 Member, American Society for Cell Biology
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2024Differential stress responsiveness determines intraspecies virulence heterogeneity and host adaptation in Listeria monocytogenes., Nat Microbiol 2024 Dec; 9(12): 3345-3361.
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2024Outbreak of Listeriosis Associated with Consumption of Vegan Cheese., N Engl J Med 2024 Apr; 390(15): 1439-1440.
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2024Listeria monocytogenes-associated spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in France: a nationwide observational study of 208 cases., Lancet Infect Dis 2024 Apr; (): .
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2024Phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance of Listeria monocytogenes: an observational study in France., Lancet Reg Health Eur 2024 Feb; 37(): 100800.
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2023Long-term neurological and neurodevelopmental outcome of neonatal listeriosis in France: a prospective, matched, observational cohort study., Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2023 Dec; 7(12): 875-885.
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2023Persistent headaches one year after bacterial meningitis: prevalence, determinants and impact on quality of life., Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2023 Oct; (): .
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2023Chikungunya virus cell-to-cell transmission is mediated by intercellular extensions in vitro and in vivo., Nat Microbiol 2023 Sep; 8(9): 1653-1667.
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2023Neuroinvasion and anosmia are independent phenomena upon infection with SARS-CoV-2 and its variants., Nat Commun 2023 Jul; 14(1): 4485.
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2023Fatal neonatal listeriosis following L. monocytogenes horizontal transmission highlights neonatal susceptibility to orally acquired listeriosis., Cell Rep Med 2023 Jul; 4(7): 101094.
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2023Multinational Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes Infections Linked to Enoki Mushrooms Imported from the Republic of Korea 2016-2020., J Food Prot 2023 Jul; 86(7): 100101.
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