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 2019 Chair, Department of Cell Biology and Infection, Institut Pasteur, Paris-F
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, Paris Descartes University, 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
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