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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Marat R. Sadykov, PhD

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Sadykov Laboratory

Marat R. Sadykov, PhD, is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. He has a broad background and extensive experience in bacterial genetics, physiology and metabolism with specific training and expertise in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.

Dr. Sadykov's research interests center on understanding the metabolic and physiological aspects of bacterial pathogenesis.

Education & Training
  • MS: Genetics, Kazan State University, Russia, 1991.
  • PhD: Molecular biology, Moscow State University, Russia, 1999.
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship: Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Research
  • Regulation of staphylococcal carbohydrate metabolism in response to environmental changes.
  • Molecular mechanisms governing the versatility of staphylococci in medical settings.
  • Environmental and metabolic regulation of virulence determinant production in staphylococci.
  • Metabolic and physiological basis of staphylococcal biofilm formation and its role in the pathogenesis of biomaterial-related and nosocomial infections.
  • The contribution of the overflow and central carbohydrate metabolic pathways to fitness and sporulation of Bacillus anthracis.

Publications

Expertise/Area of Focus
Bacterial genetics, physiology and pathogenesis
Honors & Awards
  • Sentinel of Science Award, Publons, 2016.
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researcher: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2003.
  • Research Fellowship: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, 2000.
  • Fellowship Award: International Soros Science Education Program, George Soros Foundation,1994, 95.
Professional Memberships
  • Member, American Society for Microbiology
  • Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science