Schmitt, Manfred General Information Name: Schmitt, Manfred Josef

Schmitt, Manfred General Information Name: Schmitt, Manfred Josef

Schmitt, Manfred
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Schmitt, Manfred Josef
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Male
Molecular & Cell Biology, Department of
Biosciences
Saarland University, Campus A1.5, 66041
Saarbrücken
http://zellbiologie.uni-saarland.de
+49 681 302-4730
[email protected]
Professor (W3)
Academic Education and Qualifications
1979-1985
1986-1988
1988-1990
1990-1993
December 1993
Studies of Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
PhD (summa cum laude), Institute of Microbiology, University of Mainz
DFG postdoc scholarship, UMASS Med School Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
Scientific assistent (C1), Institute of Microbiology, University of Mainz
Habilitation in Microbiology, University of Mainz
Professional Career
1994-1996
1996-2007
2004-2011
Since 2007
2007
2011
2009-2013
Assistant professor (C2), Institute of Microbiology, University of Mainz
Associate professor (C3) for Applied Molecular Biology, Department of
Microbiology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken
Head of the Centre of Human & Molecular Biology (ZHMB), Saarland University
Full professor (W3) for Molecular & Cell Biology, Saarland University
Offer full professorship (W3 Microbiology), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Offer full professorship (W3 Molecular Biotechnology), Techn. University
Dresden
Vice president for academic affairs, Saarland University
Professional Awards
1988
1989
2008
Promotionspreis, Vereinigung f. Allgemeine & Angewandte Mikrobiologie
(VAAM)
Promotionspreis der Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Guest professorship, Faculté des Sciences de la Vie, Université de Strasbourg
Publications (5 most important publications)
1.
Breinig F, Tipper DJ, Schmitt MJ (2002)
Kre1p, the plasma membrane receptor for the yeast K1 viral toxin
Cell 108, 395-405
2.
Reiter J, Herker E, Madeo F, Schmitt MJ (2005)
Viral killer toxins induce caspase-mediated apoptosis in yeast
J Cell Biol 168, 353-358
3.
Breinig F, Sendzik T, Eisfeld K, Schmitt MJ (2006)
Dissecting toxin immunity in virus-infected killer yeast uncovers an intrinsic strategy of self-protection
Proc Natl Acad Sci. USA 103, 3810-3815
4.
Heiligenstein S, Eisfeld K, Sendzik K, Jimenez-Becker N, Breinig F, Schmitt MJ (2006)
Retrotranslocation of a viral A/B toxin from the yeast endoplasmic reticulum is independent of
ubiquitination and ERAD
EMBO J 25, 4717-4728
5.
Carroll SY, Stirling PC, Stimpson HEM, Gießelmann E, Schmitt MJ, Drubin DG (2009)
A yeast killer toxin screen provides insights into A/B toxin entry, trafficking, and killing mechanisms
Dev Cell 17, 552-560