Biosketch
Marek Michalak, MSc, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS
Distinguished University Professor
1973 M.Sc. Department of Cell Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland
1978 Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Appointments
2017-2022 Director, International Team, Cell Regulation and Molecular Medicine, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China
2018-2023 Honorary Professor, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China
2016-2018 Member of the Board, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
2015-2020 Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary
2015-2016 Provincial Lead, Discovery Research and Innovation (on secondment to the AI-HS)
2014 Visiting Professor, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
2014-2017 Honorary Professor, University of Exeter Medical School, UK
2011 Distinguished University Professor, University of Alberta
2009-2013 Vice-Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
2004-2009 Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
2009 Visiting Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
2002 Professorship, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, (CNRS) Montpellier, France
1997-2004 Director, CIHR Membrane Protein Research Group, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
1995 Zyma Foundation Visiting Professor, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
1994-2011 Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
1987 Associate Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Pediatrics, University of Alberta
1984 Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
1983 Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.
1980 Research Scientist, Molecular Genetics Group, BIO LOGICALS, Ottawa, Ontario
1978 Postdoctoral Fellow, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto.
Selected Honors
2019 The James Willerson Award from the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences
2015 Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)
2014 Brain Pool Program Award, Korean Federation of Science and Technology
2013 Murray Barr Award, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University, London, Ontario
2012 Ken Bowman Research Award, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St-Boniface Hospital, University of Manitoba
2012 University Cup, University of Alberta
2009 Excellence in Mentoring, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
2007 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC)
2002 French Ministry of Science and Technology Professorship, University of Montpellier
1997-2007 Senior Investigator, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
1997-2007 Medical Scientist, Alberta Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR)
1999 AstraZeneca & Canadian Federation of Biological Sciences Award in Molecular Biology
1992-2002 Scientist, Senior Scientist, Medical Research Council of Canada
1986 Young Investigator, Canadian Cardiovascular Society
1984-1989 Scholarship, Medical Research Council of Canada.
1984-1987 Scholarship, Canadian Heart Foundation
1978-1981 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
