Personal information
Born 1966
Canadian and Swedish citizen (dual citizenship)
Languages: Fluent in French and English, Moderate Swedish
Dept Cell Mol Biol, University of Gothenburg, S-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
Tel: +46-31-786-3279, E-mail: marc.pilon@cmb.gu.se
Academic Appointments
2010-present Prof. in Genetics, Dept. Cell Mol. Biol., Univ. Gothenburg (Sweden)
2006-2010 Lecturer in Genetics, Dept. Cell Mol. Biol., Univ. Gothenburg (Sweden)
2005-2006 Associate Prof., Chalmers University (Sweden)
2001-2004 Assistant Prof., Chalmers University (Sweden)
Docentship
2004 Docent Diploma obtained from the Natural Sciences Faculty, University of Göthenborg (Sweden)
Postdoctoral studies
1997-2001 C. elegans neurobiology with Profs Joseph Culotti and Michael Dosch, Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
1994-1997 Leech developmental biology with Prof. David Weisblat, UC Berkeley (USA)
Doctoral Thesis
1989-1994 Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University (Sweden). Title: The Latent Membrane Protein 1 of Epstein-Barr Virus: Transient Expression and Phenotypic Effects in Human B Cells. Supervisor: Prof. Erik Lundgren
Undergraduate University
1985-1988 B.Sc., First Class Honours in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Main Grants and Awards
2023-2025 Operating grant, Cancerfonden
2021-2024 Operating grant, Swedish Research Council Natural Sciences
2020-2022 Operating grant, Cancerfonden
2013-2020 Operating, Swedish Research Council Natural Sciences
2017-2021 SSF-financed Industrial PhD position (together with AstraZeneca)
2014-2019 Operating grant, Cancerfonden
2016-2017 Operating grant from Carl Trygger Stiftelse
2015-2018 Operating grant from Diabetesfonden
2011-2013 Operating grant, Cancerfonden
2008-2011 Operating grant, Swedish Research Council Natural Sciences
2008-2011 Operating grant, Swedish Research Council Medicine
2009-2010 Operating grant from Carl Trygger Stiftelse
2005-2009 Operating grant, SIDA
2005-2008 Operating grant, Cancerfonden
2001-2007 Operating grant, Swedish Research Council
2005 Operating grant from Carl Trygger Stiftelse
2001-2003 Operating grant from Åke Wiberg Stiftelse
2000-2001 Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship
1998-2000 Toronto Hospital for Sick Children Post-Doctoral Fellowship
1994-1996 Canadian NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellowship
1991-1994 Swedish Cancerfonden Graduate Studies Fellowship
1991 Dynal Literature Award (Best 1991 article using magnetic beads)
1988 Penhallow Prize, Best student in Biology at McGill Univ. (Canada)
PhD Supervision
2023-… August Qvist (Began Sept 2023)
2022-… Uros Radovic (Began Feb 2022)
2020-… Delaney Kaper (Began Aug 2020)
2017-2022 Henrik Palmgren (Graduation June 2022)
2017-2020 Kiran Busayavalasa (Graduation June 2020)
2015-2020 Rajan Devkota (Graduation Sept 2020)
2010-2015 Parmida Ranji (Graduation Oct 2015)
2009-2016 Emma Svensk (Graduation May 2016)
2005-2008 Claes Axäng (Graduation May 2008)
2003-2007 Manish Rauthan (Graduation Oct 2007)
2002-2007 Catarina Mörck (Graduation June 2007)
Supervision of Post-Docs
2016-2022 Mario Ruiz Garcia
2015-2019 Rakesh Bodhicharla
2016-2018 Emma Svensk
2011-2015 Manish Rauthan
2010-2010 Manoj Mathew
2009-2010 Gholamali Jafari
2008-2009 Vivekanand Vivekanand
Recent Invited Talks
-"An Adiponectin Receptor Homolog Essential for Membrane Homeostasis in C. elegans." JUBILEUMSSYMPOSIUM, 50 years of molecular biology at UmU. Umeå, August 19, 2016.
-"Forward Genetics: Discovery of a Membrane Fluidity Regulator in C. elegans." Wenner-Grenn Institute, Stockholm; Dec 6, 2016; Host: Marie Öhman.
-"IGLR-2 is Part of a Membrane Fluidity Regulator in C. elegans." 4rd Midnight Sun Symposium: LRIG PROTEINS AND THE REGULATION OF GROWTH FACTOR SIGNALING; Umeå, Aug 18-19, 2017.
-"The AdipoR and FLD-1 Pathways Protect Cellular Membranes Against Rigidifying Exogenous SFAs." (Gordon Research Conference, Molecular & Cellular Biology of Lipids; Waterville Valley, NH (USA) July 30-Aug 4, 2017.
-"Genetics of Membrane Fluidity Regulation in C. elegans." Meeting on C. elegans “Stress, Pathogenesis, Aging, Metabolism and small RNAs”, Madison, WI (USA), June 28-July 1, 2018.
-"Membrane Fluidity Regulators and their Roles in Cancer". Gothenburg Cancer Meeting 2019, Gothenburg, May 6-7, 2019.
-“The AdipoR pathway is essential to maintain membrane homeostasis in the presence of saturated fatty acids”. Gordon Conference: Molecular and Cellular Biology of Lipids. Waterville Valley, NH (USA), July 28-Aug 2, 2019.
-"The AdipoRs are membrane fluidity regulators: evidence from C. elegans and human cells”. Johns Hopkins University, Dept Physiology, Baltimore, MD (USA) Sept 4, 2019. Host: William Wong.
-"The AdipoRs are membrane fluidity regulators: evidence from C. elegans and human cells”. University of Southern Denmark, Odense. Jan 9, 2020. Host: Nils Faergeman.
-"Membrane Homeostasis: PAQR-2 (worms) and AdipoR2 (mammals) Signal via Sphingosine-1- phosphate and Recruit a Fatty Acid Elongation Complex”, C. elegans Metabolism, Aging, Pathogenesis, Stress, and Small RNAs Meeting, July 14-17, 2022.
-"Membrane homeostasis: PAQR-2 (worms) and AdipoR2 (mammals) signal via sphingosine-1-phosphate and recruit a fatty acid elongation complex”, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (via Zoom). Oct 5, 2022. Host: Carissa Olsen
--"Membrane homeostasis: PAQR-2 (worms) and AdipoR2 (mammals) signal via sphingosine-1-phosphate and recruit a fatty acid elongation complex”, The 1st Metabolisms LEDARE Workshop in Sweden, Korea-Nordics Science & Technology Cooperation Center. Nov 28, 2022.
-“ADIPOR2 promotes fatty acid desaturation, elongation and incorporation into phospholipids in response to membrane rigidification”, Biophysical Society 67th Annual Meeting, San Diego, Feb 18-22, 2023.
Last updated: March 7/2024 (by Marc Pilon)