photo: April, 2007, Venter Institute
Gergely Maróti, Ph.D.
J. Craig Venter Institute
Synthetic Biology Group, Biological Energy Project
in the team of the Nobel-Laurate Hamilton O. Smith
Curriculum Vitae
photo: April, 2007, Venter Institute
Gergely Maróti, Ph.D.
J. Craig Venter Institute
Synthetic Biology Group, Biological Energy Project
in the team of the Nobel-Laurate Hamilton O. Smith
Curriculum Vitae
9704 Medical Center Dr
Rockville, MD 20850, USA
(240) 268 2702
gmaroti_at_venterinstitute.org
Date and place of birth: 3rd April 1978; Kecskemét, Hungary
Academic qualifications: B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Biology), PostDoctoral Fellowship
Position held: Post Doctoral Fellow
J. Craig Venter Institute
9704 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Professional experience:
2006 Apr- Post Doctoral Fellow
J. Craig Venter Institute, Synthetic Biology Group,
Biological Energy Project, in the team of the Nobel-Laureate Hamilton O. Smith
2004 Sep- 2006 March Staff Scientist
Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Department of Biotechnology,
University of Szeged
Education:
1996-2001 MSc degree, Biology, University of Szeged, Hungary
2001-2004 Ph.D., Biology, University of Szeged, Hungary
Title of Ph.D. thesis: Insights into the assembly of NiFe hydrogenases
2004-2006 MSc degree, Economy, University of Szeged
Major fields of training and research experience:
Molecular biology, protein purification and biochemistry, hydrogenase enzyme, metalloproteins, photosynthesis, enzymology and physiology of photosynthetic bacteria, cyanobacteria, biological energy conversion, hydrogen production
Practical skills:
Working with aerobic, anaerobic bacteria; random and site directed mutagenesis techniques; RT-PCR, real-time PCR, Northern, Southern, Western analyses; protein expression and purification; use of basic bioinformatics, Gas cromatography (GC), GC-MS
Special skills:
Oral and written communication in the English language: Authored and co-authored numerous scientific protocols, publications, presentations, reviewed several diploma and PhD theses
Supervisory and project management: Managed defined aspects of larger projects, supervised teams of 2 or 3 undergraduate students
Computer skills: Agilent Chemstation, Vector NTI, special mol. biol. software, Microsoft Office, Access, etc.
Languages: English (fluent), German (good), Hungarian (native), Russian (rusty)
Membership:
International PostGenetics Society
European Fedaration of Biotechnology
New York Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Society of Biochemistry
Hungarian Society of Microbiology
Major Awards:
Award of the Hungarian Republic - 2001
Young Biotechnologist Award - 2002
1: Kovacs AT, Rakhely G, Balogh J, Maroti G, Cournac L, Carrier P, Meszaros LS, Peltier G, Kovacs KL.
Hydrogen independent expression of hupSL genes in Thiocapsa roseopersicina BBS.
FEBS J. 2005 Sep;272(18):4807-16.
PMID: 16156799
2: Kovacs AT, Rakhely G, Browning DF, Fulop A, Maroti G, Busby SJ, Kovacs KL.
An FNR-type regulator controls the anaerobic expression of hyn hydrogenase in Thiocapsa roseopersicina.
J Bacteriol. 2005 Apr;187(8):2618-27.
PMID: 15805508
3: Kovacs KL, Kovacs AT, Maroti G, Meszaros LS, Balogh J, Latinovics D, Fulop A, David R, Doroghazi E, Rakhely G.
The hydrogenases of Thiocapsa roseopersicina.
Biochem Soc Trans. 2005 Feb;33(Pt 1):61-3.
PMID: 15667265
4: Kovacs AT, Rakhely G, Balogh J, Maroti G, Fulop A, Kovacs KL.
Anaerobic regulation of hydrogenase transcription in different bacteria.
Biochem Soc Trans. 2005 Feb;33(Pt 1):36-8. Review.
PMID: 15667258
5: Rakhely G, Kovacs AT, Maroti G, Fodor BD, Csanadi G, Latinovics D, Kovacs KL.
Cyanobacterial-type, heteropentameric, NAD+-reducing NiFe hydrogenase in the purple sulfur photosynthetic bacterium Thiocapsa roseopersicina.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Feb;70(2):722-8.
PMID: 14766547
6: Fodor BD, Kovacs AT, Csaki R, Hunyadi-Gulyas E, Klement E, Maroti G, Meszaros LS, Medzihradszky KF, Rakhely G, Kovacs KL.
Modular broad-host-range expression vectors for single-protein and protein complex purification.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Feb;70(2):712-21.
PMID: 14766546
7: Maroti G, Fodor BD, Rakhely G, Kovacs AT, Arvani S, Kovacs KL.
Accessory proteins functioning selectively and pleiotropically in the biosynthesis of [NiFe] hydrogenases in Thiocapsa roseopersicina.
Eur J Biochem. 2003 May;270(10):2218-27.
PMID: 12752441
Kovács, K. L., Maróti, G., Rákhely, G. (2006) A novel approach for biohydrogen production. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 31, 1460-1468.
Kornél L. Kovács, Ákos T. Kovács, Gergely Maróti, Zoltán Bagi, Gyula Csanádi, Katalin Perei, Balázs Bálint, Judit Balogh, András Fülöp, Lívia S. Mészáros, András Tóth, Réka Dávid, Dóra Latinovics, András Varga, Gábor Rákhely (2005) Improvement of biohydrogen production and intensification of biogas formation. Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology 3(4): 321-330.
Fodor, B. D., Kovács, Á. T., Csáki, R., Hunyadi-Gulyás, É., Klement, É., Maróti, G., Mészáros, L. S., Medzihradszky, K. F., Rákhely, G. and. Kovács, K. L. (2004) Modular broad-host-range expression vectors for single protein and protein complex purification. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:712-721
Maróti, G. (2004) Maturation of hydrogenase enzymes in Thiocapsa roseopersicina. Acta Biol. Szegediensis 48 (1-4): 67
Kovács, K. L., Fodor, B. D., Kovács, Á. T., Csanádi, G., Maróti, G., Balogh, J., Arvani, S. and Rákhely, G. (2002) Hydrogenases, accessory genes and the regulation of [NiFe] hydrogenase biosynthesis in Thiocapsa roseopersicina. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 27, 1463-1469.
Kovács, K.L., Bagi, Z., Bagyinka, Cs., Bodrossy, L., Csáki, R., Fodor, B., Hanczár, T., Tusz, J., Kálmán, M., Klem, J., Kovács, Á.T., Jian, L., Magony, M., Maróti, G., Perei, K., Polyák, B., Arvani, S., Takács, M., Tóth, A. and Rákhely, G. (2000) Biohydrogen, biogas, bioremedition. Acta Biol. Debrecina 22:47-54.
Maróti, G., Rákhely, G. and Kovács, K. L. (2002)
Hidrogéntermelő biogyárak. (In the Hungarian) Élet es Tudomány OTKA cikkpályázat I. hely.
Chapters
Kovács, K. L., Bagi, Z., Bálint, B., Balogh, J., Dávid, R., Fodor, B. D., Csanádi, G., Hanczár, T., Kovács, Á. T., Latinovics, D., Maróti, G., Mészáros, L., Perei, K., Tóth, A. and Rákhely, G. (2004) Microbial hydrogen metabolism and environmental biotechnology. In: Environmental Biotechnology (Ed. W. Verstraete) Taylor and Francis, London. pp. 155-158.
Presentations
Maróti, G., Fodor, B. D., Rákhely, G., Kovács, Á. T., Arvani, S. and Kovács, K. L. (2002) Unusual features and organization of the [NiFe] hydrogenase accessory genes in Thiocapsa roseopersicina. COST 841 Workshop Cercedilla- Madrid, Spain
Maróti, G., Fodor, B. D., Rákhely, G., Kovács, Á. T., Arvani, S. and Kovács, K. L. (2001) Characterization and hydrogen production of Thiocapsa roseopersicina mutants defective in accessory genes. Meeting EU5th-Project on BioHyd, Budapest, Hungary
Maróti G., Fodor B. D., Kovács Á. T., Dávid, R., Rákhely G. and Kovács K. L. (2003) Hidrogenázok és összeszerelő fehérjéik. Straub-Days, SZBK, Szeged, Hungary
Posters
Maróti, G, Rákhely, G. Kovács, Á. T. Dávid, R. Nyilasi, A. Balogh, J. Klement, É. Hunyadi-Gulyás, É. Medzihradszky, K. F. Kovács K. L. (2005) Examination of the hydrogenase accessory proteins in T. roseopersicina. Porto, Portugal
Maróti, G. Bagi, Z. Rákhely, G. Takács, M. Tóth, A. Kovács, Á.T. Csanádi, Gy. Bálint, B. Mészáros, L. S. Balogh, J. Fülöp, A. Latinovics, D. Dávid, R. Dorogházi, E. Nyilasi A. and. Kovács, K.L (2005) Biohydrogen, biogas, Lyon, France
Maróti, G., Fodor, B. D., Rákhely, G., Kovács, Á. T., Dávid, R. and Kovács, K. L (2004) Specific and pleiotropic hydrogenase accessory proteins in Thiocapsa roseopersicina. Reading, United Kingdom
Maróti, G., Fodor, B. D., Rákhely, G., Kovács, Á. T., Arvani, S. and Kovács, K. L (2002) Unusual features and organization of the [NiFe] hydrogenase accessory genes in Thiocapsa roseopersicina. COST 841 Workshop Cercedilla- Madrid, Spain
Maróti, G., Fodor, B. D., Rákhely, G. and Kovács, K.L. (2000) Identification of hypCD and hupK(hoxV) hydrogenase accessory genes in Thiocapsa roseopersicina. 6th International Conference on the Molecular Biology of hydrogenases, Berlin-Potsdam, Germany
Rákhely, G., Maróti, G., Kovács, Á. T., Csanádi, G., Latinovics, D., Tsygankov, A. and Kovács, K. L. (2004) On the physiological role of the Hox and membrane-bound hydrogenases in T. roseopersicina. Reading, United Kingdom.
Rákhely, G., Kovács, Á. T., Maróti, G., Csanádi, G., Fodor, B., Latinovics, D. and Kovács, K. L. (2003) A cyanobacterial type, heteropentameric NAD+ reducing [NiFe] hydrogenase in the purple sulfur photosynthetic bacterium, Thiocapsa roseopersicina. COST 841 Workshop, Mulheim, Germany
Rákhely, G.,. Csanádi, G., Fodor, B., Kovács, Á. T., Maróti, G., Latinovics D. and Kovács, K.L. (2002) Characterization of the operon coding for the soluble heteropentameric [NiFe] hydrogenase in the photosynthetic bacterium, Thiocapsa roseopersicina. COST 841 Workshop Cercedilla- Madrid, Spain
Rákhely, G., Csanádi, G., Fodor, B., Kovács, Á. T., Maróti, G., Balogh, J. and Kovács, K. L. (2002) Genes encoding for soluble [NiFe] hydrogenases in the photosynthetic bacterium, Thiocapsa roseopersicina. Biohydrogen Conference Ede, The Netherlands.
Kovács, K. L., Kovács, Á. T., Balogh, J., Maróti, G. and Rákhely, G. (2003) Components of the hydrogen and oxygen dependent regulatory machineries controlling the expression of the membrane bound hydrogenases in Thiocapsa roseopersicina BBS. COST 841 Workshop, Mulheim, Germany
Kovács, Á. T., Rákhely, G., Browning. D. F., Fülöp. A., Maróti, G., Busby. S. J.W. and Kovács, K. L. (2004) An FNR-type regulator controls the anaerobic expression of Hyn hydrogenase in Thiocapsa roseopersicina Reading, United Kingdom.
Kovács, Á. T., Rákhely, G., Maróti, G., Balogh, J., Latinovics, D., Fülöp, A., Busby, S. J. W. and Kovács, K. L. (2004) Regulation by light, oxygen and hydrogen in a purple sulfur photosynthetic bacterium. Heidelberg, Germany
Kovács, Á.T., Rákhely, G., Balogh, J., Maróti, G., Latinovics, D. and Kovács, K.L (2003). Characterization of signal transduction cascades responsible for the control of the expression of NiFe hydrogenases and photosynthetic apparatus in purple sulfur photosynthetic bacteria. 11th International Symposium of phototrophic prokaryotes Tokyo, Japan
Kovács, Á.T., Rákhely, G., Moura, J., Balogh, J., Maróti, G. and Kovács, K.L. (2002) Regulatory mechanisms controlling the expression of genes encoding the membrane bound hydrogenases in Thiocapsa roseopersicina. COST 841 Workshop Cercedilla- Madrid, Spain