Arbeitsgebiete
- Entwicklung und Anwendung von Protein Mikroarrays und miniaturisierten multiplexen Immunoassays für die Proteomforschung
- Forschungs-, Entwicklungs- und Dienstleitungsprojekte mit Partnern der Pharmaindustrie und der klinischen Forschung
- Reverse-phase Protein Arrrays (RPA) für die Analyse der Proteinsignaltransduktion in behandelten Zellsystemen und Geweben (Tumoren)
- Untersuchungen zur Aufklärung von Krankheitsmechanismen
- Wirk-mechanismen von Medikamentenkandidaten
- Suche nach frühen diagnostischen, pharmacodynamischen und prediktiven Biomarkern für Anwendung in der Indvidualmedizin
Werdegang mit den wichtigsten Stationen
Seit 04/2005 Gruppenleiter Protein Profiling am NMI
1999 - 2005 Mitgründer der Firma Zeptosens in Witterswil, Schweiz (SpinOff Novartis, heute Bayer Technology Services) und Direktor Protein Mikroarrays; verantwortlich für die Ent-wicklung und Kommerzialisierung von Mikroarray Lösungen für die Proteomik; (Mit-) Erfinder zahlreicher Patente
1994 - 1999 Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Schweiz
Laborleiter In Vitro Metabolismus, ADME, präklinische Medikamentenentwicklung
Laborleiter Bioanalytische Forschung (ehemals Ciba-Geigy AG), maßgeblich beteiligt an der Entwicklung der optischen Planaren Wellenleiter Technologie, Basis-Patente.
1991 - 1994 Postdoktorand am Institut für Physikalische Chemie der Polymere und Membranen, Arbeitsgruppe für Biomembranen (Prof. Horst Vogel), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne (EPFL), Schweiz; Entwicklung von elektrischen und optischen Biosensoren, Membranrezeptor Assays
1988 - 1991 Doktorarbeit am Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie; elektrische Einzelkanalmessungen, Peptid-basierte porenbildende Toxine
1982 – 1988 Universität Würzburg; Studium der Physik, Nebenfach Biotechnik
Projekte
Publikationen
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A Platform of Patient-Derived Microtumors Identifies Individual Treatment Responses and Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Ovarian CancerAnderle, N., Koch, A., Gierke, B., Keller, A. L., Staebler, A., Hartkopf, A., Brucker, S. Y., Pawlak, M., Schenke-Layland, K., & Schmees, C.Cancers, 14(12), 2895. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14122895
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Advancement of precision oncology by integration of highly sensitive protein profiling technologies and patient-derived cell models for functional efficacy testingPawlak, M., Templin, M., & Schmees, C.Immuno-Oncology Insights, 2(4), 171–185. https://doi.org/10.18609/ioi.2021.013
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HepaChip-MP – a twenty-four chamber microplate for a continuously perfused liver coculture modelBusche M, Tomilova O, Schütte J, Werner S, Beer M, Groll N, Hagmeyer B, Pawlak M, Jones P D, Schmees C, Becker H, Schnabel J, Gall K, Hemmler R, Matz-Soja M, Damm G, Beuck S, Klaassen T, Moer J, Ullrich A, Runge D, Schenke-Layland K, Gebhardt R und Stelzle MLab on a Chip, DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00357c
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PGRMC1 effects on metabolism, genomic mutation and CpG methylation imply crucial roles in animal biology and diseaseThejer, B. M., Adhikary, P. P., Teakel, S. L., Fang, J., Weston, P. A., Gurusinghe, S., Anwer, A. G., Gosnell, M., Jazayeri, J. A., Ludescher, M., Gray, L. A., Pawlak, M., Wallace, R. H., Pant, S. D., Wong, M., Fischer, T., New, E. J., Fehm, T. N., Neubauer, H., Goldys, E. M., … Cahill, M. A.BMC molecular and cell biology, 21(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12860-020-00268-z
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PGRMC1 phosphorylation affects cell shape, motility, glycolysis, mitochondrial form and function, and tumor growthThejer, B. M., Adhikary, P. P., Kaur, A., Teakel, S. L., Van Oosterum, A., Seth, I., Pajic, M., Hannan, K. M., Pavy, M., Poh, P., Jazayeri, J. A., Zaw, T., Pascovici, D., Ludescher, M., Pawlak, M., Cassano, J. C., Turnbull, L., Jazayeri, M., James, A. C., Coorey, C. P., … Cahill, M. A.BMC molecular and cell biology, 21(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12860-020-00256-3
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High Precision RPPA: Concept, Features, and Application Performance of the Integrated Zeptosens PlatformKresbach, G. M., & Pawlak, M.Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 1188, 31–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9755-5_3
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PGRMC1 Predicts Poor Prognosis and Promotes Tumour Progression of Breast Cancer through Upregulation of ERα ExpressionWillibald M, Stahlhut V, Stamm N, Gierke B, Pawlak M, Fehm T, Neubauer HSenologie. 2018; 15(02):e52. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1651821
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Functional protein and pathway profiling of patient-derived tumor models for drug testing and precision medicine applications using Reverse Phase Protein Arrays (RPPA)Gierke B, Bodenhofer M, Schmees C, Pawlak MEuropean Journal of Cancer. 2018 November 13-16; 103S1 (e21–e1489):e109
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Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 is phosphorylated upon progestin treatment in breast cancer cellWillibald M, Bayer G, Stahlhut V, Poschmann G, Stuhler K, Gierke B, Pawlak M, Seeger H, Mueck AO, Niederacher D, Fehm T, Neubauer HOncotarget. 2017 Aug 2;8(42):72480-72493. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.19819. eCollection 2017 Sep 22.
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Impact of serum and dialysates obtained from chronic hemodialysis patients maintained on high cut-off membranes on inflammation profile in human THP-1 monocytesTrojanowicz B, Ulrich C, Fiedler R, Storr M, Boehler T, Martus P, Pawlak M, Glomb MA, Henning C, Templin M, Werner K, Zickler D, Willy K, Schindler R, Girndt MHemodial Int. 2017 Jul;21(3):348-358. doi: 10.1111/hdi.12494. Epub 2016 Sep 26.
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Reverse Phase Protein Arrays elucidate mechanisms-of-action and phenotypic response in 2D and 3D modelsPawlak M, Carragher NO (2017)Drug Discov Today Technol. 2017 Mar;23:7-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2017.05.002. Epub 2017 May 30.
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Medium Cut-Off (MCO) Membranes Reduce Inflammation in Chronic Dialysis Patients-A Randomized Controlled Clinical TrialZickler D, Schindler R, Willy K, Martus P, Pawlak M, Storr M, Hulko M, Boehler T, Glomb MA, Liehr K, Henning C, Templin M, Trojanowicz B, Ulrich C, Werner K, Fiedler R, Girndt MPLoS One. 2017 Jan 13;12(1):e0169024. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169024. eCollection 2017.
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High cut-off dialysis in chronic haemodialysis patientsGirndt M, Fiedler R, Martus P, Pawlak M, Storr M, Bohler T, Glomb MA, Liehr K, Henning C, Templin M, Trojanowicz B, Ulrich C, Werner K, Zickler D, Schindler REur J Clin Invest. 2015 Dec;45(12):1333-40. doi: 10.1111/eci.12559.
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Evaluation of efficacy of a new MEK inhibitor, RO4987655, in human tumor xenografts by [(18)F] FDG-PET imaging combined with proteomic approachesTegnebratt T, Ruge E, Bader S, Ishii N, Aida S, Yoshimura Y, Ooi CH, Lu L, Mitsios N, Meresse V, Mulder J, Pawlak M, Venturi, M, Tessier J, Stone-Elander SEJNMMI Res. 2014 Dec;4(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s13550-014-0034-6. Epub 2014 Sep 9.
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RPPApipe: a pipeline for the analysis of reverse-phase protein array dataEichner J, Heubach Y, Ruff M, Kohlhof H, Strobl S, Mayer B, Pawlak M, Templin MFBiosystems. 2014 Aug;122:19-24. doi: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2014.06.009. Epub 2014 Jun 18.
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Realizing the promise of reverse phase protein arrays for clinical, translational, and basic research: a workshop report: the RPPA (Reverse Phase Protein Array) societyAkbani R, Becker KF, Carragher N, Goldstein T, de Koning L, Korf U, Liotta L, Mills GB, Nishizuka SS, Pawlak M, Petricoin EF 3rd, Pollard HB, Serrels B, Zhu JMol Cell Proteomics. 2014 Jul;13(7):1625-43. doi: 10.1074/mcp.O113.034918. Epub 2014 Apr 28.
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Evaluation of Protein Profiles From Treated Xenograft Tumor Models Identifies an Antibody Panel for Formalin-fixed and Paraffin-embedded (FFPE) Tissue Analysis by Reverse Phase Protein Arrays (RPPA)Bader S, Zajac M, Friess T, Ruge E, Rieder N, Gierke B, Heubach Y, Thomas M, Pawlak MMol Cell Proteomics. 2015 Oct;14(10):2775-85. doi: 10.1074/mcp.O114.045542. Epub 2015 Jun 23.
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PLAC8 Localizes to the Inner Plasma Membrane of Pancreatic Cancer Cells and Regulates Cell Growth and Disease Progression through Critical Cell-Cycle Regulatory PathwaysKaistha BP, Lorenz H, Schmidt H, Sipos B, Pawlak M, Gierke B, Kreider R, Lankat-Buttgereit B, Sauer M, Fiedler L, Krattenmacher A, Geisel B, Kraus JM, Frese KK, Kelkenberg S, Giese NA, Kestler HA, Gress TM, Buchholz MCancer Res. 2016 Jan 1;76(1):96-107. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-0216. Epub 2015 Dec 15.
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EpCAM-Independent Enrichment of Circulating Tumor Cells in Metastatic Breast CancerSchneck, H., Gierke, B., Uppenkamp, F., Behrens, B., Niederacher, D., Stoecklein, N. H., Templin, M. F., Pawlak, M., Fehm, T., Neubauer, H.Proteomics, 9(13), 3535–3548. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.200800159
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Evaluation of protein profiles from treated xenograft tumor models identifies an antibody panel for FFPE tissue analysis by reverse phase protein arraysBader S, Zajac M, Friess T, Ruge E, Rieder N, Gierke B, Heubach Y, Thomas M, Pawlak MMol Cell Proteomics. 2015 Oct;14(10):2775-85. doi: 10.1074/mcp.O114.045542. Epub 2015 Jun 23.
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Evaluation of efficacy of a new MEK inhibitor, RO4987655, in human tumor xenografts by [18F] FDG-PET imaging combined with proteomic approachesTegnebratt T, Ruge E, Bader S, Ishii N, Aida S, Yoshimura Y, Ooi C-H, Lu L, Mitsios N, Meresse V, Mulder J, Pawlak M, Venturi M, Tessier J, Stone-Elander SEJNMMI Res. 2014 Dec;4(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s13550-014-0034-6. Epub 2014 Sep 9.
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Realizing the Promise of Reverse Phase Protein Arrays for Clinical, Translational, and Basic Research: A Workshop Report: The RPPA (Reverse Phase Protein Array) SocietyAkbani R, Becker KF, Carragher N, Goldstein T, de Koning L, Korf U, Liotta L, Mills GB, Nishizuka SS, Pawlak M, Petricoin EF, Pollard HB, Serrels B, Zhu JMol Cell Proteomics. 2014 Jul;13(7):1625-43. doi: 10.1074/mcp.O113.034918. Epub 2014 Apr 28.
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Multiple Protein Analysis of Formalin-fixed and Paraffin-embedded Tissue Samples with Reverse phase Protein ArraysAssadi M, Lamerz J, Jarutat T, Farfsing A, Paul H, Gierke B, Breitinger E, Templin MF, Essioux L, Arbogast S, Venturi M, Pawlak M, Langen H, Schindler TMol Cell Proteomics. 2013 Sep;12(9):2615-22. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M112.023051. Epub 2013 May 7.
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Multiple protein analysis of FFPE tissue samples with reverse-phase protein arraysAssadi M, Lamerz J, Jarutat T, Farfsing A, Paul H, Gierke B, Breitinger E, Templin MF, Essioux L, Arbogast S, Venturi M, Pawlak M, Langen H, Schindler TMol Cell Proteomics. 2013 Sep;12(9):2615-22. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M112.023051. Epub 2013 May 7.
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Novel functional profiling approach combining reverse phase protein microarrays and human 3-D ex vivo tissue cultures: expression of apoptosis-related proteins in human colon cancer.Pirnia F, Pawlak M, Thallinger GG, Gierke B, Templin MF, Kappeler A, Betticher DC, Gloor B, Borner MMProteomics. 2009 Jul;9(13):3535-48. doi: 10.1002/pmic.200800159.
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Expression of serine/threonine protein-kinases and related factors in normal monkey and human retinas: the mechanistic understanding of a CDK2 inhibitor induced retinal toxicitySaturno G, Pesenti M, Cavazzoli C, Rossi A, Giusti A, Gierke B, Pawlak M, Venturi MToxicol Pathol. 2007 Dec;35(7):972-83. DOI: 10.1080/01926230701748271
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Protein chip based miniaturized assay for the simultaneous quantitative monitoring of cancer biomarkers in tissue extractsWeissenstein U, Schneider MJ, Pawlak M, Cicenas J, Eppenberger-Castori S, Oroszlan P, Ehret S, Geurts-Moespot A, Sweep FC, Eppenberger UProteomics. 2006; 6 (5): 1427-1436. DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500078
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Protein Microarrays - Neue Systeme für die ProteomforschungJoos TO, Pawlak M, Templin M, Stoll DGIT Labor-Fachzeitschrift. 2006; 10, page 890-892.