Tomáš Zakar, Ph.D.

Research topics:

Cytoskeleton biochemistry, Photobiology: bacterial proteins.

Education:

2013 - 2018: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) 

Laboratory of Plant Lipid Function and Structure, Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Ph.D. School in Biology, University of Szeged, Hungary.

Dissertation thesis: “The role of lipids and carotenoids in the formation of cyanobacterial photosynthetic macrocomplexes.” 

2011 - 2013: Master of Biology (MSc.) 

Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Hungary. Specialization: Plant nitrogen assimilation.

Master Thesis: “Identification of glutamine synthetase in C4 plants with gel electrophoretic techniques.” 

2007 - 2011: Bachelor of Science (BSc.) 

Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Hungary. Specialization: Plant biology.

Bachelor Thesis: “Investigation of glutamine synthetase in C3 an C4 plants.” 

Publications

Peer reviewed journals:

1. Akhtar P, Biswas A, Petrova N, Zakar T et al. Time-resolved fluorescence study of excitation energy transfer in the cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC 7120. Photosynth Res. 2020;144(2):247‐259. doi:10.1007/s11120-020-00719-w.
2. Petrova N, Todinova S, Laczko-Dobos H, Zakar T et al. Structural integrity of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 phycobilisomes evaluated by means of differential scanning calorimetry. Photosynthesis Research. 2018 Jan 10;1-10. DOI: 10.1007/s11120-018-0481-4.
3. Kóbori T O, Uzumaki T, Kis M, Kovács L, Domonkos I, Itoh S, Krynická V, Kuppusamy S GK, Zakar T et al. Phosphatidylglycerol is implicated in divisome formation and metabolic processes of cyanobacteria. Journal of Plant Physiology. 2018; Volume 223.Pages 96-104.ISSN 0176-1617. 
4. Zakar T, Kovács L, Vajravel S et al. Determination of PSI oligomerisation in various cyanobacterial strains and mutants by non-invasive methods. Photosynthetica. 2018; 56. 10.1007/s11099-018-0795-7. 
5. Zakar T, Herman E, Vajravel S et al. Lipid and carotenoid cooperation-driven adaptation to light and temperature stress in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Biochimica et biophysica acta. 2017;1858(5):337-350. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2017.02.002.

Reviews:

1. Zakar T, Laczko-Dobos H, Toth TN, Gombos Z. Carotenoids Assist in Cyanobacterial Photosystem II Assembly and Function. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2016;7:295. doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.00295.

Protocols:

1. Komenda J., Krynicka V., Zakar T.  Isolation of Thylakoid Membranes from the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and Analysis of their Photosynthetic Pigment-Protein Complexes by Clear Native-PAGE. Bio-protocol.2018.