Michał Sułek

Michał Sułek is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS), affiliated with the Department of Virology and Immunology. His research focuses on insect immunology, particularly host-pathogen interactions in Galleria mellonella, immune priming, and biochemical defense mechanisms.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Insect immune system evolution
  • Antimicrobial peptides and proteins
  • Pathogen-specific immune responses
  • Biochemical characterization of immune effectors

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in immune priming modulation, phenoloxidase activity, and coagulation dynamics. His work utilizes Galleria mellonella as a model organism for studying innate immunity and vaccine development.

Grant involvement includes projects on Pseudomonas entomophila infection responses (2020, 15,000 zł) and antifungal β-glucan compounds (2021, 14,000 zł). Internships span evolutionary immunology at Jagiellonian University, microbiome-pathogen interactions at University of Copenhagen, and clinical flow cytometry at Medical University of Lublin.