Patrick Basset
biology   -   population genetics
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Degree Ph.D.
Occupation post-doc
Current institution Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)
Address Patrick Basset
Bugnon 48
1010 Lausanne
Switzerland
ScienXe address http://patrickbasset.scienxe.org
Email
Phone +41 21 314 4061
Fax +41 21 314 0268

Personal informations

name Patrick Basset
born 1976-01-30
birthplace Lausanne
citizenship Swiss
interests Sports, Travel, Desert plants, Falconry

Languages

speaking level reading level
french Mother tongue Mother tongue
english Excellent Excellent
german Good Good
italian Basic Good

Degrees

2009-2010 Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
Certification in Clinical Epidemiology
2001-2006 Lausanne University, Switzerland
Ph.D. in Life Sciences
1995-2000 Lausanne University, Switzerland
Master in Biology

Employment

2008-2010 Laboratory of Epidemiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
Post-doc in Molecular Epidemiology
2006-2007 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona (AZ), USA
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) junior post-doc
2001-2006 Department of Ecology and Evolution
Research Assistant in Population Genetics

Publications

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1.  Short Term Evolution of a Highly Transmissible Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone (ST228) in a Tertiary Care Hospital.
   Vogel V., Falquet L., Calderon S., Basset P. and Blanc D.S.
   Plos One, 2012, in press.    
2.  Evaluation of adding a second marker to overcome Staphylococcus aureus spa-typing homoplasies.
   Basset P., Nübel U., Witte W., and Blanc D.S.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2012, In press.    
3.  Which anatomical sites should be sampled for screening of methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage by culture or by rapid PCR test?
   Senn L., Basset P., Nahimana-Tessemo I., Zanetti G., and Blanc D.S.
   Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012, 18: E31-E33.    
4.  Gene flow among Sorex araneus chromosomal races and related species.
   Yannic G., Basset P., Horn A., and Hausser J.
   In: Shrews, chromosomes and speciation. (eds Polly D., Zima J., Searle J.B.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, In press.    
5.  Is it really the chromosomes?
   Basset P., Yannic G., and Hausser J.
   In: Shrews, chromosomes and speciation. (eds Polly D., Zima J., Searle J.B.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, In press.    
6.  Chromosomal rearrangements do not seem to affect the gene flow in hybrid zones between karyotypic races of the common shrew (Sorex araneus).
   Horn A., Basset P. Yannic G., Banaszek A., Borodin P., Bulatova N., Jadiwszczak K., Jones R., Polyakov A., Ratkiewicz M., Searle J.B., Shchipanov N., Zima J. and Hausser J.
   Evolution, 2012, 66(3): 882-889.    
7.  Multiple refugia and barriers drive the phylogeography of the Valais Shrew, Sorex antinorii.
   Yannic G., Pellissier L., Dubey S., Vega R., Basset P., Mazzotti S., Pecchioli E., Vernesi C., Hauffe H.C., Searle J.B. and Hausser J.
   Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012, 105: 864-880.    
8.  Scale-specific sex-biased dispersal in the Valais shrew unveiled by genetic variation on the Y chromosome, autosomes, and mitochondrial DNA.
   Yannic G., Basset P., Büchi L., Hausser J. and Broquet T.
   Evolution, 2012, In press.    
9.  Higher differentiation among subspecies of the house mouse (Mus musculus) in genomic regions with low recombination.
   Geraldes A., Basset P., Smith K., and Nachman M.W.
   Molecular Ecology, 2011, 20: 4722-4736.    
10.  Investigation of classical epidemiological links between patients harbouring identical, non-predominant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus genotypes and lessons for epidemiological tracking.
   Senn L., Zanetti G, Bally F., Chuard C., Cometta A., Burr M., Eisenring M.C., Basset P., Blanc D.S.
   Journal of Hospital Infection, 2011, 79: 202-205.    
11.  High proportion of wrongly identified methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers when using a rapid commercial PCR assay due to the presence of SCC element lacking the mecA gene.
   Blanc D.S., Basset P., Nahimana-Tessemo I., Jaton-Ogay K., Greub G., and Zanetti G.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2011, 49(29): 722-724.    
12.  The evolution and dynamics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococus aureus.
   Basset P., Feil E., Zanetti G. and Blanc D.S.
   In: Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (ed Tibayrenc M.), Elsevier, 2011, pp. 669 -689. Burlington, USA.    
13.  Additional data on nuclear DNA give new insights into the relationship of Sorex granarius with the species of the Sorex araneus group.
   Yannic G., Dubey S., Hausser J., and Basset P.
   Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2010, 57(3): 1062-1071.    
14.  Diversity of SCCmec elements in predominant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones in a small geographic area.
   Basset P., Senn L., Vogel V., Zanetti G., and Blanc D.S.
   Antimicrobial Agents Chemotherapy, 2010, 54(11): 4589-4595.    
15.  Impact of recombination on genetic variability within Staphylococcus aureus clonal complexes.
   Basic Hammer N., Vogel V., Basset P., and Blanc D.S.
   Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2010, 10: 1117-1123.    
16.  Double Locus Sequence Typing (DLST), a fast unambiguous typing method to study the epidemiology of methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at regional and international levels.
   Basset P., Senn L., Prod’hom G., Bille J., Francioli P., Zanetti G., and Blanc D.S.
   Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2010, 16: 1289-1296.    
17.  Staphylococcus aureus clfB and spa alleles of the repeat regions are segregated into major phylogenetic lineages.
   Basset P., Basic-Hammer N., Kuhn G., Vogel V., Sakwinska O. and Blanc D.S.
   Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2009, 9: 941-947.    
18.  Co-occurrence of Predominant PVL-positive (ST152) and Multidrug-resistant (ST241) Staphylococcus aureus clones in Nigerian hospitals.
   Okon K.O., Basset P., Uba A., Lin J., Oyawoke B., Shittu A.O. and Blanc D.S.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2009, 47(9): 3000-3003.    
19.  Chromosomal rearrangements and gene flow over time in an inter-specific hybrid zone of the Sorex araneus group.
   Yannic G., Basset P., and Hausser J.
   Heredity, 2009, 102: 616-625.    
20.  Inferring the history of speciation in house mice from autosomal, X-linked, Y-linked and mitochondrial genes.
   Geraldes A., Basset P., Gibson B., Smith K.L., Harr B., Yu H.-T., Bulatova N., Ziv Y., and Nachman M.W.
   Molecular Ecology, 2008, 17: 5349-5363.    
21.  Phylogeography and recolonization of the Alps by the Valais shrew (Sorex antinorii), inferred with autosomal and sex-specific markers.
   Yannic G., Basset P., and Hausser J.
   Molecular Ecology, 2008, 17: 4103 - 4118.    
22.  Chromosomal rearrangements and genetic structure at different evolutionary levels.
   Basset P., Yannic G., and Hausser J.
   Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2008, 21: 842 - 852.    
23.  A hybrid zone with coincident clines for autosomal and sex-specific markers in the Sorex araneus group.
   Yannic G., Basset P., and Hausser J.
   Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2008, 21: 658 - 667.    
24.  A new perspective on the evolutionary history of Western Sorex araneus group revealed by paternal and maternal molecular markers.
   Yannic G., Basset P., and Hausser J.
   Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2008, 47: 237 – 250.    
25.  Using a Bayesian method to assign individuals to karyotypic taxa in shrew hybrid zones.
   Basset P., Yannic G., Brünner H., and Hausser J.
   Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 2007, 116: 282 – 288.    
26.  Restricted gene flow at specific parts of the shrew genome in chromosomal hybrid zones.
   Basset P., Yannic G., Brünner H., and Hausser J.
   Evolution, 2006, 60(8): 1718-1730.    
27.  Chromosome localization of microsatellite markers in the shrews of the Sorex araneus group.
   Basset P., Yannic G., Yang F., O’Brien C.M., Graphodatsky A.S., Ferguson-Smith M.A.F., et al.
   Chromosome research, 2006, 14: 253-362.    
28.  Genetic and karyotypic structure in the shrews of the Sorex araneus group: Are they independent?
   Basset P., Yannic G. and Hausser J.
   Molecular Ecology, 2006, 15: 1577-1587.    
29.  Postglacial recolonization of the Valais (Switzerland) by the shrew Sorex antinorii: is dispersal sex-biased? A preliminary study.
   Fivaz F., Basset P., Lugon-Moulin N. and Hausser J.
   Mammalia, 2003, 68(2): 253-262.    
30.  Identification of three Sorex species with microsatellite markers.
   Basset P. and Hausser J.
   Mammalia, 2003, 68(2): 245-252.    
31.  Testing demographic models of effective population size.
   Basset P., Balloux F. and Perrin N.
   Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B, 2001, 268: 311-317.    

Projects

1. Chromosomal rearrangements and speciation
2. Impact of genomic parameters on speciation
3. Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)