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James A Imlay

Professor Microbiology Professor of Microbiology; Swanlund Endowed Chair; Associate Head Department of Microbiology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Department of Microbiology

James A Imlay is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Professor Microbiology Professor of Microbiology; Swanlund Endowed Chair; Associate Head Department of Microbiology at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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James A Imlay

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Professor Microbiology Professor of Microbiology; Swanlund Endowed Chair; Associate Head Department of Microbiology

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redox biology microbiology biochemistry oxidative stress bacteria free radical biology reactive oxygen species enzymes applied microbiology microbial physiology escherichia coli redox signaling molecular biology microbial pathogenesis biological chemistry environmental microbiology molecular microbiology metabolism molecular metabolism pathogenic bacteria biological inorganic chemistry microorganisms bioenergetics reductive stress hydrogen peroxide bacteriology metalloproteins dna repair antioxidants virulence factors antimicrobial agents superoxide dismutase infectious diseases clinical microbiology microbial cell factory toxins cellular enzymology heme degradation in vitro toxicology cell metabolism enzyme inhibition redox regulator structural molecular biology heme signaling microbial genetics h 2 enzyme catalysis extremophiles metal toxicity o 2 bioelectrochemistry structure-function enzyme kinetics protein biosynthesis heme homeostasis small rna fumarate reductase hydrogen peroxide stress stationary phase nitric oxide radical (chemistry) carbonyl metabolism antibiotic resistance redox chemistry quantitative microbiology aldehyde dehydrogenase alcohol dehydrogenases photodegradation pathogen characterization antimicrobial compounds oxygen toxicity fenton reaction oxygen tolerance mutant strains excess copper enzyme family enzyme activity pathogenesis microbial ecology drug discovery

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The Barrier Properties of Biological Membranes Dictate How Cells Experience Oxidative Stress. Molecular Microbiology (2025)

James A. Imlay

microbiologyhydrogen peroxideoxidative stressmembrane permeationmicrobial pathogenesisbacteriaredox biologybiochemistrymembranesfree radical biologyreactive oxygen speciesbarrier propertiesbiological membranesmicrobial physiologyapplied microbiologymicroorganisms

Antioxidants Are Ineffective at Quenching Reactive Oxygen Species Inside Bacteria and Should Not Be Used to Diagnose Oxidative Stress. Molecular Microbiology (2024)

Sergey KorshunovJames A. Imlay

microbiologyredox regulatorauthentic oxidative stressoxidative stressbioactive compoundsantioxidant compoundsredox biologybiochemistryreactive oxygen speciesfree radical biologyantioxidantsredox signaling

Evidence for Endogenous Hydrogen Peroxide Production by E. Coli Fatty Acyl-Coa Dehydrogenase. PLoS ONE (2024)

Chaiyos SirithanakornJames A. Imlay

metabolic pathwayshydrogen peroxidemetabolismenzymesmolecular metabolismfatty acidsoxidative stressredox biologybiological chemistrybiochemistryreactive oxygen speciesfree radical biologyphysiologylipid peroxidationacyl-coa dehydrogenasecell metabolismredox signaling

Microbes Vary Strategically in Their Metalation of Mononuclear Enzymes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024)

Sanjay Kumar RohaunRamakrishnan SethuJames A. Imlay

microbiologyenzymesmicrobial ecologybiological inorganic chemistrybacteriaredox biologyescherichia colibiochemistryapplied microbiologyenzyme familymicrobial physiologymanganese importerenvironmental microbiologymicroorganismsmetalloproteins

Evidence That Protein Thiols Are Not Primary Targets of Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species in Growing Escherichia Coli. Frontiers in Microbiology (2023)

Stefanie S. EbenJames A. Imlay

microbiologyredox regulatorenzymesoxidative stressredox biologybiological chemistrybiochemistryreductive stressfree radical biologyreactive oxygen speciesescherichia coliprotein thiolsredox signalingalkaline phosphatase

Excess Copper Catalyzes Protein Disulfide Bond Formation in the Bacterial Periplasm but Not in the Cytoplasm. Molecular Microbiology (2023)

Stefanie S. EbenJames A. Imlay

excess copperdisulfide bondenzymesoxidative stressthiol oxidationprotein engineeringbiological chemistrybiochemistryredox biologyreactive oxygen speciesmolecular biologyenzyme inhibitionredox signalingmetalloproteins

How a Natural Antibiotic Uses Oxidative Stress to Kill Oxidant-Resistant Bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023)

Anshika GuptaJames A. Imlay

microbiologyredox cyclingoxidative stressbioactive compoundsbound oxygenredox biologyantibioticsbiochemistrypharmacologyfree radical biologyantioxidantsnatural product researchantimicrobial agentsreactive oxygen speciesescherichia coliredox signaling

Researchers Shed New Light on How Copper Poisons Microbes. Molecular Microbiology (2023)

James A Imlay

microbiologytrace metalsmicrobial ecologycopper poisons microbesbioactive metalecotoxicologytoxinsenvironmental microbiologyapplied microbiologymetal toxicity

Shear Rate Sensitizes Bacterial Pathogens to H 2 O 2 Stress. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023)

Gilberto C. PadronAlexander M. ShupparaAnuradha SharmaMatthias D. KochJessica-Jae S. PalalayJana N. RadinThomas E. Kehl-FieJames A. ImlayJoseph E. Sanfilippo

biophysicsmicrobiologyfluid sciencecell biomechanicsshear ratecell biophysicsmicrofluidicsfluid flowbacteriabatch cell culturemicrobial physiologybiofluid dynamicsapplied microbiologycellular physiology

Wind-Chill out! Researchers Discover How Flow Stresses out Bacterial Pathogens. PNAS (2023)

James A Imlay

pathogenic bacteriamicrobiologymicrobial diseasecommunicable diseasesinfection controlinfectious diseasesbacteriavirulence factorspathogensapplied microbiologybacterial pathogens

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James A Imlay

Professor Microbiology Professor of Microbiology; Swanlund Endowed Chair; Associate Head Department of Microbiology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Department of Microbiology

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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James A Imlay

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Professor Microbiology Professor of Microbiology; Swanlund Endowed Chair; Associate Head Department of Microbiology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

The Barrier Properties of Biological Membranes Dictate How Cells Experience Oxidative Stress. Molecular Microbiology (2025)

James A. Imlay

Antioxidants Are Ineffective at Quenching Reactive Oxygen Species Inside Bacteria and Should Not Be Used to Diagnose Oxidative Stress. Molecular Microbiology (2024)

Sergey KorshunovJames A. Imlay

Evidence for Endogenous Hydrogen Peroxide Production by E. Coli Fatty Acyl-Coa Dehydrogenase. PLoS ONE (2024)

Chaiyos SirithanakornJames A. Imlay

Microbes Vary Strategically in Their Metalation of Mononuclear Enzymes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024)

Sanjay Kumar RohaunRamakrishnan SethuJames A. Imlay

Evidence That Protein Thiols Are Not Primary Targets of Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species in Growing Escherichia Coli. Frontiers in Microbiology (2023)

Stefanie S. EbenJames A. Imlay

Excess Copper Catalyzes Protein Disulfide Bond Formation in the Bacterial Periplasm but Not in the Cytoplasm. Molecular Microbiology (2023)

Stefanie S. EbenJames A. Imlay

How a Natural Antibiotic Uses Oxidative Stress to Kill Oxidant-Resistant Bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023)

Anshika GuptaJames A. Imlay

Researchers Shed New Light on How Copper Poisons Microbes. Molecular Microbiology (2023)

James A Imlay

microbiologytrace metalsmicrobial ecologycopper poisons microbesbioactive metalecotoxicologytoxinsenvironmental microbiologyapplied microbiologymetal toxicity

Shear Rate Sensitizes Bacterial Pathogens to H 2 O 2 Stress. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023)

Gilberto C. PadronAlexander M. ShupparaAnuradha SharmaMatthias D. KochJessica-Jae S. PalalayJana N. RadinThomas E. Kehl-FieJames A. ImlayJoseph E. Sanfilippo

Wind-Chill out! Researchers Discover How Flow Stresses out Bacterial Pathogens. PNAS (2023)

James A Imlay

pathogenic bacteriamicrobiologymicrobial diseasecommunicable diseasesinfection controlinfectious diseasesbacteriavirulence factorspathogensapplied microbiologybacterial pathogens

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