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James A Imlay

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

UIUC

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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 Uiuc.

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James A Imlay

UIUC

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 drug discovery microbial ecology

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

James A. Imlay

hydrogen peroxidemembrane permeationreactive oxygen speciesmicroorganismsmicrobial physiologybiochemistrymicrobiologybacteriabiological membranesmembranesoxidative stressfree radical biologybarrier propertiesredox biologyapplied microbiologymicrobial pathogenesis

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

authentic oxidative stressantioxidant compoundsreactive oxygen speciesredox signalingbiochemistrymicrobiologybioactive compoundsredox regulatoroxidative stressfree radical biologyredox biologyantioxidants

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

Chaiyos SirithanakornJames A. Imlay

metabolismfatty acidsenzymeshydrogen peroxidemolecular metabolismphysiologylipid peroxidationreactive oxygen speciesredox signalingmetabolic pathwaysacyl-coa dehydrogenasebiochemistrycell metabolismoxidative stressbiological chemistryfree radical biologyredox biology

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

Sanjay Kumar RohaunRamakrishnan SethuJames A. Imlay

applied microbiologyenzymesmicroorganismsmicrobial physiologybiochemistrymicrobiologybacteriaescherichia colienzyme familymetalloproteinsredox biologyenvironmental microbiologymicrobial ecologymanganese importerbiological inorganic chemistry

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

enzymesprotein thiolsreactive oxygen speciesalkaline phosphataseredox signalingbiochemistrymicrobiologyreductive stressredox regulatoroxidative stressbiological chemistryfree radical biologyescherichia coliredox biology

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

Stefanie S. EbenJames A. Imlay

enzymesreactive oxygen speciesredox biologyredox signalingbiochemistrydisulfide bondprotein engineeringmolecular biologyoxidative stressbiological chemistryexcess coppermetalloproteinsenzyme inhibitionthiol oxidation

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

Anshika GuptaJames A. Imlay

natural product researchantimicrobial agentsbound oxygenreactive oxygen speciesredox signalingbiochemistrymicrobiologybioactive compoundspharmacologyoxidative stressfree radical biologyantibioticsescherichia coliredox biologyantioxidantsredox cycling

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

James A Imlay

environmental microbiologytrace metalsmetal toxicitybioactive metalecotoxicologymicrobiologytoxinscopper poisons microbesapplied microbiologymicrobial ecology

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

biophysicsbatch cell culturefluid flowcell biomechanicscellular physiologymicrobial physiologycell biophysicsmicrobiologybacteriashear ratefluid sciencebiofluid dynamicsmicrofluidicsapplied microbiology

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

James A Imlay

microbial diseaseinfectious diseasespathogenic bacteriamicrobiologybacteriapathogensvirulence factorscommunicable diseasesbacterial pathogensapplied microbiologyinfection control

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James A Imlay

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

UIUC

Affiliations

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 Uiuc.

Honors

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James A Imlay

UIUC

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

environmental microbiologytrace metalsmetal toxicitybioactive metalecotoxicologymicrobiologytoxinscopper poisons microbesapplied microbiologymicrobial ecology

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

microbial diseaseinfectious diseasespathogenic bacteriamicrobiologybacteriapathogensvirulence factorscommunicable diseasesbacterial pathogensapplied microbiologyinfection control

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