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Professor RK Jayaswal

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Office
SLB Science Laboratory Building 341
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Ph D Microbial Genetics

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

MS Molecular Biology

Bombay University

Other Biochemistry

Bombay University

BS Chemistry

Bombay University

Grant Reviewer

Austria Science Grant Austria

Grant Reviewer

International foundation of Science, Sweden

Grant Reviewer

Science Foundation Ireland

Grant Reviewer

The Natural SciencesEngineering Research Ciuncil Canada

Grant Reviewer

The Welcome Trust Grant UK

Grant Reviewer NSF

Grant Reviewer USDA

Member of Advisory Committee on ICMBP

Indian Mycology and Plant Pathology Society
2012

Online Minor Mentoring Award of ASM

American Society for Microbiology
2012

University Outstanding Service Award

Illinois State University
2012

University Outstanding Service Award

Illinois State University
2012

Editorial Board Member

Front. Cell Infect. Microbiol
2010

Grant Reviewer for Pennsylvania Department of Health

Pennsylvania Department of Health
2010

Editorial Board Member

The international Journal of Life Sciences
2009

College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Service Award

Illinois State University
2008

University Distinguished Professor

Illinois State University
2008

Board Member- GLRCE

Great Lakes Regional Center for Excellence
2006

College of Arts and Sciences Lecturership

Illinois State University
2006

University Outstanding Research Award

Illinois State University
2000

College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Research Award

Illinois State University
1999

Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
1990

Grants and Contracts

Antibiotic resistance in S. aureus
Radheshyam Jayaswal.
Grand Council of Cryptic Masons State of Illinois.. 2012 - 2013
Genome-Wide Transcriptional Profiling of the Response of Staphylococcus aureus to Telavancin
Radheshyam Jayaswal, Brian James Wilkinson.
Astellas Pharma US Inc. January 1 2009 - January 1 2010
Characterization of VraSR system in S. aureus
Radheshyam Jayaswal.
National Institutes of Health- R15. May 1 2008 - April 30 2010
Mode of action of Daptomycin
Radheshyam Jayaswal, Brian James Wilkinson.
Cubist. April 1 2008 - March 31 2009

Journal Article

Utilization of multiple substrates by butyrate kinase from Listeria monocytogenes.
S Sirobhushanam, Charitha Srinivas Reddy Galva, L P Saunders, S Sen, Radheshyam Jayaswal, Brian James Wilkinson, Craig Gatto.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1862 (3), 283-290, (2017), 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.12.001
Multiple routes to Staphylococcus aureus daptomycin resistance as revealed by comparative genome sequencing and transcriptional profiling
Y. Song, A. Rubio, Radheshyam Jayaswal, J. A. Silverman, Brian James Wilkinson, , , .
PLoS ONE, 8, e58469, (2013)
Chromatin Immuno-Precipitation Identifies Genes Under Direct VraSR Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus.
M. Sengupta, V. Jain, Brian James Wilkinson, Radheshyam Jayaswal.
Can J Microbiol., 58 (6), 703-8, (2012)
McsA and the roles of metal binding motif in Staphylococcus aureus.
S. Sitthisak, T. Kitti, K. Boonyonying, D. Wozniak, B. Devreese, S. Mongkolsuk, Radheshyam Jayaswal.
FEMS Microbiol. Lett, 327 (2), 126-33, (2012)
Tea tree oil induced transcriptional alterations in Staphylococcus aureus
J. A. Cuaron, S. Dulal, Y. Song, A. K. Singh, C. E. Montelongo, W. Yu, V. Nagarajan, Radheshyam Jayaswal, Brian James Wilkinson, J. E. Gustafson.
Phytother. Res., 10, 1002, (2012)
The mcsB gene of the clpC operon is required for stress tolerance and virulence in S. aureus
Daren J Wozniak, Kiran B Tiwari, Rami Soufan, Radheshyam Jayaswal.
Microbiology, 158, 2568-2576, (2012)
Fur is required for the activation of virulence gene expression through the induction of the sae regulatory system in Staphylococcus aureus.
M. Johnson, M. Sengupta, J. Purves, E. Tarrant, P. H. Williams, A. Cockayne, A. Muthaiyan, R. Stephenson, N. Ledala, Brian James Wilkinson, Radheshyam Jayaswal, J. A. Morrissey.
Int. J. Med. Microbiol., 301 (1), 44-52, (2011)
Metabolomes of the psychrotolerant bacterium Listeria monocytogenes 10403S grown at 37 °C and 8 °C.
A. K. Singh, A. V. Ulanov, Z. Li, Radheshyam Jayaswal, Brian James Wilkinson.
Int. J. Food Microbiol., 148 (2), 107-114, (2011)
The Staphylococcus aureus CsoR homologue mediates copper-dependent repression and induction of chromosomal and plasmid-encoded copper resistance mechanisms.
J. Baker, M. Sengupta, Radheshyam Jayaswal, J. A. Morrissey.
Environ. Microbiol., 13 (9), 2495-2507, (2011)
Copper Stress Induces a Global Stress Response in Staphylococcus aureus and Represses sae and agr Expression and Biofilm Formation
J. Baker, S. Sitthisak, M. Sengupta, M. Johnson, Radheshyam Jayaswal, J. A. Morrissey.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 76 (1), 150-160, (2010)
Transcriptomic response of Listeria monocytogenes to iron limitation and fur mutation.
N. Ledala, M. Sengupta, A. Muthaiyan, Brian James Wilkinson, Radheshyam Jayaswal.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 76 (2), 406-16, (2010)
FabH selectivity for anteiso branched-chain fatty acid precursors in Low temperature adaptation in Listeria monocytogenes.
A. K. Singh, Y. M. Zhang, K. Zhu, C. Subramanian, Craig Gatto, Z. Li, Radheshyam Jayaswal, C. O. Rock, Brian James Wilkinson.
FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 301 (2), 188-92, (2009)

Presentations

Characterization of butyrate kinase from Listeria monocytogenes.
Radheshyam Jayaswal.
113 General Meeeting of the American Society, Denver, Colorado., May 19, 2013
Characterization of Twin Arginine Translocase in Listeria monocytogenes
Radheshyam Jayaswal.
113 General Meeeting of the American Society, Denver, Colorado., May 19, 2013
Chromatin immune-precipitation identifies genes under direct VraSR regulation in Staphylococcus aureus
M Sengupta, V Jain, Brian James Wilkinson, Radheshyam Jayaswal.
111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA, , 2011
‘Superbugs, Staphylococcus aureus MRSA and VRSA: New Insights and Continued Challenges’
Radheshyam Jayaswal.
Distinguished Professorship Lecture, Normal, IL, , 2010
The Staphylococcus aureus Tea Tree Oil Stimulon
J A Cuaron, S Dulal, J Rivera, V Nagarajan, S Yang, A K Singh, Radheshyam Jayaswal, Brian James Wilkinson, J E Gustafson.
110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Diego, California, May, 2010
Comparative metabolomics of the psychrotolerant bacterium Listeria monocytogenes 10403S grown at 37˚C and 8˚C
A Singh, Z Li, A V Ulanov, Radheshyam Jayaswal, Brian James Wilkinson.
Annu. Mtg. Am. Soc. Microbiol., Online, , 2009
Transcriptomes of daptomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Y Song, A Rubio, Radheshyam Jayaswal, J A Silverman, Brian James Wilkinson.
Annu. Mtg. Am. Soc. Microbiol., Online, , 2009
Putative Third Player Identified in VraSR Mediated Regulation of Cell-Wall Associated Genes
Mrittika Sengupta, Vaibhav Jain, Atul Singh, Brian James Wilkinson, Radheshyam Jayaswal.
Gordon Research Conference, Waterville, New Hampshire, , 2009
Development of Curriculum on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Radheshyam Jayaswal.
Phuket, Thailand, July, 2009
Writing Manuscript on Molecular Biology for Publication in International Journal
Radheshyam Jayaswal.
Phitsanulok,Thailand, July, 2009
Development of Curriculum on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Radheshyam Jayaswal.
Chainmai, Thailand, July 10, 2009
Development of Curriculum on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Radheshyam Jayaswal.
Chaingrai, Thailand, July 9, 2009
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) Assays Identify VraSR Regulated Genes in Staphylococcus aureus
Mrittika Sengupta, Vaibhav Jain, V Jain, Atul Singh, Brian James Wilkinson, Radheshyam Jayaswal.
109th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA, May, 2009
β-Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase III (FabH) of Listeria monocytogenes has Increased Preference for the Precursor of Anteiso Fatty Acids over Iso Branched-Chain Fatty Acid Precursors at Low Temperature
Mrittika Sengupta, Vaibhav Jain, Atul Singh, Craig Gatto, Radheshyam Jayaswal, C O Rock, Brian James Wilkinson.
109th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA, May, 2009