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Biography

Dr. Jan-Ulrik Dahl received his Diplom (M.Sc. equivalent) in Biochemistry and Ph.D. in Molecular Enzymology from the University of Potsdam in Germany. He completed his postdoctoral training in Microbiology at the University of Michigan.

Current Courses

BSC 495.004 Graduate Research In Biological Sciences

BSC 299.011 Independent Honor Study

BSC 499.025 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

BSC 290.053 Research In Biological Sciences

BSC 599.025 Research In The Biological Sciences

BSC 299.004 Independent Honor Study

BSC 299.008 Independent Honor Study

BSC 499.025 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

BSC 499.125 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis Last Term

BSC 260.001 Microbiology

BSC 290.053 Research In Biological Sciences

BSC 599.025 Research In The Biological Sciences

Teaching Interests & Areas

Microbiology, Microbial Pathogenesis, Biochemistry

Research Interests & Areas

My lab is broadly studies how bacteria respond to stress, particularly oxidative stress. We use a combination of genetic, biochemical, and microbiological approaches to study redox-regulated stress defense strategies in gram-negative pathogens. Our goal is to determine the role of these processes in host defense and to identify potential novel drug targets. Targeting players involved in these processes has the potential to increase the susceptibility of the pathogens to immune defense and thus could make clearance by the innate immune system more efficient. We also characterize novel antimicrobials and examine how bacterial pathogens influence each other.

Post-Doc

University of Michigan (2014-2018)

Ann Arbor

Ph D

University of Potsdam (2010-2013)

Germany

MS

University of Potsdam (2010)

Germany

University Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University

2022

Peggy Cotter Award

American Society for Microbiology

2022

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

German Research Foundation (DFG)

2014

International Teaching Professionals

University of Potsdam Graduate School

2011

Journal Article

Barbarek, S., Shah, R., Paul, S., Alvarado, G., Appalla, K., Phillips, C., Henderson, E., Strandquist, E., Pokorny, A., Singh, V., Gatto, C., Dahl, J., Hines, K., & Wilkinson, B. Lipidomics of homeoviscous adaptation to low temperatures in Staphylococcus aureus utilizing exogenous straight-chain unsaturated fatty acids. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38953643/ (EDs). Journal of Bacteriology (2024)

Shah, R., Nhar, J., Urlaub, M., Jankiewicz, O., Johnson, C., Livingston, B., & Dahl, J. The role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa polyphosphate for the killing of Staphylococcus aureus. mSphere (2024)

Calderon, S., Comnick, C., Willhurnt, A., Marshall, T., Dahl, J., Banas, J., & Drake, D. A Social Media Intervention for Promoting Oral Health Behaviors in Adolescents: A Non-Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial. Oral MDPI (2023)

Crompton, M., Gaessler, L., Tawiah, P., Pfirsching, L., Camfield, S., Jacobson, G., Naudszus, M., Johnson, C., Meurer, K., Bennis, M., Roseberry, B., Sultana, S., & Dahl, J. Expression of RcrB confers resistance to hypochlorous acid in uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology (2023)

Donkor, G., Anderson, G., Stadler, M., Tawiah, P., Orellano, C., Edwards, K., & Dahl, J. A novel ruthenium-silver based antimicrobial potentiates aminoglycoside activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. mSphere (2023)

Presentations

Bacterial responses to and defenses against reactive chlorine species. Seminar series School of Veterinary Medicine. Lousianna State University. (2024)

Bacterial responses to and defenses against reactive chlorine species. Seminar series Department of Biological Sciences. Georgia State University. (2024)

Bacterial responses to and defenses against reactive chlorine species. Seminar series Cancer, Inflammation & Infectious Disease Institute. Rosalind Franklin University. (2024)

Bacterial responses to and defenses against reactive chlorine species. Seminar series Department of Microbiology and Immunology. University of Illinois Chicago. (2024)

Bacterial responses to and defenses against reactive chlorine species. Seminar series Department of Biology. University of Cincinnati. (2024)

Characterizing the stress responses elicited by uropathogenic E. coli in response to AGXX. 2024 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria & Phages. University of Wisconsin. (2024)

Characterizing the stress responses elicited by uropathogenic E. coli in response to AGXX. 2024 Gordon Research Conference on Thiol-Based Redox Regulation and Signaling. Gordon Research Conference. (2024)

Characterizing the stress responses elicited by uropathogenic E. coli in response to AGXX. 2024 Gordon Research Seminar on Thiol-Based Redox Regulation and Signaling. Gordon Research Seminar. (2024)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa kills Staphylococcus aureus in a polyphosphate-dependent manner. 2024 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages. University of Wisconsin. (2024)

Grants & Contracts

5R03AI174033-02: Characterizing the interplay of a novel reactive oxygen species-producing antimicrobial and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. National Institutes of Health. Federal. (2023)

A Pilot Study on the Prevalence and Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Genes as well as the hunt for new antibiotics in Urban and Rural Illinois. IL Innovation Network. State. (2023)

MRI: Acquisition of a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope to Advance Multidisciplinary Research and Education. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2021)

R15AI164585-A1: Redox-regulation in Gram-negative Bacteria. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Federal. (2021)

Dr. Jan Dahl