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Professor RK Jayaswal

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
School of Biological Sciences
Office
SLB Science Laboratory Building 341
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • 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

Journal Article

Sirobhushanam, S., Galva, C., Saunders, L., Sen, S., Jayaswal, R., Wilkinson, B., & Gatto, C. Utilization of multiple substrates by butyrate kinase from Listeria monocytogenes.. Biochimica et biophysica acta 1862.3 (2017): 283-290.
Song, Y., Rubio, A., Jayaswal, R., Silverman, J., Wilkinson, B., , , & . Multiple routes to Staphylococcus aureus daptomycin resistance as revealed by comparative genome sequencing and transcriptional profiling. PLoS ONE 8 (2013): e58469.
Cuaron, J., Dulal, S., Song, Y., Singh, A., Montelongo, C., Yu, W., Nagarajan, V., Jayaswal, R., Wilkinson, B., & Gustafson, J. Tea tree oil induced transcriptional alterations in Staphylococcus aureus. Phytother. Res. 10 (2012): 1002.
Cuaron, J., Dulal, S., Song, Y., Singh, A., Montelongo, C., Yu, W., Nagarajan, V., Jayaswal, R., Wilkinson, B., & Gustafson, J. Tea tree oil induced transcriptional alterations in Staphylococcus aureus. Phytother. Res. 10 (2012): 1002.
Sengupta, M., Jain, V., Wilkinson, B., & Jayaswal, R. Chromatin Immuno-Precipitation Identifies Genes Under Direct VraSR Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus.. Can J Microbiol. 58.6 (2012): 703-8.

Presentations

Characterization of Twin Arginine Translocase in Listeria monocytogenes. 113 General Meeeting of the American Society. ASM. (2013)
Characterization of butyrate kinase from Listeria monocytogenes.. 113 General Meeeting of the American Society. ASM. (2013)
Chromatin immune-precipitation identifies genes under direct VraSR regulation in Staphylococcus aureus. 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. American Society for Microbiology. (2011)
‘Superbugs, Staphylococcus aureus MRSA and VRSA: New Insights and Continued Challenges’. Distinguished Professorship Lecture. Illinois State University. (2010)
The Staphylococcus aureus Tea Tree Oil Stimulon. 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. American Society of Microbiology. (2010)
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) Assays Identify VraSR Regulated Genes in Staphylococcus aureus. 109th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. American Society of Microbiology. (2009)
Comparative metabolomics of the psychrotolerant bacterium Listeria monocytogenes 10403S grown at 37˚C and 8˚C. Annu. Mtg. Am. Soc. Microbiol.. (2009)
Development of Curriculum on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Rajabhat University. (2009)
Development of Curriculum on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Rajabhat University. (2009)
Development of Curriculum on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Rajabhat University. (2009)

Grants & Contracts

Antibiotic resistance in S. aureus. Grand Council of Cryptic Masons State of Illinois.. Local. (2012)
Genome-Wide Transcriptional Profiling of the Response of Staphylococcus aureus to Telavancin. Astellas Pharma US Inc. Private. (2009)
Characterization of VraSR system in S. aureus. National Institutes of Health- R15. Federal. (2008)
Mode of action of Daptomycin. Cubist. (2008)