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James McClurg Slauch is a Professor and Head of Microbiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying Salmonella pathogenesis and how this bacterium interacts with the host’s immune system. He aims to understand how Salmonella circumvents host defenses to cause disease, using Salmonella Typhimurium as a model organism. His work has implications for understanding infectious diseases and developing new therapeutic strategies. One area of interest involves the Type III Secretion System and how it is triggered by various environmental signals, leading to pathogenicity in Salmonella. Moreover, his studies explored the effects of phagocytic oxidative bursts on Salmonella, challenging existing paradigms about bacterial survival mechanisms within macrophages. Besides his research contributions, Slauch has received numerous awards such as the University Scholar Award and Faculty Excellence Award from the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois.
Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois • Urbana, IL
Leading the department and focusing research on microbial pathogenesis and host interactions.
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