Jennifer L. Greenwich

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Escherichia coli research studies

Publications

Citations

209

Est. group size

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Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2010

Research summary

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Jennifer L. Greenwich studies how bacteria, especially the soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis, decide when to form biofilms (protective communities of cells) versus forming dormant spores. Her work examines the molecular signals and gene-regulation mechanisms—such as changes in amino acid levels and control of protein production—that trigger these developmental switches.

Bacterial biofilm formationSporulation and developmental checkpointsGene regulation in Bacillus subtilisTranslation and RNA-based controlBacterial genetics

Publication activity has been steady with a modest increase in the most recent years, peaking around 2023-2024.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently

Recent publications

A novel regulation on the developmental checkpoint protein Sda that controls sporulation and biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis
Journal of Bacteriology · 2025
A Novel Regulation on the Developmental Checkpoint Protein Sda that Controls Sporulation and Biofilm Formation in Bacillus subtilis
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2024
A Decrease in Serine Levels during Growth Transition Triggers Biofilm Formation in Bacillus subtilis
Journal of Bacteriology · 2019
Decreasing Serine Levels During Growth Transition Triggers Biofilm Formation in Bacillus subtilis
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2019
Differential tRNA ser Expression Regulates Translation Rate of a Biofilm Master Regulator During Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Development
The FASEB Journal · 2017

Publishes in

Journal of Bacteriology×4
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
Annual Review of Microbiology×1
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×1
ACS Chemical Biology×1

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Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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