Emilie Orillard, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Sciences
College of Health Sciences
Join year: 2022
License (Bachelor eq) in Life Science (2005) - Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris France
Master in Molecular and Cellular Biology (2007) - Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Doctorat (PhD) in Microbiology (2011) - Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Postdoc (2012-2016) University of California, Irvine
Postdoc (2016-2019) Loma Linda University, CA
Research Associate (2019-2021) Loma Linda University, CA
Microbiology, Infectious diseases
Medical microbiology, Science communication
CHS 5079 Microbiology
Bacteriology, transduction signal, chemosensory systems
(2023) Intramural Research Grant: Defining the function(s) of Leptospira interrogans chemosensory pathways.
(2023) WesternU Seed Grant: Identifying the ligands of the Aer2 chemoreceptor from Leptospira interrogans
(2012) Philippe Foundation, Inc Grant
(2011) Espoirs de la Recherche program Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale- Grant
(2007-2010) IRTELIS: CEA life sciences PhD program grant
American Society for Microbiology 2022-Present
CHS Student Progress Committee 2023-Present
Western University Research Commitee 2023-Present
Stuffle EC, Suzuki T, Orillard E, Watts KJ. The Aer2 chemoreceptor from Vibrio vulnificus is a tri-PAS-heme oxygen sensor. Mol Microbiol. 2023 Jan;119(1):59-73. doi: 10.1111/mmi.15007. Epub 2022 Dec 4. PubMed PMID: 36420630; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10107281.
Anaya S, Orillard E, Greer-Phillips SE, Watts KJ. New Roles for HAMP Domains: the Tri-HAMP Region of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aer2 Controls Receptor Signaling and Cellular Localization. J Bacteriol. 2022 Sep 20;204(9):e0022522. doi: 10.1128/jb.00225-22. Epub 2022 Aug 2. PubMed PMID: 35916529; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9487508.
Orillard E, Watts KJ. Leptospira interrogans Aer2: an Unusual Membrane-Bound PAS-Heme Oxygen Sensor. J Bacteriol. 2022 Apr 19;204(4):e0056721. doi: 10.1128/jb.00567-21. Epub 2022 Mar 21. PubMed PMID: 35311542; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9017314.
Orillard E, Anaya S, Johnson MS, Watts KJ. Oxygen-Induced Conformational Changes in the PAS-Heme Domain of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aer2 Receptor. Biochemistry. 2021 Aug 31;60(34):2610-2622. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00452. Epub 2021 Aug 12. PubMed PMID: 34383467; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9148675.
Orillard E, Watts KJ. Deciphering the Che2 chemosensory pathway and the roles of individual Che2 proteins from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Microbiol. 2021 Feb;115(2):222-237. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14612. Epub 2020 Oct 16. PubMed PMID: 32979856; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7897226.
Garcia D, Orillard E, Johnson MS, Watts KJ. Gas Sensing and Signaling in the PAS-Heme Domain of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aer2 Receptor. J Bacteriol. 2017 Sep 15;199(18). doi: 10.1128/JB.00003-17. Print 2017 Sep 15. PubMed PMID: 28167524; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5573068