John D. Helmann

Professor
Microbiology · CALS

John D. Helmann serves as Professor in Microbiology at Cornell University.

322 publications
26,735 citations
93 h-index
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Rising Papers (3)
2025-01-05 · Biochemistry · Genetics
Metals in Motion: Understanding Labile Metal Pools in Bacteria
John D. HelmannProfessor, Microbiology · CALS
47 citations · 26.1x expected for field
2025-07-25 · Nature Reviews Microbiology · Genetics
Microbial metal physiology: ions to ecosystems
John D. HelmannProfessor, Microbiology · CALS
41 citations · 9.4x expected for field
2025-03-05 · Nature Communications · Genetics
Structural basis for transcription activation through cooperative recruitment of MntR
John D. HelmannProfessor, Microbiology · CALS
13 citations · 6.7x expected for field
Top Papers (1)
2023-01-01 · Advances in microbial physiology/Advances in Microbial Physiology · Astronomy and Astrophysics
The elements of life: A biocentric tour of the periodic table
John D. HelmannProfessor, Microbiology · CALS
146.0x expected for field · 67 citations
Recent Papers (5)
2026-09-08 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Molecular Biology
Physiological Roles of Carbonic Anhydrases and an MpsAB-like Bicarbonate Transporter in Bacillus subtilis
John D. HelmannProfessor, Microbiology · CALS
2026-06-22 · Current Opinion in Microbiology · Genetics
Mutations in RNA polymerase that drive the emergence of antibiotic resistance
John D. HelmannProfessor, Microbiology · CALS
2026-06-10 · npj Biofilms and Microbiomes · Genetics
MeeY and YybP, two proteins regulated by manganese-sensing riboswitches, are required for Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation
John D. HelmannProfessor, Microbiology · CALS
2026-06-09 · mBio · Nutrition and Dietetics
Pathways of copper import and utilization that support respiration in Bacillus subtilis
John D. HelmannProfessor, Microbiology · CALS
2025-12-22 · PubMed · Genetics
The Bacillus subtilis class A penicillin-binding protein 4 (PBP4) requires an accessory protein RpdA
John D. HelmannProfessor, Microbiology · CALS