AjaiArvindDandekarMD

Pulmonology • Seattle, WA

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Assistant Professor, Medicine, U of WA Sch of Med

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Office
1959 Ne Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-685-8551
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Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2008 - 2011
University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Quorum-sensing regulation of phenazine production heightensresistance to ciprofloxacin.
Lexin Xia, Yue Li, Yufan Wang, Hui Zhou, Feng Xu, Meizhen Wang, Ajai A Dandekar> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2024 Mar 25
Uncovering a hidden functional role of the XRE-cupin protein PsdR as a novel quorum-sensing regulator in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Huifang Qiu, Yuanhao Li, Min Yuan, Huali Chen, Ajai A Dandekar, Weijun Dai> ;Plos Pathogens. 2024 Mar 1
The end of the reign of a "master regulator''? A defect in function of the LasR quorum sensing regulator is a common feature ofisolates.
Mylène C Trottier, Thays de Oliveira Pereira, Marie-Christine Groleau, Lucas R Hoffman, Ajai A Dandekar, Eric Déziel> ;Mbio. 2024 Mar 13
2 citations
Tripartite interactions between filamentous Pf4 bacteriophage, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and bacterivorous nematodes.
Caleb M Schwartzkopf, Autumn J Robinson, Mary Ellenbecker, Dominick R Faith, Amelia K Schmidt, Diane M Brooks, Lincoln Lewerke, Ekaterina Voronina, Ajai A Dandekar, Pa...> ;Plos Pathogens. 2023 Feb 1
9 citations
Genetic and Transcriptomic Characteristics of RhlR-Dependent Quorum Sensing in Cystic Fibrosis Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Kyle L Asfahl, Nicole E Smalley, Alexandria P Chang, Ajai A Dandekar> ;Msystems. 2022 Apr 26
13 citations
Evolution of the Quorum Sensing Regulon in Cooperating Populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Nicole E Smalley, Amy L Schaefer, Kyle L Asfahl, Crystal Perez, E Peter Greenberg, Ajai A Dandekar> ;Mbio. 2022 Feb 22
10 citations
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing.
Samantha Wellington Miranda, Kyle L Asfahl, Ajai A Dandekar, E P Greenberg> ;Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2022 Jan 1
13 citations
Resistance elicited by sub-lethal concentrations of ampicillin is partially mediated by quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Yue Li, Lexin Xia, Jian Chen, Yulu Lian, Ajai A. Dandekar, Feng Xu, Meizhen Wang> ;Environment International. 2021 May 11
8 citations
Tobramycin Adaptation Enhances Policing of Social Cheaters in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Rhea G. Abisado, John H. Kimbrough, Brielle M. Mckee, Vaughn D. Craddock, Nicole E. Smalley, Ajai A. Dandekar, Josephine R. Chandler> ;Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2021 May 26
8 citations
Burkholderia thailandensis Methylated Hydroxyalkylquinolines: Biosynthesis and Antimicrobial Activity in Cocultures.
Jennifer R. Klaus, Charlotte Majerczyk, Stephanie Moon, Natalie A. Eppler, Sierra Smith, Emily Tuma, Marie-Christine Groleau, Kyle L. Asfahl, Nicole E. Smalley, Hillar...> ;Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2020 Nov 24
Pseudomonas 2019 meeting report.
Kim R. Hardie, Kalai Mathee, Herbert P. Schweizer, Lars E. P. Dietrich, Martin Welch, Teresa R. de Kievit, Dao Nguyen, Maia Kivisaar, Ajai A. Dandekar, Diane McDougald...> ;Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2020 Jul 1
44 citations
RhlR-Regulated Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Quorum Sensing in a Cystic Fibrosis Isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Renae L. Cruz, Kyle L. Asfahl, Sara Van den Bossche, Tom Coenye, Aurélie Crabbé, Ajai A. Dandekar> ;Mbio. 2020 Apr 7
20 citations
More than Simple Parasites: the Sociobiology of Bacteriophages and Their Bacterial Hosts.
Patrick R. Secor, Ajai A. Dandekar> ;Mbio. 2020 Mar 10
28 citations
Conditional quorum-sensing induction of a cyanide-insensitive terminal oxidase stabilizes cooperating populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Huicong Yan, Kyle L. Asfahl, Na Li, Feng Sun, Xiao Junwei, Dongsheng Shen, Ajai A. Dandekar, Meizhen Wang> ;Nature Communications. 2019 Nov 1
22 citations
In vitro evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AA2 biofilms in the presence of cystic fibrosis lung microbiome members.
Eva Vandeplassche, Andrea Sass, Astrid Lemarcq, Ajai A. Dandekar, Tom Coenye, Aurélie Crabbé> ;Scientific Reports. 2019 Sep 6
5 citations
Dynamics of cheater invasion in a cooperating population of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Xiaoyin Feng, Maxim Kostylev, Ajai A. Dandekar, E. Peter Greenberg> ;Scientific Reports. 2019 Jul 15
8 citations
Modulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing by Glutathione.
Hui Zhou, Meizhen Wang, Nicole E. Smalley, Maxim Kostylev, Amy L. Schaefer, E. Peter Greenberg, Ajai A. Dandekar, Feng Xu> ;Journal of Bacteriology. 2019 Apr 9
148 citations
Evolution of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing hierarchy.
Maxim Kostylev, Daniel Y Kim, Nicole E. Smalley, Indraneel A. Salukhe, E. Peter Greenberg, Ajai A. Dandekar> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2019 Apr 2
23 citations
Erratum for Abisado et al., "Bacterial Quorum Sensing and Microbial Community Interactions".
Rhea G. Abisado, Saida Benomar, Jennifer R. Klaus, Ajai A. Dandekar, Josephine R. Chandler> ;Mbio. 2018 Oct 2
36 citations
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Orphan Quorum Sensing Signal Receptor QscR Regulates Global Quorum Sensing Gene Expression by Activating a Single Linked Operon.
Fengming Ding, Ken-Ichi Oinuma, Nicole E. Smalley, Amy L. Schaefer, Omar Hamwy, E. Peter Greenberg, Ajai A. Dandekar> ;Mbio. 2018 Sep 5
2 citations
Social Evolution: Selection on Multiple Cooperative Traits Optimizes Cost-Benefit Relationships.
Kyle L. Asfahl, Ajai A. Dandekar> ;Current Biology. 2018 Jul 9
293 citations
Bacterial Quorum Sensing and Microbial Community Interactions.
Rhea G. Abisado, Saida Benomar, Jennifer R. Klaus, Ajai A. Dandekar, Josephine R. Chandler> ;Mbio. 2018 Jul 5
16 citations
A Metabolic Trade-Off Modulates Policing of Social Cheaters in Populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Huicong Yan, Meizhen Wang, Feng Sun, Ajai A. Dandekar, Dongsheng Shen, Na Li> ;Frontiers in Microbiology. 2018 Feb 27
12 citations
Gene Duplication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Improves Growth on Adenosine.
Jean-Paul Toussaint, Anna Farrell-Sherman, Tamar P. Feldman, Nicole E. Smalley, Amy L. Schaefer, E. Peter Greenberg, Ajai A. Dandekar> ;Journal of Bacteriology. 2017 Oct 3
8 citations
Nitrogen Source Stabilization of Quorum Sensing in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bioaugmentation Strain SD-1
Meizhen Wang, Bai-Min Lai, Ajai A. Dandekar, Yu-Sheng Yang, Na Li, Jun Yin, Dongsheng Shen> ;Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2017 Aug 1
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Journal Articles

Evolution of the Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Hierarchy
Ajai A Dandekar, Daniel Y Kim, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Orphan Quorum Sensing Signal Receptor QscR Regulates Global Quorum Sensing Gene Expression by Activating a Single Linked Operon
Ajai Dandekar, MD, mBio

Grant Support

Pathogenesis Of Mhv-Induced DemyelinationNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2005

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians - ACP
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Hospital Affiliations

UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, Washington