Dr. Sveta Chakrabarti

Faculty Fellow (India Alliance Wellcome-DBT Intermediate Fellow)

Dr. Sveta Chakrabarti  is a Wellcome-DBT Intermediate Fellow in Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, MAHE, Bengaluru. She conducts theory classes. She is involved in conducting examinations and checking exam papers. She is the guide for student dissertations. She writes projects for research funding.

Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine

Qualification: Ph. D

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr. Sveta Chakrabarti  is a Wellcome-DBT Intermediate Fellow in Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, MAHE, Bengaluru.
      
     She:

    • Conducts theory classes.

    • Is involved in conducting examinations and checking exam papers.

    • Is guide for student dissertations.

    Writes projects for research funding.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Ph. D Molecular Life Sciences École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 2013

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Wounding response using Drosophila as a model system. The role of blood cells in inter-organ communication, specifically how blood cells sense damage signals and communicate this message to distance tissues after a wound.

Area of Expertise

Immunology, Stem cell biology, Genetics, Developmental Biology, Drosophila.

Area of Research

My research interest is broadly on inter-organ communication post-wounding.

  1. K. Gupta, S. Chakrabarti, V. Janardan, N. Gogia, S. Banerjee, S. Srinivas, D. Mahishi, S. S. Visweswariah. Neuronal expression in Drosophila of an evolutionarily conserved metallophosphodiesterase reveals pleiotropic roles in longevity and odorant response. PLoS Genetics 2023 doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010962. [IF: 5.109] PMID: 37733787
  2. S. Chakrabarti*, and S. S. Visweswariah. Intramacrophage ROS Primes the Innate Immune System via JAK/STAT and Toll Activation. Cell Reports 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108368 (*: single corresponding author) [IF:  9.995] PMID: 33176146
  3. P. Sharma,A. Vijaykumar, J.Vijaya Raghavan, S.R. Rananaware, A. Alakesh, J. Bodele, J.Ur Rehman, S. Shukla, V. Wagde, S. Nadig, S. Chakrabarti, S. S. Visweswariah, D. Nandi, B. Gopal, S. Jhunjhunwala. Particle uptake driven phagocytosis in macrophages and neutrophils enhances bacterial clearance, Journal of Controlled Release 2022. [IF: 11.467] PMID: 35085696
  4. S. Chakrabarti. An Open Access E-book on Drosophila Protocols for College Students. 2021. Resonance 26, 1311–1313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-021-1232-y
  5. K. Gupta, V. Janardan, S. Banerjee, S. Chakrabarti, S. Srinivas, D. Mahishi, P. Raghu, S. S. Visweswariah. An evolutionarily conserved metallophosphodiesterase is a determinant of lifespan in Drosophila. bioRxiv 2020; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.08.084137.
  6. S. Chakrabarti*, JP. Dudzic, X. Li, EJ. Collas, JP Boquete, M. Poidevin, and B. Lemaitre*. Remote control of intestinal stem cell activity by haemocytes in Drosophila. PLoS Genetics 2016. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006089. (*: shared corresponding author) [IF: 6.1] PMID: 27231872
  7. R.K. Vijendravarma, S. Narasimha, S. Chakrabarti, A. Babin, S. Kolly, B. Lemaitre, and T. J. Kawecki. Gut physiology mediates a trade‐off between adaptation to malnutrition and susceptibility to food‐borne pathogens. Ecology Letters 2015. 18 (10), 1078-1086. [IF: 12.18] PMID: 26249109
  8. S. Chakrabarti*, M. Poidevin, and B. Lemaitre*. The Drosophila MAPK p38c Regulates Oxidative Stress and Lipid Homeostasis in the Intestine. PLoS Genetics 2014. doi/10.1371/ journal.pgen.1004647. (*: shared corresponding author) [IF: 7.009] PMID: 25254641
  9. S. Chakrabarti, P. Liehl, N. Buchon and B. Lemaitre. Infection‐induced host translational blockage inhibits immune responses and epithelial renewal in the Drosophila gut. Cell Host Microbe 2012. 12(1): 60-70. [IF:12.6] PMID: 22817988
  10. D. Osman, N. Buchon, S. Chakrabarti, Y.T. Huang, W.C. Su, M. Poidevin, Y.C. Tsai, B. Lemaitre. Autocrine and paracrine unpaired signalling regulate intestinal stem cell maintenance and division. J Cell Sci. 2012. 125:5944-9. [IF: 6.7] PMID: 23038775
  11. N. Buchon, N.A.Broderick, S. Chakrabarti and B. Lemaitre. Invasive and indigenous microbiota impact intestinal stem cell activity through multiple pathways in Drosophila. Genes & Development 2009. 23(19): 2333-44. [IF: 11.8] PMID: 19797770
  12. D. Mittal, S. Chakrabarti, A. Sarkar, A. Singh, A. Grover Heat shock factor gene family in rice: genomic organization and transcript expression profiling in response to high temperature, low temperature and oxidative stresses. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2009. 47 (9), 785-795 [IF: 3.4] PMID: 19539489