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Romy Chakraborty

Ecology Department Head

Staff Scientist

Building 070A, Room 3317H

M/S 70A3317

Phone: 510-486-4091

Fax: 510-486-7152

rchakraborty@lbl.gov

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Biography

Dr. Romy Chakraborty received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in Microbiology. Her background is in anaerobic microbial physiology and microbialecology. She is the Ecology Department Head, Earth and Environmental Science Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Publications

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Research Interests

Her lab is interested in:

  • Identification of novel microbes and microbial function
  • Effect of Climate change on rhizosphere
  • Plant-microbe interactions
  • Ecosystems and Networks Integrated with Genes and Molecular Assemblies inenvironmental microorganisms
  • Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • Bioremediation of oil and other contaminants

Education

  • Ph.D. Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley, 2005
  • M.S. Life Sciences, University of Mumbai (Bombay), India, 1997
  • B.S. Microbiology, University of Bombay, India, 1995

Experience

  • Department Head, Ecology, LBNL, Earth & Environmental Sciences Area, 2017-Present
  • Staff Scientist, LBNL, Earth & Environmental Sciences Area, 2018-Present
  • Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), 2012-2018
  • Scientific and Engineering Associate, LBNL, 2008-2012
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, LBNL, 2005-2008
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University Of California at Berkeley - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, 2005

Professional Affiliations

  • American Society of Microbiology
  • International Society for Microbial Ecology
  • American Geophysical Union
  • Associate Faculty Member, Faculty of 1000 Biology

Scholarly Service

  • Reviewer, Environmental Microbiology
  • Reviewer, Environmental Science and Technology
  • Reviewer, ISME
  • Reviewer, National Science Foundation
  • Reviewer, Frontiers in Microbial Biotechnology
  • Reviewer, FEMS Microbiology
  • Reviewer, Microbial Biotechnology

Professional Activities

  • Session Chair, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, "Biogeochemistry of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill", 2012
  • Session Chair, ASM 110th General Meeting, San Diego, "Causes of complexity in microbial stress response: the role of evolution, memory, stochasticity and physiological state", 2010
  • Session Chair, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, "Geochemical Controls and Microbial Response in Metal-Contaminated Environments II", 2008
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