After I finished my diploma in biology in 2010, I got the opportunity to work as a technician and then lab manager in various research groups. In the Ringrose lab I keep both eyes on the maintenance of the technical infrastructure and ensure the permanent availability of all consumables and devices in the lab. I also coordinate and correspond with the suppliers, technicians and the administration of the HU, and assist student practicals. Furthermore I am responsible for the stock collection of drosophilas, help out with payments and support in the projects of my colleagues wherever it is possible.
For the mammalian PRE/TRE (Polycomb- and Trithorax response elements) project I am involved in the production of barcoded reporter assays which are used for the identification of predicted elements genome wide.
Besides my biological work i run a semi-professional career as a half-time musician, and I am happy to contribute my time and skills to these two diverse working fields.
Publications
Chakrabarti, S., Dicke, C., Kalderis, D., Kern, J. (2015). Rice husks and their hydrochars cause unexpected stress response in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans: reduced transcription of stress-related genes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (PubMed Abstract)
Laue, P., Bährs, H., Chakrabarti, S., Steinberg, CEW. (2014). Natural xenobiotics to prevent cyanobacterial and algal growth in freshwater: contrasting efficacy of tannic acid, gallic acid, and gramine. Chemosphere. (PubMed Abstract)
Tartarotti, B., Saul, N., Chakrabarti, S., Trattner, F., Steinberg, CE., Sommaruga, R. (2014). UV-induced DNA damage in Cyclops abyssorum tatricus populations from clear and turbid alpine lakes. Journal of Plankton Research. (PubMed Abstract)
Saul, N., Chakrabarti, S., Stürzenbaum, SR., Menzel, R., Steinberg, CEW. (2014). Neurotoxic action of microcystin-LR is reflected in the transcriptional stress response of Caenorhabditis elegans. Chem. Biol. Interact. (PubMed Abstract)
Saul, N., Baberschke, N., Chakrabarti, S., Stürzenbaum, SR., Lieke, T., Menzel, R., Jonáš, A., Steinberg, CE. (2014). Two organobromines trigger lifespan, growth, reproductive and transcriptional changes in Caenorhabditis elegans. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (PubMed Abstract)
Bährs, H., Laue, P., Chakrabarti, S., Steinberg, CEW. (2014). Plant Polyphenols: Do They Control Freshwater Planktonic Nuisance Phototrophs? Elsevier. (Abstract)
Engert, A., Chakrabarti, S., Saul, N., Bittner, M., Menzel, R., Steinberg, CE. (2013). Interaction of temperature and an environmental stressor: Moina macrocopa responds with increased body size, increased lifespan, and increased offspring numbers slightly above its temperature optimum. Chemosphere. (PubMed Abstract)
Pietsch, K., Saul, N., Chakrabarti, S., Stürzenbaum, SR., Menzel, R., Steinberg, CE. (2011). Hormetins, antioxidants and prooxidants: defining quercetin-, caffeic acid- and rosmarinic acid-mediated life extension in C. elegans. Biogerontology. (PubMed Abstract)
Chakrabarti, S., Kern, J., Menzel, R. (2011). Selected natural humid materials induce and char substrates repress a gene in Caenorhabditis elegans homolog to human anticancer p53. Annals of Environmental Science. (Abstract)
Peuthert, A., Chakrabarti, S., Pflugmacher, S. (2007). Uptake of microcystins‐LR and‐LF (cyanobacterial toxins) in seedlings of several important agricultural plant species and the correlation with cellular damage (lipid peroxidation). Environmental Toxicology. (PubMed Abstract)