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Figure 1. A summary of Dr Chakravortty’s work.
About Dr Dipshikha Chakravortty. Dr Dipshikha Chakravortty studied microbiology at Nagpur University (Nagpur, India), and completed her PhD in Biotechnology at the National Center for Cell Science at Pune University (Pune, India) in 1999. She performed her postdoctoral studies in the labs of Takashi Yokochi at Aichi Medical University in Japan, and Michael Hensel at the Institute for Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen, Germany. In 2004 Dr Chakravortty returned to India to take a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. Since 2009, she has been an Associate Professor at this institution. Her research revolves around infectious diseases and host–pathogen interactions, with a particular interest in the pathogen Salmonella. Her research has resulted in over 80 publications in international peer-reviewed journals and chapters in biomedical books, as well as patents related to Salmonella diagnosis and vaccines. Besides her research, she teaches graduate students at university, actively participates in national and international committees and societies, and serves as editor and board member for several journals, including Virulence. During the course of her career Dr Chakravortty has received numerous honors and awards, including the Fellowship for the National Academy of Sciences, India in 2012.
