معرفی
Mahul Chakraborty is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University's Department of Biology. He joined the department in 2022, focusing on genomic and molecular mechanisms underlying phenotypic variation and adaptation. His research employs cutting-edge methods in quantitative genetics, genomics, and genome editing, using model organisms like Drosophila melanogaster and non-model species such as the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi.
Education: B.Sc. Zoology (University of Calcutta, 2005), M.Sc. Biotechnology (IIT Roorkee, 2007), Ph.D. Biology (University of Rochester, 2014). Postdoctoral research at the University of California (2014–2019).
Research interests include structural variations (SVs) in genomes, their roles in disease and adaptation, and the evolutionary dynamics of repetitive genomic regions in sexual dimorphism. His lab investigates how repetitive DNA in sex chromosomes (e.g., Y/W chromosomes) drives sexually antagonistic traits. Recent work highlights SVs' impact on Anopheles stephensi's invasive success and the genomic basis of UV color vision in butterflies.
Publications span structural variant analysis, comparative genomics, and evolutionary biology, with a focus on malaria vectors and Drosophila. His lab's tools, like the SVGAP pipeline, advance structural variant detection in population studies. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, but his contributions to genomics and evolutionary biology are notable.
Lab activities include genome editing, functional genomics, and collaborative projects on vector biology. Future work aims to dissect repetitive genome functions and their evolutionary roles in sexual conflict and adaptation.
