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PI: Dipshikha Chakravortty (MCBL, IISc Bangalore). We study molecular pathogenesis of Salmonella in murine, nematode and plant systems.

Bangalore, India
Joined February 2021
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RT @iiscbangalore: The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of the host cell may play a role in helping Salmonella bacteria escape detection, IISc stโ€ฆ.
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DC lab's first PhD colleague, Prof. Sandeep Eshwarappa who discovered the SCV division, is contributing to the major AX4 project with Water Bear (IISc Bengaluru strain). From Salmonella to tardigrades ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
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We all spent a great afternoon yesterday with some nice authentic North Indian Cuisine ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ
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@umeshchopra17 Heartiest Congratulations ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰.
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2009: Eswarappa et. al established the single bacterium in a vacuole concept. On cover art- Infection and Immunity(ASM). 2025: Chopra delineated the mechanism. On cover art mBio(ASM). Salmonella is never homeless as the home gets divided with Salmonella
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Syntaxin 7 in sync with Salmonella - working together for successful life--- Amazing Bacteria ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽŠ. Our latest research article is online now. Link:-
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It was an immense pleasure to have young minds from Classes 4, 5 and 6 in our lab. They were amazed to visualise life under the microscope and explained how they aspire to cure diseases one day๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ. DC lab always looks forward to igniting, and inspiring young scientific minds๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿซ
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DC Lab team members - Rhea, Yogyata and Abhishek mentored students from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Bangalore - as a part of the "IISc Agastya SEP Program 2025". The young minds under the mentorship of my PhD students performed exciting experiments in our laboratory ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ
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Igniting young minds๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ. School children from various parts of the country being inspired by DC Lab at IISc Bangalore. #DCLab #Salmonella
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Glad to share that our latest review is online now. Check out the link below. Heartiest congratulations to the team๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ.
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RT @mbiojournal: Endoplasmic reticulum facilitates the coordinated division of #Salmonella-containing vacuoles. New #mBio study by @umeshchโ€ฆ.
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Prof. Dipshikha Chakravortty's Lab
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Heartiest congratulations to all the team members. We show the effect of SIRT1 and SIRT3 on mitochondrial function and host Salmonella pH balance during infection. Extending our regards to @ACSPublications for publishing our work๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽŠ.#Salmonella #DCLab.
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Extending our gratitude to @mbiojournal @ASMicrobiology for publishing our research. We would also like to thank the esteemed agencies- Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India, DST and TATA innovation Fellowship for funding our work.
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#NewPaper๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰.We show how Endoplasmic Reticulum participates in the coordinated division of Salmonella Containing Vacuole. Previously our group enlightened the concept of "One bacteria per vacuole" ().Check out our latest story.
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Glad to share that our collaborative project is now online in Nature Microbiology. Primarily conducted by PhD student Sourav Ghosh at IIT Bombay on how human cells can directly break ubiquitin tagged bacteria. Paper link In press.
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Prof. Dipshikha Chakravortty's Lab
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Elated to share that our article "Defying the odds: Determinants of the antimicrobial response of Salmonella Typhi and their interplay" has been recognised as the "Top Viewed Article" by Wiley. A moment of pride again for team DC Lab!! ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ. #Salmonella #DCLab #IISc
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Our research - "Syntaxin 3 SPI-2 dependent crosstalk facilitates the division of Salmonella containing vacuole" has received the recognition of "top cited" article. Extending heartiest congratulations to our team for this wonderful accolade๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’. #DCLab #Salmonella #IISc
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Congratulations to the team๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ‰.
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our work on the evaporation, precipitation and agglomeration dynamics of bacteria laden liquid bridges. This is a detailed effort covering some fascinating insights into liquid bridges that thin under evaporation and snap to form two sessile droplets.@Basulab_IISc @DipaLab_IISc
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Prof. Dipshikha Chakravortty's Lab
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"When Umesh unravelled Salmonella's Secret to Immune Suppression".Read the story about Salmonella's immune escape in our latest finding published today in the prestigious Journal of Infectious Disease. Congratulations @umeshchopra17๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’.
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Prof. Dipshikha Chakravortty's Lab
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Heartiest congratulations to our lab alumna @ritikachatterj3 for her paper "Syntaxin 3 SPI-2 dependent crosstalk facilitates the division of Salmonella containing vacuole"- that has received the "Top Cited" article status from Wiley. ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’.
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