Dr. Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu

Dr. Priyadarshini  Chakrabarti Basu

Title

  • Assistant Professor

Contact Information

pb1090@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-6711
Clay Lyle 137

Overview

Research Interests

Apiculture and pollination biology
Bee nutrition
Climate change impacts on bee pollinators
Impacts of multiple stressors on bee pollinators
Molecular entomology: Insect physiology / proteomics / metabolomics / lipidomics / functional biology
Bee toxicology and molecular ecology
Neuroethology in insects

Teaching Interests

Honey bee biology and beekeeping
Insect behavior and neuroethology
Native bees and pollinator biology

Websites

Publications

Year Publications
2023

Quiroz, E. E., Prapapongpan, P., Resch, G., Basu, P. C., Sagili, R. R., Blakemore, P. R. 2023. Synthesis of [28-13C]-24-methylenecholesterol using 1-tert-butyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl [13C]-methyl sulfone to methylenate an isopropyl ketone intermediate . Arkivoc

2023

Lau, P. W., Esquivel, I. L., Hung, K. J., Basu, P. C. 2023. The nutritional landscape in agroecosystems: a review on how resources and management practices can shape pollinator health in agricultural environments. Annals of the Entomological Society of America

2022

Kumar, D., Banerjee, D., Basu, P. C., Sarkar, S., Basu, P. 2022. Oxidative stress and apoptosis in Asian honey bees (A. cerana) exposed to multiple pesticides in intensive agricultural landscape. Apidologie

2022

Sagili, V., Basu, P. C., Jayanty, S., Kardile, H., Sathuvalli, V. 2022. The Glycemic Index and Human Health with an Emphasis on Potatoes. Foods

2021

Metz, B. N., Basu, P. C., Sagili, R. R. 2021. Honey bee nursing responses to cuticular cues emanating from short-term changes in larval rearing environment. Journal of Insect Science 21(6).

2021

Basu, P. C. 2021. Fire and insects: Similarities and intersections between Mother Nature's most impressive forces. American Entomologist 67(3):64.

Extension Publications

Year Publications
2024

Basu, P. C. 2024. Supplemental feeding of honey bee colonies: A review and guide. Honey Bee Health Coalition

Awards & Honors

  • Emerging Research Scholar Award
    Mississippi State University
  • Merit Award in Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology
    Mississippi Entomological Association
  • Excellence in Early Career Award
    Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America
  • Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring by a Postdoc Award
    Oregon State University
  • Recognition Award
    Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology Section of the Entomological Society of America

Society Memberships

  • American Association of Professional Apiculturists
  • British Ecological Society
  • COLOSS
  • Entomological Society of America
  • International Union for the study of Social Insects North American Section
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Honor Society
  • Zoological Society Kolkata