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Prosanta Chakrabarty

Prosanta Chakrabarty (born November 25, 1978) is an American ichthyologist and George H. Lowery Jr. Professor of ichthyology, evolution and systematics at Louisiana State University.[1] He studied at McGill University where he received a bachelor of science in Applied Zoology and at the University of Michigan where he obtained his PhD in Ecology and Evolution. Among other professional positions he was a Program Director for the National Science Foundation[2] and was the President of the American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologist in 2023.[3] He was named a TED Fellow in 2016,[4] and a TED Senior Fellow in 2018.[5] He was named an Elected Fellow of the AAAS for "distinguished contributions to evolutionary biology, focusing on the bioluminescent systems and historical biogeography of freshwater fishes, and for effectively communicating science to the public". [6]

Prosanta Chakrabarty
Chakrabarty with zoological specimens at the LSU Museum of Natural Science
Born (1978-11-25) November 25, 1978 (age 45)
EducationUniversity of Michigan (PhD)
McGill University (BSc)
Scientific career
FieldsIchthyology, systematics
InstitutionsLouisiana State University
Websitewww.prosanta.org http://www.prosanta.net

Research

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Chakrabarty's research has taken him to over 30 countries [7] and has described over 13 new species of fishes. In 2014 he discovered Hoosier cavefish with colleagues Jacques Prejean and Matthew Niemiller.[8][9] As curator of fishes at LSU he has added 100k specimens to the collection. Using phylogenetic systematics, geometric morphometrics among others tools, Prosanta Chakrabarty attempts to understand the evolution of biological diversity, molecular evolution, and conservation of marine and freshwater fishes.[10] His research interests are understanding the diversity and evolution of fish.

New species described

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1) Paretroplus tsimoly

2) Mystus falcarius

3) Nandus prolixus

4) Photoplagios laterofenestra

5) Nuchequula mannusella

6) Equulites absconditus

7) Milyeringa brooksi

8) Halieutichthys intermedius

9) Halieutichthys bispinosus

10) Profundulus kreiseri

11) Typhleotris mararybe

12) Roeboides bussingi

13) Amblyopsis hoosieri

14) Caecieleotris morrisi

15) Photolateralis polyfenestrus

Awards and honors

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2020 Named Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Ottawa Canada[11]

2019 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science [12]

2018 Forty Under 40, Greater Baton Rouge Business Report[13]

2018 Named a Senior Fellow at TED[5]

2016 Named to the 2016 Class of TED Fellows[4]

2015 Elected Secretary of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

2011Top Ten New Species Award, The International Institute for Species Exploration and the International Top 10 Selections Committee; with co-authors Hsuan-Ching Ho and John Sparks for the description of Halieutichthys intermedius

Selected publications

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Books

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  • Chakrabarty, Prosanta (2012). A Guide to Academia: Getting into and Surviving Grad School, Postdocs and a Research Job. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9780470960417.
  • Chakrabarty, Prosanta (2023). Explaining Life Through Evolution. Hayana: Penguin Random House. ISBN 9780670095100.

Journal articles

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  • Chakrabarty, P.; Faircloth, B. C.; Ludt, W. B.; McMahan, C. D.; Near, T. J.; Dornberg, A.; Albert, J. S.; Arroyave, J.; Stiassny, M. L. J.; Sorenson, L.; Alfaro, M. E. (2017). "Phylogenomic systematics of ostariophysan fishes: Ultraconserved elements support the surprising non-monophyly of Characiformes". Systematic Biology. 66 (6): 881–895. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syx038. PMID 28334176.
  • Alda, F., Adams, A.J., McMillan, W.O., Chakrabarty, P. (2017) Complete mitochondrial genomes of three Neotropical sleeper gobies: Eleotris amblyopsis, Eleotris picta and Hemieleotris latifasciata (Gobiiformes: Eleotridae)Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 2: 747-750.
  • Butler, J.M., Whitlow, S.M., Gwan, A.P., Chakrabarty, P., Maruska, K.P. 2017. Swim bladder morphology changes with female reproductive state in the mouth brooding African cichlid Astatotilapia burtoni. Journal of Experimental Biology220: 4463-4470
  • Alda, F., Adams, A.J., McMillan, W.O., Chakrabarty, P. 2018. Mitogenomic divergence between three pairs of putative geminate fishes from Panama. Mitochondrial DNA Part B 3: 1-5.
  • Burress, E.D., Alda, F. Duarte, A., Loureiro, M., Armbruster, J.W., Chakrabarty, P. 2018. Phylogenomics of the pike cichlids (Cichlidae: Crenicichla) and the rapid evolution and trophic diversification in an incipient species flock. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 31: 14-30 [Cover Article]
  • Elias , D.J., Mochel, S.F., Chakrabarty, P., McMahan, C., (2018) First record of the non-native Pacu, Piaractus brachypomus in Lago Peten-Itza, Guatemala, Central America. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 88, 1-6.

References

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  1. ^ Lynch, Kelly. "Little-known pancake batfish could be one of oil spill's early victims". CNN. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ "What I learned from my year as a fed". Science | AAAS. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Past Meetings". American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Meet the 2016 class of TED Fellows and Senior Fellows". TED Blog. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Meet the 2018 class of TED Fellows and Senior Fellows". TED Blog. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Four LSU Professors among 2018 AAAS Fellows".
  7. ^ PEVETO, KYLE. "LSU researcher, a modern-day explorer, travels to remote parts of world to discover new fish species". The Advocate. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Scientist Names Blind Fish with Neck Anus after His Favorite Team - Inkfish". Inkfish. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  9. ^ Chakrabarty, Prosanta; Prejean, Jacques; Niemiller, Matthew (29 May 2014). "The Hoosier cavefish, a new and endangered species (Amblyopsidae, Amblyopsis) from the caves of southern Indiana". ZooKeys (412): 41–57. Bibcode:2014ZooK..412...41C. doi:10.3897/zookeys.412.7245. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 4042695. PMID 24899861.
  10. ^ "What do piranhas and goldfish have in common?". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  11. ^ Hahne, Elsa. "Prof Plans on Waving LSU Flag During Canadian Fulbright". LSU.
  12. ^ "AAAS Honors Accomplished Scientists as 2018 Elected Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science".
  13. ^ "Forty Under 40". Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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