Biography

Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu

Assistant Professor

Research

I study the interactive impacts of multiple stressors on bees, for example poor nutrition, pesticides, abiotic stressors and diseases. I use a wide array of multidisciplinary techniques across fields such as physiology, toxicology, functional biology, multiomics-based approaches and neuroethology to address my research questions. At Washington State University, I have a research-extension-teaching appointment. I am currently the Vice-President of the PBT Section of the Entomological Society of America and the North American Chair of the nutrition taskforce for COLOSS, the international bee organization. I was also the past Secretary/Treasurer of the American Association of Professional Apiculturists, Chair of the Early Careers Professionals Committee of the Entomological Society of America and the Vice-President of Mississippi Entomological Association. In addition to the research community, I enjoy teaching and working with stakeholders, policymakers and the general community in protecting bee pollinators and raising pollinator awareness. I am also a children’s book author to help spread pollinator awareness among young readers.

Education

Postdoctoral experience Oregon State University, U.S.A.

Ph.D. University of Calcutta, India

M.S. University of Calcutta, India

B.S. University of Calcutta, India

Professional Experience

2025 – Present Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Washington State University

2021 – 2024 Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Mississippi State University

2021 – Present Courtesy Faculty, Oregon State University

Areas of Expertise

• Impacts of multiple stressors on pollinators
• Pollinator extension, outreach and education
• Pollinator health research, stakeholder and community impacts
• Youth programs and Master Gardeners

Selected Recent Publications (Google Scholar)

• Chakrabarti, P. and Morre, J.T. (2025 In press) Metabolomics; in Standard methods and good practices in Apis honey bee omics research. Journal of Apicultural Research.
• Chakrabarti, P., Baugus, L., Eaton, E., Steinhauer, N.A. and Sagili, R.R. (2025) Pollen Production and Nutrient Composition in Two Northern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars: Implications for Pollinator Nutrition. Agriculture 15 (5): 461.
• Lau, P.W., Esquivel, I.L., Parys, K.A., Hung, K.J.L. and Chakrabarti, P. (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 116:261-275.
• Quiroz, E.E., Prapapongpan, P., Resch, G., Chakrabarti, P., Sagili, R.R. and Blakemore, P.R. (2024) Synthesis of [28-13C]-24-methylenecholesterol using 1-tert-butyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl [13C]-methyl sulfone to methylenate an isopropyl ketone intermediate. ARKIVOC: Online Journal of Organic Chemistry 2:202312100.
• Paul, T.G., Catchot, A.L., Musser, F.R., Chakrabarti, P., Ward, S.F. (2024) Overwintering site selection and associated microclimates for the redbanded stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), a non-native pest of soybean. Environmental Entomology 53(2):277-287.
• Sagili, R.R., Chakrabarti, P., Melathopoulos, A., Delaplane, K.S., Dag, A., Danka, R.G., Freitas, B.M., Garibaldi, L.A., Hormaza, J.I. and Steinhauer, N. (2024) Standard methods for pollination research with Apis mellifera 2.0. Journal of Apicultural Research Page: 1-35.
• Chakrabarti, P. and Sagili, R.R. (2024) Managed Foraging For Honey And Crop Pollination – Honey Bees As Livestock. Chapter 8 in the book The Foraging Behavior of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.). pp 175 – pp 193. Edited by John Purdy, Elsevier Academic Press, ON, Canada. (Invited peer-reviewed book chapter).
• Chakrabarti, P. (2024) Honey Bee Nutrition: A Review and Guide to Supplemental Feeding. Honey Bee Health Coalition.