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Romy Chakraborty

Principal Investigator

Berkeley Lab

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Microbial Ecology, Plant–Microbe Interactions, Environmental Microbiology

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I study soil and plant microbiomes and how to engineer them. We build standardized, reproducible workflows, cultivate and characterize isolates, and design stable synthetic consortia to improve crop resilience, nutrient cycling, and remediation in field and industrial settings.

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Rhizosphere-derived endophytes for plant growth promotion and nitrogen fixation

Diazotrophic endophytic bacteria isolated from diverse plants that naturally colonize roots, stems, and leaves to enhance plant vigor through nitrogen fixation and other growth-promoting mechanisms. Validated strains dem...

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Romy Chakraborty

Principal Investigator

Berkeley Lab

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Berkeley Lab

Principal Investigator

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Agricultural biotechnologySoil health and fertility

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Agricultural ScienceBiochemistryEcologyMicrobiologyMicrobiome

Last updated Jan 2026