Mitali Chitnis
Doktorandin
LMU
Büroadresse:
Richard-Wagner-Str. 10
80333 München
Sprechstunde:
15:00-16:00
I’m a molecular microbiologist by training, currently pursuing my PhD after completing my master’s in Germany. Beyond the lab, I love drawing, painting, and crafts, and I enjoy meeting new people and exploring different cultures.
CV
2017-2020 BSc. Microbiology, Pune, India
2020-2023 MSc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
2024-Present PhD researcher at LMU, Munich, Germany
Research
I’m a geomicrobiologist exploring how magnetotactic bacteria and protists interact in both natural and laboratory settings. My work uncovers how predatory protists shape bacterial populations and influence magnetosome maintenance using microbiological, molecular, and magnetic techniques.
Tracing the food chain from magnetotactic bacteria to protozoa
I try to understand how magnetotactic bacteria and protists interact in both natural and laboratory settings. To study these, I use, wild type and mutant cultures of model magnetotactic bacteria, to identify phenotypes that might be crucial to evade protist predation. My work uncovers how predatory protists shape bacterial populations and influence magnetosome maintenance using microbiological, molecular, and magnetic techniques.
I am funded by the DeepDyn - DFG Priority Program 2404, which has been funded for 3 years (2024-2026).