Chemical Quality

Dr.Satya Prabhakar Chinta

Postdoctoral researcher, UCR, CA

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Career Objective

To apply my skills and high quality expertise in organic and analytical chemistry gained from challenging

assignments in the field of natural product chemistry (chemical ecology) at an organization that has

ample scope for scientific and professional growth.

Profile

Over 6 years of experience in scientific research involving pheromone chemistry that includes

extraction, analyses, structure determination, enantioselective synthesis of small molecules.

Over 6 years of experience in scientific research involving handling instruments that include Gas

chromatography (GC chiral, preparative and auto sampler) GC coupled with a mass spectrometer

(GC-MS), High pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), Liquid chromatography-mass

spectrometry (LC-MS).

Over 6 years of scientific research experience in aeration and solvent extraction of volatile and

biologically active natural products (small molecules) released by agriculturally influential

arthropod pest species using open, closed loop stripping analysis, and SPME techniques.

Over 6 years of experience in scientific research involving spectroscopic data interpretation that

includes mass spectra (including unknown structures from arthropods), NMR (H, C, P, DEPT,

COSY, NOESY), UV/Vis and IR.

Over 2 years of experience as a postdoctoral scholar at department of entomology, UCR,

CA leading the projects with chemistry-entomology interface that includes GC-EAD experiments.

Inventive in designing synthetic routes for attaining target molecules . Proficient in performing

classical and modern synthetic organic reactions. Deft in handling all the analytical and

organic techniques.

Excellent technical, communication and documentation skills. Generates high quality manuscripts

from day to day reports and protocols for submission into scientific journals.

Adept in devising significant solutions, managing day to day operations. Intellectual thinking with

abilities of motivating the team towards achieving organizational goal.

Research experience / Post doctoral researcher July 2010-present

University of California, Riverside, CA

Synthesized all four enantiomers of the sex pheromone of invasive scale Acutaspis albopicta

that has heavily infested avocado shipments from Mexico and identified its natural pheromone.

Micro-scale reactions were successfully performed with the natural extracts of the invasive

scale Acutaspis albopicta and the chirality of the sex pheromone was assigned.

Collected and analyzed insect produced chemicals from the bug Bagrada hilaris which is a

serious pest on cruciferous plants.

Collected, analyzed, and performed GC-EAD experiments with insect produced chemicals from

the fruit fly Trupanea vicina which is a native seed feeding pest on ornamental flowers.

Synthesized several semiochemicals that are being developed for practical applications and

integration into pest management programs.

Research experience / Doctoral researcher July 2006-June 2010

Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany

Identified and synthesized the correct enantiomer of the sex pheromone from spider Argiope

bruennichi.

Identification, analysis involving micro-scale derivatization, and enantioselective synthesis of the

novel surface lipids of the spider Argyrodes elevatus was successfully achieved.

Synthesized isotopic labeled polyunsaturated fatty acid and fatty acid methyl esters for

incorporation experiments with labeled pheromone precursors to resolve the biosynthetic

pathway of the pheromone released by the winter moth Operophtera brumata which is a serious

pest on deciduous plants.

Behaviorally active compounds were analyzed and identified from the pest beetle Pachnoda

interrupta (sorghum chafer) which were proven attractive in the field.

Bioassay for trapping spiders in the field with synthetic pheromone lures was successfully

demonstrated for the first time with spider Argiope bruennichi.

Education

Ph.D in organic chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany, 2010.

Dissertation Title: Identification and synthesis of semiochemicals from Arthropods

Grade-ECTS-1.0/1.0.

International masters in organic chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany,

2007.

Thesis Title: Synthesis of surface lipids from spider Argyrodes elevatus.

Grade-ECTS-1.9/1.0.

Master of Science from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 2002.

Major - organic chemistry.

Grade 65%.

Bachelor of Science from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 2000.

Core subjects: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Microbiology.

Grade 77%.

Skills

Technical Chemistry software

GC – chiral, autosampler and ACD-labs, Mestre-C

preparative Enhanced data analysis (Chem Station)

GC coupled with a mass spectrometer Chem draw, Chem sketch

(GC-MS) SciFinder scholar, Reaxys, Scopus.

High pressure liquid chromatography

(HPLC) Computer skills

GC-EAD

Liquid chromatography-mass Operating systems- MSDOS, Windows

spectrometry (LC-MS) 95/98/2000/XP/Vista/7

UV/Vis, NMR-1D, 2D (H, C, P, DEPT, Languages-C

COSY, NOESY), IR

Applications- Matlab

Classical and modern synthetic organic

Technical drawing- Adobe illustrator

reaction techniques.

Office applications- MS office

Awards

Student travel award during the 25th annual meeting of the International Society of

Chemical Ecology, 23-27 August 2009,Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Best poster award at the 25th annual meeting of the International Society of Chemical

Ecology, 23-27 August 2009,Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Free annual membership award for the year 2009-2010 at International Society of Chemical

Ecology.

Best poster award at 20th Irseer Naturstofftage, 2008, Germany.

Media Coverage:

My accomplishments have been highly praised by World Science Media

Spiders Seeking Sex, Chemical & Engineering News, 88(8), 12.02. 2010, p. 40.

Scent of a Spider-Innovations report, 15.02.2010.

Sex pheromone of the wasp spider identified- www.Internetchemistry.com, 16.02.2010.

Scent of a Spider -http://phys.org/news185452301.html, 15.02.2010.

Posters presentations at International conferences (First author)

Attended and presented a poster at 25th annual meeting of the International Society

of Chemical Ecology, 2009, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Title: Identification and synthesis of a pheromone of the wasp spider Argiope bruennichi-

Chinta, S.P., Goller, S., Uhl, G., Schulz, S.

Attended and presented a poster at 16th lecture conference ORCHEM 2008, W eimar,

Germany, organized by the GDCH (German chemical society).

Title: Identification and synthesis of a pheromone of the wasp spider Argiope bruennichi-

Satya. C, Goller. S, Uhl. G, Schulz. S.

Attended and presented a poster at 23th annual meeting of the International Society

of Chemical Ecology, 2007,Jena, Germany.

Title: Identification and synthesis of novel spider lipids: Branched wax esters of the

kleptoparasitic spider Argyrodes elevatus-Satya. C, Goller. S, Uhl. G, Schulz. S.

Oral Presentations at national & International Conferences (Invited Co-author)

Oral Presentation at The 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting, 2012,

Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Title: “Highly irregular terpenoids as mealybug pheromones: Chemistry and applications .

Yunfan Zou, Jocelyn G. Millar, Satya Chinta.

Oral Presentation at The 59th annual meeting of the Entomological Society of

America, 2011, Reno, Nevada, USA.

Title: “Basic biology and identification of the sex pheromone of the invasive scale species

Acutaspis albopicta (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)”- Rebeccah A. Waterworth, J. Steven

McElfresh, Lindsay J. Robinson, Satya Chinta, Joseph G. Morse and Jocelyn G. Millar.

Invited speaker – oral presentation at The 95th Annual Pacific Branch Meeting of the

Entomological Society of America, 2011, W aikoloa, Hawaii.

Title: “Sex Pheromone of Acutaspis albopicta, an Invasive Exotic Pest Entering California on

Shipments of Fresh Avocados from Mexico” -Millar, J.G., J.S. McElfresh, L.J. Robinson, and

S. Chinta.

Invited speaker at the UC-Riverside Entomology Department Seminar, USA, May 2012.

Title: Exotic Armored Scales Entering California on Mexican Avocados –Politics Trumps

Science- Joseph Morse, Richard Stouthamer, Jocelyn Millar, Greg Walker, Lindsay

Robinson, Paul Rugman-Jones, Steve McElfresh, Rebeccah Waterworth, Alan Urena, Pam

W atkins, Jhamna Magsig-Castillo, Satya Chinta, Jianlong Bi, and Gillian Watson.

Poster presentation at 26th annual meeting of the International Society of Chemical

Ecology, 2010, Tours, France.

Title: Pheromone based mating and aggregation in the sorghum chafer, Pachnoda interrupta-

Hillbury Y, Bengtsson, J, Prabhakar Chinta S, Wolde Hawariat Y, Negesh M, Seyoum E,

Hansson Bill S, Schulze S.

Poster presentation at Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft 103. Annual Meetings 2010,

Hamburg, Germany.

Title: Identification, synthesis and field test of the sex pheromone of the wasp spider

Argiope bruennichi-Gabriele Uhl, Satya Chinta, Stephan Goller, Julia Lux, Sebastian Funke,

Stefan Schulz.

Poster presentation at 20th Irseer Naturstofftage, 2008, Germany

Title: New pheromones of spiders-Elena Barcari, Satya Chinta, Stephan Goller, Maydianne

Andrade, Gabriele Uhl, Stefan Schulz.

Publications

Millar, J. G., Chinta, S. P., McElfresh, S. J., Robinson, L. J., Morse, J. G. 2012. Identification of

the sex pheromone of the invasive scale Acutaspis albopicta (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), arriving in

California on shipments of avocados from Mexico. J. Econ. Entomol. 105 (2), 497-504.

Chinta, S. P., Goller, S., Lux, J., Funke, S., Uhl, G., Schulz, S. 2010. The sex pheromone of the

wasp spider Argiope bruennichi. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49: 2033 -2036.

Bengtsson, J. M., Chinta, S. P., Hawariat, Y. W., Negash, M., Seyoum, E., Hansson, B. S.,

Schlyter, F., Schulz, S., Hillbur, Y. 2010 Pheromone-based mating and aggregation in the

sorghum chafer, Pachnoda interrupta. Journal of Chemical ecology 36:768-777.

Yong-Hong Xiao, Ke-Ke Liu, Xing-Fu Jiang, Lei Zhang, Satya Prabhakar Chinta, Li-Zhi Luo.

2012. Male sex pheromone stimulates female calling while suppresses male courtship behaviour

in the beet webworm Loxostege sticticalis. Submitted for Nature.

Chinta, S. P. 2010. Identification and synthesis of semiochemicals from Arthropods, Doctoral

dissertation, Technische Universität Braunschweig library, Germany.

Chinta, S. P. 2007. Synthesis of surface lipids from spider Argyrodes elevatus, Master

dissertation, Technische Universität Braunschweig library, Germany.

Chinta, S. P., Goller, S., Uhl, G., Schulz, S. 2012. Analysis, identification and enantioselective

synthesis of novel lipids identified from the spider Argyrodes elevatus - Manuscript for Chemistry

& Biodiversity.

Alenka Zunic Kosi, Satya P. Chinta, David Headrick, Andrej Cokl, Jocelyn G. Millar. 2012.

Reproductive behaviors of Trupanea vicina (Wulp) (Diptera: Tephritidae: Tephritinae), an

emerging pest of ornamental marigold production in California. Submitted for Entomologia

Experimentalis et Applicata.

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