Name & Qualification : Dr. Dipanjana Datta, PhD, PDF ( USA) , CGC, Certified Medical Geneticist | Molecular Biologist,  PhD in Human Genetics | Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuromuscular Disorders

Present Affiliation & Institute : 
Consultant Geneticist, Renew Healthcare, Institute of Fetal Medicine ,   Institute of  Child Health , Kolkata ,  Apollo  Multispecialty Hospitals ,  Manipal Hopsitals , Peerless Hospitals , Neotia Bhagirathi Women  and Child care Hospitals., State Coordinator, Organization for Rare Diseases India (ORDI), Scientific Advisor, Rare Warriors of Bengal, Member, American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG), Member, IOEC Subcommittee on Global Genetics Awareness

Experience & Area of Interest :

Prenatal and reproductive genetics, Rare disease diagnostics and advocacy, Nephrogenetics and neuromuscular disorders, Genetic education and policy development in India, genetics  and Public  Health

Honours & Achievements :  

Participated   as a PhD student  in  the consortium the INDIAN GENOME VARAITION DATABASE (IGV) ,   Have  authored  several  papers  in peer reviewed  Journals including PNAS , Kidney International ,  Journal of  neurosciences  and European Journal of pediatrics , Initiated India’s first public health-based Rare Disease Screening Clinics in collaboration with Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Patent holder for novel diagnostic work in Head and Neck Cancer, focusing on biomarker-based detection and therapeutic targets