Senior Bio technologist
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, INDIA, India
Highly skilled and experienced Molecular Geneticist/Medical Lab Scientist with a proven track record of establishing and troubleshooting Molecular Genetic labs in research institutes and hospitals. Proficient in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Cytogenetics, Next Generation Sequencing, and Genetic Counseling (BGCI).Holds a master’s in biotechnology from GNDU Amritsar, a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIH) focused on Human/Molecular Genetics at the Benaroya Research Institute in Seattle, USA. Registered Medical Lab Scientist by Medical Council of New Zealand ( MLSNZ Registration No. 30-13460)
Academic Synopsis:
Board of Genetic Counseling of India Certified Genetic Counselor : (BGCIID-2023-272)
•(2009- 2011)Postdoctoral fellow Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle,Washington, USA “The role of hepcidin in fatty liver disease”with Dr. Kris V Kowdley
• (2003-2008) PhD -“The study of HFE and TFR2 genes in Indian patients of Hereditary Hemochromatosis”with Dr. Reena Das, PGIMER, Chandigarh, INDIA. •(1995-1997)M.Sc.(Biotechnology)Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar India• (1992-1995) B.Sc.General (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry) Punjab University, Chandigarh, India
Awards & Achievements
• (2000)Qualified Joint CSIR–UGC NET for Lectureship INDIA
• (2007)Travel Award Recipient: from AASLD Clinical Research Single Topic Conference: Hemochromatosis: What has happened after HFE? (Chicago, USA 2007)
• (2009)National Institute of Health, USA (Postdoctoral fellowship 2009 to 2011).
• (2014)Travel Award Recipient: The Liver Care Foundation India for attending the 2014 APASL Brisbane, Australia.
• (2018)Establishment of Molecular Diagnostic lab
• (2023)Certified Genetic Counselor
Original Papers:8
Conferences Abstracts:14
Gene Bank Submission :3
Book Chapter:1