The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute

Academic Achievements:

Visiting Scientist for exchange of expertise at Genomedica laboratory, Greece, for one month March - 2009.

Selected for hands on workshop on “FISH and CISH” at Bremerhaven, Germany May - 2014.

Selected as International Cytogeneticist to work at Texas Tech University, Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA, for one year from July 2014.

Awards& Achievements:

Dr. T. B. Patel Gold Medal for - 2005. Awarded by The Gujarat Cancer Society, Ahmedabad, for the best intra-organizational publication.

Conducted various hands on workshops on conventional and molecular cytogenetics for medical fraternity and young scientists of Gujarat.

Publication:

34 National/ International publications in Cancer Cytogenetics field.

Training/Fellowship:

Participated in various national/ international hands on workshops on “FRONTIERS IN CANCER GENETICS”, SKY(Spectral Karyotyping), cell line generation, Cryopreservation and Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis, Solid tumor FISH and “Application of Molecular Probes by FISH and CISH Techniques in Diagnostic Molecular Pathology”.

Invited for guest lectures at various Institutions.

Area of Interest:
Chromosomes are my passion! The main research focus is to first obtain overview of the genomic changes acquired by the neoplastic cells by cytogenetic screening methods and then extending the search for the pathogenetic, diagnostic, and prognostic meaning of these changes to the molecular level. Further, to explore its applications in Translational Cancer Research and for identification of Newer Drug Targets using state-of-the-art technology and various testing algorithms.