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Pratiksha Chheda

Dr. Pratiksha Chheda

Consultant
Department
Laboratory Medicine
Qualification

B.Sc. (Microbiology), M.Sc. (MLT), Ph.D. (Biotechnology)

Contact details
Pratiksha.Chheda@rfhospital.org
Experience

28+ years

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Bio:

Dr. Pratiksha Chheda is a Consultant Geneticist at the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre.

Dr. Chheda is a Member of the Indian Association of Cancer Research (IACR), Indian Society for Prenatal Diagnosis & Therapy (ISPAT), Molecular Pathology of India (MPAI), and Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP), USA. She has around 40 publications in national and international journals.

Trainings & Certificates:

  • HMX Fundamentals/ Pro Online Certification – Genetic Testing and Sequencing Technologies – Harvard Medical School (June 2023)
  • Variant Effect Prediction Training Course (VEPTC 2023) – Barcelona, Spain (Oct 2023)

Areas of Expertise & Special Interest:

  • Management of College of American Pathologists (CAP)/ National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited diagnostic lab
  • Evaluation, development, and implementation of molecular tests and technologies
  • NGS variant classification
  • Conceptualization and implementation of research projects
  • Annotation and classification of genetic variants
  • Engagement with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and clinicians for genetic tests and post-test report discussion
  • Preparation of test/ product literature, brochures and flyers
  • Genomics, oncology and infectious diseases
  • High-end molecular test development & execution
  • Next generation sequencing (NGS), real time PCR, sanger sequencing, droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA)
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