Laboratory Medicine

Pratiksha Chheda

Dr. Pratiksha Chheda

Consultant
Department
Laboratory Medicine
Qualification

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

Experience

 Extensive experience of 28 years in Molecular DiagnosisMetropolis Healthcare Ltd., SRL Diagnostics (Agilus Diagnostics); Reliance Life Sciences (RLS); Cancer Research Institute (CRI)

Bio:

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

Dr. Chheda is a Member of Indian Association of Cancer Research (IACR), Indian Society for Prenatal Diagnosis & Therapy (ISPAT), Molecular Pathology of India (MPAI), and Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP) US, She has ~40 publications in National and International journals.

Trannings & 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 & implementation of molecular tests & technologies
  • NGS variant classification
  • Conceptualization & implementation of research projects
  • Annotation & classification of genetic variants
  • Engagement with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and clinicians for genetic tests & 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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