Dr. Ekta Rai

Assistant Professor
biotechnology
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
India

Biography

Specialization: Ph.D. and Post Doc in Human Genetics

Research Intrest

Ph.D. thesis: Analysis of Genetic Determinants and their Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Northwest Indian Populations, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar and NCAHG, JNU, New Delhi. [2004-2008] Postdoctoral Research: Human Genetics, Genetics of autoimmune disorder by high throughput next generation sequencing, Department of Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA. [May 2008 - Nov 2012] Projects: 1. National Geographic Society, USA Grant under Human Genographic Project “Genetic Diversity and Evolutionary Perspectives in Population Groups of Jammu and Kashmir” (Jan 2014-Jan 2017) [As Co- Principal investigator] 2. UGC Govt. Of India Startup Grant “Replication and characterization of newly identified T2D susceptible genetic loci in Some Indian Population Groups.” [May 2014-May 2016]