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Shashirekha Shetty, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Clinical Pathology, Dept. of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine
Titles:
- Medical Director, ARUP Laboratories, Cytogenetics & Molecular Cytogenetics
About Shashirekha Shetty, Ph.D
Dr. Shashirekha Shetty received both her MS and Ph.D. from the University of Mumbai , Mumbai, India. She completed a fellowship in CCMG Cytogenetics, University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada in 2006. She has Board Certification with the American Board of Medical Genetics (Sub: Clinical Cytogenetics, and the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists; has current membership in American College of Medical Genetics, American Society of Human Genetics and is a Committee Member of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists.
Dr
Shetty, with her expertise and experience the area of death receptors and
breast cancer research, moved on to continue her research in Cytogenetics to
understand the basic mechanisms and the role chromosome abnormalities play in
prenatal, postnatal and cancer cytogenetics.
She developed independent research to understand the role of balanced
chromosome and its effect on the phenotype of children with developmental delay
/or other congenital anomalies.
Selected Publications
- Shetty S, Roland B. (2008). Isoderivative chromosome 20 in bone marrow: three new cases. Cancer Genetics & Cytogenetics, 184(1), 72-73.
- Shetty S, Chernos JE. (2008). Sex chromosome loss in lymphocyte culture: Incidental or clinically relevant finding; When do you report it? Platform presentation in 2008. ACC meeting, Monterey, California [Abstract]. Cancer Genetics and Genome Research.
- SparkesRL, Shetty S, Chernos JE, Innes AM. (2009). Interstitial deletion of 11q in a mother and fetus: implications of directly transmitted chromosomal imbalances for prenatal genetic counseling. Prenat Diagn.
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Honors and Awards
- 1999 Lady Tata Senior Scholarship
- 1999 R.D.Sethna Scholarship Trust
- 2003 George H.Sellers Post Doctoral Scholarship
- 2004 Linda Stevens Travel award
Professional Education
- 1988 - 1991 B.Sc. University of Bombay (Microbiology), Mumbai, India
- 1991 - 1994 M.Sc. University of Mumbai (Medical Microbiology), Mumbai, India
- 1995 - 2001 Ph.D. University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
- 1998 - 1999 Diploma Université Auvergné (Molecular Cytogenetics)
- 2001 - 2004 Post Doctoral University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Institute of Cell Biology, Winnipeg, Canada
- 2004 - 2006 Fellow CCMG Cytogenetics, University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary