Dr. Emili Banerjee
Ph.D, Biotechnology; Post Doc, Neuroscience; CGC from IMA; BGCI certified Genetic Counsellor
Genetic Counsellor · Kolkata
Dr. Emili was a University Silver Medalist in her M.Sc. in Zoology from North Bengal University with “Cell and Molecular Biology” as specialization. Dr. Banerjee completed her Ph.D. from University of Calcutta working on "Genetic Polymorphisms of Serotonergic System and their roles in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)". Thereafter she persuaded her Post Doc on "Differential Vulnerability of Brain regions in Perkison’s Disease" from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata with prestigious Post Doctoral Associateship from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. She completed her Certificate Course in Genetic Counselling from IMA and is also a BGC, India certified Genetic Counsellor. She has successfully completed hands-on training on “Molecular Cytogenetics” from CDFD, Hyderabad; on Bioinformatics of Human Genome from Welcome Trust and on Biomedical Genetics from AIIMS, New Delhi. Dr. Emili is a guest faculty in the Department of Genetics, University of Calcutta along being a Genetic Counsellor. She is life member of Indian Society of Human Genetics and Calcutta Consortium for Human Genetics like prestigious societies and has several publications in reputed international journals like Molecular Neurobiology, American Journal of Medical Genetics, Neuroscience Letters, Psychiatry Research, Neurochemistry International etc. She has also published article on Genetic Counselling in Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics. Her research interest lies in reproductive genetics and neuro-psychiatric genetics.
