Dr. Shanta Dutta | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | India |
Education | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Tropical Enteric Diseases, Infections, Medical Microbiology & Immunology |
Institutions | National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections |
Dr. Shanta Dutta is an Indian medical researcher on Gastrointestinal diseases and currently the director of ICMR-National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections (ICMR-NIRBI).[1] She has over 35 years of research experience on infectious Diseases especially enteric diseases. Topics of her research interest include prevention and control of acute and chronic diarrheal diseases, Antimicrobial resistance, Disease pathogenesis, Developing point of care diagnostics, enteric vaccines and alternative therapeutics, AI & Analytics. She has been elected as a Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (FWAST); National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc),[2] and Fellow of National Academy of Medical Science (FAMS). In recognition to her immense contribution to the medical science she has been awarded by ICMR, IAAM (Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists), ISCA (Indian Science Congress Association), IPHA (Indian Public Health Association) etc.