Webinar
Role of genetics in prevention of cancer
Date:
Thu 13 Jul, 2023 8:00–8:40pm
Duration:
40 mins
What the session is about
Discussion (8:00 to 8.30 pm)
- Overview of hereditary cancers
- Tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes
- Genetics and surveillance of cancer
- Types of genetic tests
- Role of genetic counselling
Interactive Q&A (8.30 to 8:40 pm)
- Register now and send your questions through the chat window
- You can also send questions during the Live Webinar on July 13th through the chat window below the video
About the presenter:
Dr. Parag Tamhankar is a Senior Consultant Medical Geneticist at Medgenome Labs, Bangalore
- He is serving as Senior Consultant at the Centre for Medical Genetics, Mumbai, Jupiter Hospital, Thane.
- He has done DM (Medical Genetics) in 2010 from Sanjay Gandhi PGI, Lucknow.
- He is the First DM Medical Geneticist to practice in Maharashtra.
- He has done MD (Pediatrics) and MBBS from KEM Hospital, Mumbai.
- He has published 46 Pubmed Indexed Publications, 4 Non-Pubmed Indexed Publications & 6 Textbook Publications.
- He won the National Award of ICMR- Dr HB Dingley Memorial Award in the year 2013
- He has a keen interest in Clinical Dysmorphology, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Exome and microarray analysis & Perinatal Pathology.
- He used to be Scientist at ICMR Genetic Research Centre and Consultant to WHO.
- He is Treasurer at the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (Mumbai Branch)-2012.
Academic qualifications:
DM (Medical Genetics), MD, DNB, DCH, FCPS (Paediatrics)
