Shanta Dutta

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Shanta Dutta
Indian woman, sitting, spectacles
Shanta Dutta
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
Education
Scientific career
FieldsTropical Enteric Diseases, Infections, Medical Microbiology & Immunology
InstitutionsNational Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases

Shanta Dutta is an Indian researcher on Enteric diseases and currently the director of National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (ICMR-NICED).[1] She has over 25 years of research experience on Enteric diseases. She has been elected as a Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology & National Academy of Sciences, India [2]

Education[edit]

Shanta Dutta completed her MBBS in 1986 from the University of Calcutta. In 1992 she completed her MD studies focusing on Medical Microbiology from Mangalore University, Karnataka. In 2006, she obtained a Ph.D. in Medical Science from Kyushu University, Japan.[1]

Career[edit]

Dutta joined Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on 3 August 1994 as Senior Research Officer. On 12 July 2016 she has been selected as the Director & Scientist G at the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata. She has published more than 200 original research articles, review articles in peer reviewed journals and several book chapters.[1]

Personal life[edit]

On 30 June 2020, Shanta Dutta was tested positive with Coronavirus disease.[3] She was also suffering from pneumonia at that time and was admitted to hospital.[4] She recovered and was discharged from the hospital in the first week of July.[5]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NICED : Scientist : Dr. Shanta Dutta". www.niced.org.in. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. "Shanta Dutta profile". Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. "Niced director shanta dutta's COVID-19 tested positive". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 30 June 2020.
  4. "করোনার সঙ্গে নিউমোনিয়ার হানা,বেসরকারি হাসপাতালে ভর্তি NICED অধিকর্তা শান্তা দত্ত". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. "করোনামুক্ত বেলেঘাটা NICED-এর ডিরেক্টর শান্তা দত্ত". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.