National Faculty
Hyderabad
Dr. Shagun Aggarwal
Professor, Department of Medical Genetics & Adjunct Scientist
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences AND Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics, Hyderabad
Qualifications
MD OBG, DM Medical Genetics
Major Academic Achievements
- Executive committee member & Ex-Treasurer Indian Academy of Medical Genetics
- Secretary, Telangana Chapter, Society of Fetal Medicine, India
- Convener, Fetal Medicine, Perinatology & Genomics committee, OGSH
- Member of Central Supervisory Board under PC-PNDT Act, MOHFW, GOI
- Member, Genetics & Fetal Medicine Committee, FOGSI
- DHR International fellowship recipient in 2018, 2026
- Identification of novel genes causative of human phenotypes - HERC1, SERPINA11
- Member of International Fetal Sequencing consortium and HPO Prenatal group
- Member of Clingen Prenatal Gene Curation Expert Panel
- Co-ordinator of SIAMG Clinical Genetics & Prenatal Genetics Fellowship
- Research papers: 87, Book chapters: 13
- Associate Editor “Genetics update for the Next Generation clinician”