THEME: "Shining a spotlight on global heart health"
CSIR-CCMB, India
Title: Novel Cardiac Troponin T (TNNT2) Mutations in Indian Hypertrophic and Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients
Deepa Selvi Rani is from
CCMB-CSIR, India. She is interested in understanding the Genetic basis of
Cardiovascular Diseases, Male infertility, Mitochondrial disorders, and the
Origin of Modern Humans. She has two master's degrees, M.Sc. in Biochemistry and
M.Sc. in Biotechnology. Her Ph.D. work was on "Molecular Studies in
Cardiomyopathies and Noonan Syndrome." She identified several mutations in
sarcomere protein genes causing cardiomyopathies and sudden cardiac arrest. To
understand the disease specifically, she studied their molecular mechanisms,
which are relevant to pharmacogenomic studies and personalized medicine. Dr.
Rani is an enthusiastic, dedicated, outstanding researcher and published 50
papers in peer-reviewed International Journals.