Shillong, May 8: The Department of Pathology at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, has brought laurels to the institute with outstanding achievements at the 7th South Asian Academy of Cytopathology and Histopathology Conference, held at Paro, Bhutan last month.
Dr Biswajit Dey (an Associate Professor in the department) was awarded first prize for his research presentation titled “Clinicopathological profile and molecular classification of muscle invasive bladder cancer based on a simplified panel of immunohistochemistry” in the oral paper presentation category.
Dr Naveen Kumar (also an Assistant Professor) secured second prize in the same category for his presentation on “Molecular profiling and clinicopathological association of endometrial carcinomas presenting at a tertiary care institute of Northeast India.”
Both award-winning studies are part of ongoing research initiatives at NEIGRIHMS focusing on the molecular profiling of cancers prevalent in the North East. The research highlights the growing role of molecular pathology and immunohistochemistry in improving cancer classification, prognostication and personalised treatment strategies, a press release stated today.
Prof Nalin Mehta, Director of NEIGRIHMS, congratulated both the faculty for their achievements.
The awardees expressed their gratitude to senior professor Vandana Raphael (Head of the Department of Pathology) for her guidance, encouragement and for providing a supportive academic and research environment that enabled the successful completion and presentation of these studies.
