Dr. Suneel Chhatre

Brief Biography:

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Dr Suneel Chhatre is a board cetified Medical Director for Clinical and Molecular Diagnostics. Dr. Chhatre received his PhD degree in Biochemistry & Molecular Microbiology from the Indian Institute of Technology (Roorkee), which earned him a Best Research Scholar award and two patents. He was awarded postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado at Boulder to study metabolic evolution in PCP catabolizing microbes. He had worked as an Assistant Profesor of Cell Biology & Biochemistry at the Eastern New Mexico University and the Medical University of America before becoming the Medical Director of Molecular Diagnostics. He has more than 15 years of research experience and has published more than 30 research papers in Enzyme Evolution, Microbial Physiology & Protein Engineering. Dr. Chhatre's research is focused on understanding the Molecular Basis of Pathogenesis and Evolution of Novel Physiological Traits in Microbes. He is a member of American Association for Advancement in Sciences (AAAS), Sigma-Xi, American Society for Quality (ASQ) and is also a Certified Lead Auditor for ISO9001:2008.

Academic positions:

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Assistant Professor: Carribean Medical University, Curacao (Present) Visting Assistant Professor: Medical University of Americas, Nevis (2009 – 2011) CLIA Lab Director: Princeton Biomedical laboratories, PA (2009 – 2011) Assistant Professor: Eastern New Mexico University, NM (2005-2009) PostdoctoralResearch Associate: University of Colorado at Boulder, CO (2000-2004)

Research interests:

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Molecular Diagnostics, Cellular Basis of Pathogenesis, Enzyme Evolution, Protein Engineering

What I think of the idea behind WebmedCentral:

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In my considered opinion, it's a novel idea and has great benefits to medical community and thereby humanity in general.