Research Area

Human Genetics

• Identification of genetic, epigenetic and habitual risk factors of Trisomy 21 & chromosomal nondisjunction
• Genetic & epigenetic risk factors of male infertility.

Drosophila Genetics

• Effects of common toxicants on the genetic regulations of developmentally relevant genes in organ primordial, i.e, imaginal disc in Drosophila.
• Evolution of immune response among related species and local demes of Drosophila.

Publications

• Ghosh S, Dey SK (2003) DNA diagnosis of Down syndrome using polymerase chain reaction and polymorphic microsatellite markers. International Journal Human Genetics3: 17-20. ISSN No. 0972- 3575. Impact factor: 0.5.
• Dey SK, Deb Majumder I and Ghosh S (2003) Cytogenetic investigations in referral cases of congenital disorders from Kolkata, India.Journal of Biological Research 23(2)1-6. ISSN No. 2241-5793. Impact Factor: 1.2.
• Dev Majumder I, Ghosh S, Dey SK (2004) Sex Determination in Children with Ambiguous Genitalia by Polymerase Chain Reaction.International Journal of Human Genetics4: 215-217. ISSN No. 0972-3575. Impact Factor : 0.5.
• Dey SK, Ghosh S (2005)PCR based detection of parental origin of extra chromosome 21 in Down syndrome. International Journal of Hum Genetics5:183-186. ISSN No. 0972-3575. Impact factor: 0.5