Biography
Shoumita Dasgupta, Ph.D., is a scientist educator, a Professor of Medicine, and an Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion, working with MD and PhD students in the diverse and inclusive higher education environment of Boston University. Her passion for genetics, genomic medicine, diversity and inclusion, and mentoring serve as the foundation for her supportive and creative leadership in the field. Dr. Dasgupta is a US Department of State Fulbright Specialist, a member of the inaugural cohort of faculty affiliates at the Ibram X. Kendi Center for Antiracism Research, and Past President of the Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics. In addition, she works with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, the National Human Genome Research Institute, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, the American Society of Human Genetics, and others to promote initiatives in education, diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Dr. Dasgupta is the author of Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA, published by the University of California Press.