Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD
Professor, Medicine
Biography
Dr. Dasgupta is a scientist educator whose significant scholarly contributions center around curriculum design, teaching, and service. She is a Professor of Medicine and an Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion with a demonstrated history of working in a diverse and inclusive higher education environment. Dr. Dasgupta has leveraged her expertise in basic and medical genetics and genomics, graduate education, and medical education to transform and advance the clinical and scientific training of MD and PhD students at Boston University, nationally, and internationally. Her passion for genetics, genomic medicine, diversity and inclusion, and mentoring allow her to serve as a supportive and creative leader in the field.
Other Positions
- Professor, Medical Sciences & Education, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Assistant Dean, Admissions, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Director, Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
Education
- University of California San Francisco, PhD
- University of California San Francisco, MS
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS
Classes Taught
- GMSFC711
- GMSFC712
- GMSFC713
- GMSFC714
- GMSFC717
- GMSFC764
- GMSFC951
- GMSGE701
- GMSGE703 and GE704
- GMSGE706
- GMSGE901
- MED
Publications
- Published on 2/18/2025
Shoumita Dasgupta. Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA. University of California Press. Oakland, CA. 2025.
Read at: Custom - Published on 3/9/2024
Chung WK, Dasgupta S, Regier DS, Solomon BD. The clinical geneticist workforce: Community forums to address challenges and opportunities. Genet Med. 2024 Jun; 26(6):101121. PMID: 38469792.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/20/2023
Dasgupta S, Zaia J. Antiracism in biomolecular research. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2023 Nov; 415(27):6611-6613. PMID: 37728748.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/9/2023
Logue MW, Dasgupta S, Farrer LA. Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease in the African American Population. J Clin Med. 2023 Aug 09; 12(16). PMID: 37629231.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2023
Jungels A, Demers L, Ford E, Stevens BK, Sabatello M, Dasgupta S. Project Inclusive Genetics: Protecting reproductive autonomy from bias via prenatal patient-centered counseling. HGG Adv. 2023 Oct 12; 4(4):100228. PMID: 37646012.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/23/2021
Green KA, Wolinsky R, Parnell SJ, Del Campo D, Nathan AS, Garg PS, Kaplan SE, Dasgupta S. Deconstructing Racism, Hierarchy, and Power in Medical Education: Guiding Principles on Inclusive Curriculum Design. Acad Med. 2022 Jun 01; 97(6):804-811. PMID: 34817407.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/5/2021
Vaimberg E, Demers L, Ford E, Sabatello M, Stevens B, Dasgupta S. Project Inclusive Genetics: Exploring the impact of patient-centered counseling training on physical disability bias in the prenatal setting. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0255722. PMID: 34352009.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/13/2020
Dasgupta S. An Anti-Racism Toolkit for the Genetics Educator. Genet Med. 2020 11; 22(11):1911-1912. PMID: 32788666.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/18/2020
Dasgupta S, Feldman GL, Powell CM, Toriello HV, Westman J, Wilson WG, Waggoner DJ. Training the next generation of genomic medicine providers: trends in medical education and national assessment. Genet Med. 2020 10; 22(10):1718-1722. PMID: 32555416.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/24/2020
Hoffman JD, Thompson R, Swenson KB, Dasgupta S. Complexities of Clinical Genetics Consultation: An Interprofessional Clinical Skills Workshop. MedEdPORTAL. 2020 01 24; 16:10869. PMID: 32342009.
Read at: PubMed
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