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.
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medical Sciences & Education
Assistant Dean
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Admissions
Director
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics
Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
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Shoumita Dasgupta. Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA. University of California Press. Oakland, CA. 2025. View Publication
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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
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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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34817407
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Dasgupta S. An Anti-Racism Toolkit for the Genetics Educator. Genet Med. 2020 11; 22(11):1911-1912. PMID: 32788666
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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
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Campion M, Goldgar C, Hopkin RJ, Prows CA, Dasgupta S. Genomic education for the next generation of health-care providers. Genet Med. 2019 11; 21(11):2422-2430. PMID: 31110330
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Hyland K, Dasgupta S. Medical genetics and genomics education and its impact on genomic literacy of the clinical workforce. Genet Med. 2019 05; 21(5):1259-1260. PMID: 31048815
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Hyland K, Garber K, Dasgupta S. From helices to health: undergraduate medical education in genetics and genomics. Per Med. 2019 05 01; 16(3):211-220. PMID: 30489214
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Wilcox RL, Adem PV, Afshinnekoo E, Atkinson JB, Burke LW, Cheung H, Dasgupta S, DeLaGarza J, Joseph L, LeGallo R, Lew M, Lockwood CM, Meiss A, Norman J, Markwood P, Rizvi H, Shane-Carson KP, Sobel ME, Suarez E, Tafe LJ, Wang J, Haspel RL. The Undergraduate Training in Genomics (UTRIG) Initiative: early & active training for physicians in the genomic medicine era. Per Med. 2018 05 01; 15(3):199-208. PMID: 29843583; PMCID: PMC6008245; DOI: 10.2217/pme-2017-0077;
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S. Dasgupta. Medical Genetics Ethics Cases. Genetics Society of America Peer-Reviewed Education Portal (GSA PREP). 2018. View Publication
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Niederhoffer EC, Cline SD, Osheroff N, Simmons JM, Diekman AB, Franklin DS, Abali EE, Bateman RC, Fontes JD, Lindsley JE, Pearson D, Rubenstein PA, Slaughter CA, Bernstein JA, Hyland KM, Park VM, Sobering AK, Weiler TA, Dasgupta S. Teaching Biochemistry and Genetics to Students of Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy 6th International Conference of the Association of Biochemistry Educators (ABE) Clearwater Beach, FL, USA, May 7-11, 2017. Med Sci Educ. 2017 Dec; 27(4):855-859. PMID: 29291139; PMCID: PMC5744257; DOI: 10.1007/s40670-017-0441-1;
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Hyland K, Dasgupta S. Medical genetics and genomics education and its impact on genomic literacy of the clinical workforce. Genet Med. 2017 Sep 14. PMID: 28914266
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S. Dasgupta. Casting a Wide Net via Case Studies: Educating across the undergraduate to medical school continuum in the biological sciences. CourseSource. 2017. View Publication
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Mundluru SN, Therkelsen KE, Verscaj CP, Dasgupta S. Conflicts Between Non-Directive Counseling and Unbiased Patient Care: the Influence of Medical Students’ Personal Beliefs on Proposed Huntington’s Disease Genetic Testing Recommendations. Medical Science Educator. 2016. View Publication
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Jin H, Dasgupta S. Disparities between online assisted reproduction patient education for same-sex and heterosexual couples. Hum Reprod. 2016 10; 31(10):2280-4. PMID: 27530417; DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew182;
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Dasgupta S. Common Threads: Reflective Practice Connecting Medical Genetics Concepts Across and Integrated Curriculum. Medical Science Educator. 2016. View Publication
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Garber KB, Hyland KM, Dasgupta S. Participatory Genomic Testing as an Educational Experience. Trends Genet. 2016 Jun; 32(6):317-20. PMID: 27117243; DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2016.03.008;
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Dasgupta S. Differential Acceptance of Genomic Medicine Approaches Between Future and Practicing Physicians. Medical Science Educator. 2015. View Publication
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Plunkett-Rondeau J, Hyland K, Dasgupta S. Training future physicians in the era of genomic medicine: trends in undergraduate medical genetics education. Genet Med. 2015 Nov; 17(11):927-34. PMID: 25674779; DOI: 10.1038/gim.2014.208;
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Dasgupta S. DNA Replication: A Case Discussion of a Landmark Paper by Meselson and Stahl. Genetics Society of America Peer-Reviewed Education Portal (GSA PREP). 2013. View Publication
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Tuttle KL, Dasgupta S. Human Genetic Variation: A Flipped Classroom Exercise in Cultural Competency. MedEdPORTAL. 2013. View Publication
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Dasgupta S. Cultural Competency in the Medical Genetics Classroom: A Case Study for a Diverse Learning Community. Medical Science Educator. 2013; 23(2):233-243. View Publication
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Hyland KM, Dasgupta S, Garber K, Gold JA, Toriello H, Weissbecker K, and Waggoner D. Medical School Core Curriculum in Genetics. Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics. 2013. View Publication
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Dasgupta S. Life Doesn’t Stop for School: Medical Education Case Study Response. Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators. 2009; 19(3):80 - 83.
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Dasgupta S. Sickle Cell Trait and Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Study. MedEdPORTAL. 2009. View Publication
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Dasgupta S, Kelly RB. Internalization signals in synaptotagmin VII utilizing two independent pathways are masked by intramolecular inhibitions. J Cell Sci. 2003 Apr 01; 116(Pt 7):1327-37. PMID: 12615974
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Dasgupta S and Kelly R. Internalization signals in synaptotagmin VII utilizing two independent pathways are masked by intramolecular inhibitions. Journal of Cell Science. 2003; 116(7):1327 - 37. View Publication
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Briken V, Jackman RM, Dasgupta S, Hoening S, Porcelli SA. Intracellular trafficking pathway of newly synthesized CD1b molecules. EMBO Journal. 2002; 21(4):825 - 834. View Publication
This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown,
or last author.
| Year | Publications |
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| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
2021 Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences:
Exceptional Teaching Award During COVID-19
2021 Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Department of Medicine:
Faculty Development and Diversity Award
2020-2022 Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics:
President
2019-2024 United States Department of State:
Fulbright Specialist
2018 Boston University School of Medicine:
Excellence in Educational Scholarship Mentoring
2015 Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics:
Second Prize Abstract
2014 Boston University School of Medicine:
BUMC Pride Award for Excellence in Equality
2014 Boston University Department of Medicine:
Robert Dawson Evans Special Recognition Teaching Award
2014 Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics:
First Prize Abstract
2013 Boston University School of Medicine:
Stanley L. Robbins Award for Excellence in Teaching
2012 Boston University School of Medicine:
Faculty Recognition Award
2012 American Society of Human Genetics:
Fourth place GenArt award
1999 University of California, San Francisco:
Richard Fineberg Memorial Teaching Award
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