Ph.D. from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan in 2006
Knownfor
Enteric and other infectious Disease Research especially in Cholera,Typhoid fever, Dysentery, Rotavirus diarrhoea, Covid 19, Influenzae, Anti-Microbial Resistance etc. Both basic and operational research, vaccine trials, evaluation of in-vitro diagnostics etc.
Spouse
Dr. A. Chattopadhyay
Children
One son
Awards
RONPAKU Fellowship of JSPS in 2001
Life Time Achievement Award of IAAM in 2017
Sera Bangali Award of Star Ananda in 2024
Scientific career
Fields
Tropical Enteric Diseases, Infectious diseases, Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Dr. Shanta Dutta is an Indian medical researcher of gastrointestinal diseases and served ICMR- National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections (former ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases) as the director during July 2016 to November 2024.[1] She joined the then ICMR- NICED in 1994 and acquired over 30 years of research experiences in infectious Diseases especially enteric disease (especially cholera and typhoid fever) research. Her research interests included both basic and applied field encompassing prevention and control of acute diarrheal diseases, characterization of emerging pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), disease pathogenesis, developing alternative therapeutics and point of care in-vitro diagnostics for enteric infections, application of AI & Analytics. Additionally she has experience working on Viral infectious diseases, HIV/ AIDS, environmental surveillance for infectious disease research, Vaccine development and implementation research through trials, Public Health and clinical research.
In recognition to her immense contribution to the medical science she has been elected as a Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (FWAST) in 2017; National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc) in 2019,[2] Fellow of National Academy of Medical Science (FAMS) in 2023, and awarded by ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) in 2014, IAAM (Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists) in 2017, ISCA (Indian Science Congress Association) in 2018, IPHA (Indian Public Health Association) in 2016 etc.
Dr. Dutta joined Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR-NICED) in August 1994 as Senior Research Officer (Scientist C) and rose to the post of Scientist G in September 2014. On 12 July 2016 she has been selected as the Director & Scientist G at the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata. She has published more than 350 original research articles, review articles in peer-reviewed high impact journals and several book chapters.[1] She has four Patents to her credit on enteric vaccines and therapeutics. She has become a recognised guide for Ph.D. degree in national Universities to complete the thesis dissertations of research fellows and become an examiner to evaluate Ph.D. thesis. She was an active member of Research Advisory Committees (RACs) of various research organizations, member of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) in cholera and typhoid subcommittees, member of WHO-Global Task Force on Cholera Control (WHO-GTFCC), member of WHO TRG (Technical Resource Group) for developing TPP (Targeted Product Profile) against typhoid and cholera Rapid diagnostic Tests (RDT) and technical guide for establishing Cholera Treatment Centre in remote places. She serves as one of the reviewing members of WHO SAGE Technical Working Group (TWG) on implementation of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine.
During 2020, in COVID19 pandemic, she was instrumental to lead ICMR-NICED for conducting all associated activities and services concerning the prompt diagnosis of suspected cases of COVID, training of the laboratory personnel of all Govt and NGO health facilities across eastern India especially West Bengal on RT PCR assay, to distribute diagnostic kits to West Bengal and neighboring states, to maintain QA/QC assay. She spearheaded the research activities at NICED on newly identified virus, took part in the nationwide serosurvey, in pre-market validation of the indigenous RTPCR kits for COVID diagnosis. Under her leadership, NICED has been awarded ABP Ananda Shiksha Samman in 2022 for spreading Education in Eastern India. During her directorship, ICMR-NICED was recognized as one of the best institutes of ICMR in the year 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Personal life
She was born as one of the twin sisters; her sister is a child specialist and is in Govt. service. Her spouse is a medical consultant and served State Govt. Medical College and Hospital as a Professor of Pathology. Only son is an engineer with a management degree, serving a MNC.
On 30 June 2020, Shanta Dutta was tested positive for Corona virus.[3] She also suffered from pneumonia at that time and was admitted to ICU of a private hospital.[4] She recovered uncomplicated and was discharged from the hospital after a week. [5] She was again positive for COVID-19 during January 2022, which continued for a week,
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