Shalini Datta

Dedicated molecular biologist with a strong foundation in statistics and human genetics, complemented by a solid publication record. Passionate about translational research, biomarker discovery, and assay/product development, with a keen interest in advancing cancer genomics from bench to bedside. Committed to problem-solving through a multidisciplinary approach, with excellent organizational and multitasking skills. I also enjoy mentoring students and scholars in genomics and human genetics, fostering their growth and enthusiasm for research.

• Associate member of The American Association for Cancer Research.
• Member of Indian Association of Cancer Research.
• Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Gastrointestinal Cancers: Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Cancers (specialty section of Frontiers in Oncology).
• Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Wiley).

• Mindhunt Bengali Thinkers - YouTube Channel
• Role: Content creator
• Description: Involved in the Mindhunt Bengali Thinkers YouTube channel and outreach program to disseminate science to the general population and students. Engaged in creating and presenting content that makes complex scientific concepts accessible and interesting to a broad audience, fostering a greater understanding and appreciation of science.

• Jamous KT, Damanakis AI, Cornwell AC, Jongepier M, Trujillo MA, Pflüger MJ, Kawalerski R, Maalouf A, Hirose K, Datta S, Stipes A, Pedro BA, Gudmundsson E, Assarzadegan N, Engle L, Scharpf RB, Kawamoto S, Thompson ED, Wood LD. Tumor immune microenvironment alterations associated with progression in human intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. J Pathol 2025;259(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/path.6402.
• Saha S, Mukherjee C, Basak D, Panja P, Mondal PK, Ghosh R, Halder A, Chowdhury A, Dhali GK, Chattopadhyay BK, Ghosh S, Nath S, Datta S. High expression of mesothelin in plasma and tissue is associated with poor prognosis and promotes invasion and metastasis in gastric cancer. Adv Cancer Biol Metastasis 2023;7(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adacne.2023.100098. (Corresponding author)
• Jeong YJ, Knutsdottir H, Shojaeian F, Lerner MG, Wissler MF, Henriet E, Ng T, Datta S, Navarro-Serer B, Chianchiano P, Kinny-Köster B, Zimmerman JW, Stein-O'Brien G, Gaida MM, Eshleman JR, Lin MT, Fertig EJ, Ewald AJ, Bader JS, Wood LD. Morphology-guided transcriptomic analysis of human pancreatic cancer organoids reveals microenvironmental signals that enhance invasion. J Clin Invest 2023;133(8). https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI162054.
• Basak D, Jamal Z, Ghosh A, Mondal PK, Dey Talukdar P, Ghosh S, Ghosh Roy B, Ghosh R, Halder A, Chowdhury A, Dhali GK, Chattopadhyay BK, Saha ML, Basu A, Roy S, Mukherjee C, Biswas NK, Chatterji U, Datta S. Reciprocal interplay between asporin and decorin: implications in gastric cancer prognosis. PLoS One 2021;16(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255915. (Corresponding author)
• La Bella T, Imbeaud S, Peneau C, Mami I, Datta S, Bayard Q, Caruso S, Hirsch TZ, Calderaro J, Morcrette G, Guettier C, Paradis V, Amaddeo G, Laurent A, Possenti L, Chiche L, Bioulac-Sage P, Letouzé E, Nault JC, Zucman-Rossi J. Adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2) induces recurrent insertional mutagenesis in human hepatocellular carcinomas. Gut 2020;69(4). https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2019-318281.
• Mazumder S, Datta S, Ray JG, et al. Liquid biopsy: miRNA as a potential biomarker in oral cancer. Cancer Epidemiol 2019;58(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2018.12.008.
• Nault JC, Mami I, La Bella T, Datta S, Imbeaud S, Franconi A, Mallet M, Couchy G, Letouzé E, Pilati C, Verret B, Blanc JF, Balabaud C, Calderaro J, Laurent A, Letexier M, Bioulac-Sage P, Calvo F, Zucman-Rossi J. Wild-type AAV insertions in hepatocellular carcinoma do not inform debate over genotoxicity risk of vectorized AAV. Mol Ther 2016;24(4). https://doi.org/10.1038/mt.2016.47.
• Nault JC, Datta S, Imbeaud S, et al. Adeno-associated virus type 2 as an oncogenic virus in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Mol Cell Oncol 2016;3(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/23723556.2015.1095271.
• Nault JC, Datta S, Imbeaud S, et al. AAV2 and hepatocellular carcinoma. Hum Gene Ther 2016;27(3). https://doi.org/10.1089/hum.2016.002.m.
• Nault JC, Datta S, Imbeaud S, et al. Recurrent AAV2-related insertional mutagenesis in human hepatocellular carcinomas. Nat Genet 2015;47(10). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3389. (Co-First Author)
• Cao Q, Imbeaud S, Datta S, et al. Authors' response: virus-host interactions in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma: more to be revealed? Gut 2015;64(5). https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308842.
• Datta S, Chowdhury A, Ghosh M, et al. A genome-wide search for non-UGT1A1 markers associated with unconjugated bilirubin level reveals significant association with a polymorphic marker near a gene of the nucleoporin family. Ann Hum Genet 2012;76(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1809.2011.00688.x. (First Author)