Dr. Pankaj Kumar Jha is an accomplished Associate Professor at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, specializing in clinical genetics and genomic analysis. His expertise lies in identifying genetic variants associated with rare and complex diseases, and he has led projects focusing on genotype-phenotype correlations and pathophysiological changes at the cellular level. Previously, Dr. Kumar held prominent roles at MedGenome Labs, AIIMS Jodhpur, CSIR-IGIB, NIH (USA), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has a PhD in Biotechnology and has received several fellowships, including from NIH and the Chinese Academy. He has published extensively, with 26 research papers primarily focused on genetics, genomics, and metabolic diseases. Dr. Kumar possesses advanced skills in genomic data analysis, bioinformatics, machine learning, and statistical software, along with hands-on experience in experimental and computational genomics.