Biography

Dr. Preetha Jayasheela Shetty is a Professor of Genetics and Molecular Medicine and Program Director of the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BBMS) Program at Dubai Medical University. She holds a Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Medicine from India and is a Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science (U.K.), a Diplomat of the American Society of Regenerative Medicine (USA) and an Associate member of Board of Genetic Counselling, India. With over 20 years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Shetty has established expertise in cancer genetics, molecular diagnostics, and rare genetic disorders.

She has served in leading scientific institutions such as the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics, Hyderabad. Dr. Shetty has received prestigious honors including the Women Scientist Award from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and Excellence in Teaching and Research Awards from a private medical university in the  UAE. She has mentored Ph.D., postgraduate, and undergraduate scholars and contributed significantly to translational research in precision medicine.

She currently serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and is an Associate Member of the Board of Genetic Counseling in India.

Teaching & Service

• Program Director, BBMS Program
• Member, Board of Genetic Counseling India
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
• Mentor & Supervisor – Ph.D., Graduate & Undergraduate research projects
• Reviewer for multiple international journals (Gene, F1000, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia)

Education

• Diplomat of American Society of Regenerative Medicine, USA
• FIBMS: Fellow of Institute of Biomedical Science, U.K
• BGCI: Board of Genetic Counseling India, Associate member

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Research Interests

Cancer genetics & tumor biomarkers, Molecular cytogenetics and rare genetic disorders, Environmental genomics (BPA, tobacco, e-cigarettes), Gene polymorphism & epigenetics, Translational precision medicine & immunogenetics, Genetic counseling and reproductive genetics

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Research Publications

• Shetty, P., Premvignesh, P.A., Albaghdadi, S.I. et al. Epidemiological and histopathological spectrum of gastrointestinal tract disorders: a decade of records from the UAE. BMC Gastroenterol 25, 677 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04302-2
• Alabdooli, E. A., Alteneiji, F. M., Saeed, H. S., & Shetty, P. J. (2025). Efficient and Rapid Drug of Abuse Testing Using ACCU-TELL® Multi 7 Drug Panel Cup Test (Urine). Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/15376516.2025.2579572
• Yadadi SS, Sekar P, Mohammed MM, Acharya A, Rahman B, Ahmed AS, Shetty PJ, Vinay V, Shetty RM. FimA genotype variants of Porphyromonas gingivalis in periodontal health and disease: a preliminary observational study among the UAE population. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Oct 6;25(1):1547. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-06707-7. PMID: 41053650; PMCID: PMC12502280.
• Shaikh Shaman A, Alintakli Farid, Mohamed Moustafa, Mohammed Masud, Khanam Razia, Shetty Preetha J*. Impact of sleep deprivation on stress levels and cognitive performance in young and middle-aged adults at a Medical University in Ajman, UAE. Journal of Education and Health Promotion 13(1):254, July 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1602_23
• Shetty Preetha, Khanam Razia, Sreedharan Jayadevan & Shetty, Neetha. (2024). Effect of Age, Hot Beverages and Tobacco Related Products on Buccal Epithelial Cells of Cigarette Smokers and non-Smokers in Ajman, UAE. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 25. 4293-4298. 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.12.4293.
• Al-Tameemi ZKA, Khanam R, Shetty PJ*. Bisphenol-A Leaching from Polycarbonate 5-Gallon
  Water Bottles in the UAE: A Comprehensive Study. Nepal J Epidemiol. 2024 Jun 30;14(1):1302-1309. doi: 10.3126/nje.v14i1.59934. PMID: 39280642; PMCID: PMC11396560.
• Raj A, Pradhan S, Shetty P, Kadakampally D, Shetty N. Comparison of crestal bone loss and papilla fill after conventional and immediate implant placement: A 12-month clinical and radiographic prospective study. F1000Res. 2024 Jan 8; 12:821. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.131411.1. PMID: 38106651; PMCID: PMC10724648.
• Preetha J Shetty*, Jayadevan Sreedharan (2019). Breast Cancer and Dietary Fat Intake: A correlational study. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 9 (4): 800-804.
• Shaik NA, Bokhari HA, Masoodi TA, Shetty PJ, Ajabnoor GMA, Elango R, Banaganapalli B. Molecular modelling and dynamics of CA2 missense mutations causative to carbonic anhydrase 2 deficiency syndrome. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2020 Sep;38(14):4067-4080. doi:10.1080/07391102.2019.1671899. Epub 2019 Oct 8. PMID: 31542996.
• Naglaa M. Kamal, Ahmed N.Sahly, Babajan Banaganapalli, Omran M. Rashidi, Preetha J. Shetty, Jumana Y.Al-Aama, Noor A.Shaik, Ramu Elango, Omar I.Saadah (2020). Whole exome sequencing identifies rare biallelic ALMS1 missense and stop gain mutations in familial Alstom syndrome patients. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 27(1): 271-278. c10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.09.006
• Mariyam Dairawan and Preetha J Shetty* (2020). The Evolution of DNA Extraction Methods. American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research, 8(1):39-45.  AJBSR.MS.ID.001234. DOI:10.34297/AJBSR.2020.08.001234.
• Alsulaimany FA, Zabermawi NMO, Almukadi H, Parambath SV, Shetty PJ, Vaidyanathan V, Elango R, Babanaganapalli B, Shaik NA. Transcriptome-Based Molecular Networks Uncovered Interplay Between Druggable Genes of CD8+ T Cells and Changes in Immune Cell Landscape in Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Feb 7;8:812857. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.812857. PMID: 35198572; PMCID: PMC8859411.
• Zuhier Awan, Nuha Alrayes, Zeenath Khan, Majid Almansouri, Abdulhadi Ibrahim Hussain Bima, Haifa Almukadi, Hussam Ibrahim Kutbi, Preetha Jayasheela Shetty*, Noor Ahmad Shaik, Babajan Banaganapalli. Identifying significant genes and functionally enriched pathways in familial hypercholesterolemia using integrated gene co-expression network analysis, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 29 (5): 3287-3299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.02.002.
• Mundra S, Shetty PJ, Shetty NJ. Tilapia fish waste: An asset for tissue engineering – A review. J. Indian Soc Periodontol. 2023 Nov-Dec;27(6):568-577. doi: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_395_22. Epub 2024 Jan 24. PMID: 38434505; PMCID: PMC10906792.
• Banaganapalli B, Fallatah I, Alsubhi F, Shetty PJ, Awan Z, Elango R, Shaik NA. Paget’s disease: a review of the epidemiology, etiology, genetics, and treatment. Front Genet. 2023 Apr 26; 14:1131182. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1131182. PMID: 37180975; PMCID:PMC10169728.
• Muttappallymyalil J, Changerath R, Kalavathy R, Bodi S. C, Seetharam R, Sharbatti S. A, Almualla S. M. S. A. M. Jeelani S. M, Shire F. M, Ali N. A, Abdulaziz F. A. S. A, Gopakumar A, Shetty P. J, Sreedharan J. Level of Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine and Attributes Influencing Vaccination – A Study among the Multi-national Population in the UAE. Biomed Pharmacol J 2023;16(4).
• NIPS Correlations with Prenatal Ultrasonography and Maternal Screening in High-Risk Pregnancies: An Indian Study. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India (Submitted)
• Book Chapter: Preetha J Shetty* & Francis Amritharaj (2019). Chapter: Introduction to Nucleic acid Sequencing. Essentials of Bioinformatics: Genes to Proteins (Volume I). Springer International Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-030-02633-2; DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02634-9. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030026332
• Book Chapter: Preetha J Shetty, Aruna Priya & Qurratulain Hasan (2025). Chapter 11: Consanguinity in the genomic era- Requirement of focused counseling. Genomics, Populations and Society. Elsievier. 10.1016/B978-0-323-91799-5.00018-8.

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