Center for Birth Defects
Education
Ph.D. – Ecotoxicology, Purdue University
M.P.H. – Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science at Houston
M.S. – Zoology, University of Calcutta, India
Areas of Expertise
Statistics and Bioinformatics
Epidemiological Research Design
Birth Defects
Cancer Research
Environmental Exposure
Introduction
Dr. Maity’s primary work specializes in epidemiological research design focused on birth defects and mortality data, large scale data-integration, and statistical modelling and predictive analytics.
Teaching Focus
He prefers the collaborative mentoring approach towards teaching—encouraging students to ask the right questions and define the perimeters of the problem. Research should be an intellectual exercise above all.
Research Overview
His current research involves maternal-child health outcomes and risk-factors involving interdisciplinary approach borrowing heavily from epidemiology, metabolomics, GWAS, and bioinformatics.
Recent Books or Publications
Please view Dr. Maity’s publications at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/suman.maity.2/bibliography/public/
Fun Fact
Dr. Maity loves to look over maps from the “Old World”.