Deputy Director & Head, Department of Biochemistry Senior Professor & Consultant, Clinical Biochemistry
Institute of Child Health (ICH), Kolkata, India
Pediatric Clinical BiochemistryNewborn ScreeningRare Disease DiagnosticsCystic FibrosisTranslational Research
Profile
Prof. (Dr.) Surupa Basu is a clinical biochemist, researcher and academician who has led the Department of Biochemistry at the Institute of Child Health, Kolkata since May 2011. Her work spans advanced laboratory diagnostics, translational research and pediatric clinical biochemistry, with a particular emphasis on diagnostic services designed for neonatal and pediatric care.
Her academic and clinical interests focus on connecting laboratory medicine with bedside pediatric decision-making, strengthening precision diagnostics, advancing clinically relevant research and developing affordable preventive screening approaches for children.
“Laboratory medicine has its greatest value when an accurate result changes the course of care for a child.”
Clinical & Diagnostic Expertise
Cystic Fibrosis DiagnosticsClinical and molecular pathways including sweat chloride testing and evaluation of CFTR variant spectra in Indian children.
Newborn Screening & IEMLow-cost newborn screening and biochemical detection of treatable congenital and metabolic disorders.
Hemoglobin DisordersHPLC-based screening for thalassemia traits and structural hemoglobin variants.
Allergy DiagnosticsComponent-resolved diagnostics integrated with pediatric allergy services.
Pediatric BiomarkersClinical interpretation of inflammatory, cardiac, metabolic and nutritional biomarkers in complex pediatric disorders.
Research Interests & Programs
Pediatric Inflammation & Critical Care
Evaluation of biomarkers including NT-proBNP, IL-6, ferritin and CRP in Kawasaki disease, MIS-C, severe inflammation and critical illness.
Pediatric Nephrology & Bone-Mineral Metabolism
Translational work on vitamin D metabolism, nephrotic syndrome, supplementation strategies and inherited renal disorders, including integration of molecular diagnostics.
Rare Diseases & Genomic Medicine
Development of integrated biochemical and molecular pathways for rare-disease diagnosis, newborn screening and pediatric genetic medicine, with emphasis on practical diagnostic capacity in Eastern India.
Environmental & Preventive Pediatrics
Investigation of pediatric vitamin D deficiency, anemia, blood lead levels and other laboratory markers relevant to prevention and population health.
Selected Publications
Basu S, Gupta R, Mitra M, Ghosh A. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a pediatric hospital of Eastern India. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry. 2015;30(2):167–173.
Banerjee S, Basu S, Sen A, Sengupta J. The effect of vitamin D and calcium supplementation in pediatric steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome. Pediatric Nephrology. 2017;32(11):2063–2070.
Basu S, Maji B, Barman S, Ghosh A. Hyperferritinemia in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a single institution experience in pediatric patients. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry. 2018;33(1):108–112.
Banerjee S, Basu S, et al. Free vitamin D levels in steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome and healthy controls. Pediatric Nephrology. 2020;35(3):447–454.
Ganguly M, Nandi A, Banerjee P, et al. A comparative study of IL-6, CRP and NT-proBNP levels in post-COVID MIS-C and Kawasaki disease patients. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 2022;25(1):27–31.
Banerjee S, Sengupta J, Basu S. The clinical relevance of native vitamin D in pediatric kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology. 2023;38(4):945–955.
