ADVISORY BOARD

Marguerite Doig-Gander
 
Founder | MY DNA CHOICES
BA (Speech, Hearing & Language Therapy) Hons | FMCHC | ReCODE Coach | Men's Health Coach | FMHCASA | Harvard Medical School Fundamentals in Genomics | Immunology 

 

Marguerite Doig-Gander is the CEO of MY DNA CHOICES. She is passionate about empowering people to be the custodians of their health by giving them access to home-based DNA and biochemistry tests. She holds a BA (Speech, Hearing & Lang Therapy) Hons, is a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach (FMCHC) with further certifications in the Bredesen Protocol and Men's Health & Hormones. She is holds her Harvard Medical School Certification of Achievement in Genomics and Immunology. 

Her passion lies in genotyping, enzymatic function, cellular defence, immune health, inflammation management, detoxification, oxidative stress, methylation, mitochondrial health, reversing cognitive decline using ReCODE, and stress transformation, and helping you achieve optimal biomarkers.

A cancer survivor, she has sat in the patient's chair and knows first hand how difficult it can be to become optimally well when you don't have access to information and the right tools. 

Kate Scott

B.Soc.Sci (Psych), DipNut CNM, mBANT, rCNHC, mIFM
Director VITAGEN-X  |  Nutrigenomics Specialist  |  Registered Nutritional Therapist (UK) 

Kate is a UK certified nutritional therapist and nutrigenomics expert. She is a member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT), the Complimentary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) and international member of the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM). She also holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. 

Kate became interested in the molecular interaction between nutrients, lifestyle and the genome (DNA) while studying nutrigenomics in London. This prompted the launch of her first venture, Ingeneius Health, which focused on providing a combination of DNA analysis along with nutrition, supplement and lifestyle recommendations to health practitioners. After two years of research and clinical application, it become apparent that DNA is an important piece of a much more complex puzzle that governs overall health and wellbeing, and that additional factors, such as gut health, nutrient status, stress, sleep, habits, relationships and other lifestyle and environmental inputs need to be considered and tested alongside where possible.  As a result, Vitagen-X was born with the purpose of combining all of these vital factors in order to provide the most holistic picture of current and potential health.

Dr. Christa North

BSc (Dietetics) (Cum Laude) | BSc Honors (Dietetics) (Cum Laude) | MSc (Nutrition) (Cum Laude) | Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital Dietetics, PhD (Nutrition)

Christa’s postgraduate studies focused on nutrition and heart disease – the biggest cause of death worldwide at the time. She has worked in London, UK as a dietitian and thereafter moved into the corporate world where she gained invaluable experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Christa is a mom of two and understands the demands of juggling a career, family life as well as trying to stay healthy and fit!  She is passionate about nutritional research and education. Her practical, thorough advice and recommendations are based on sound and current knowledge in the medical nutritional field. Christa aims to empower individuals with the knowledge needed to achieve their goals in our modern day environment.

Christa consults to the media and corporations, and has written for peer-reviewed international medical journals and numerous local magazines. Christa’s interest and years of experience in the health industry has contributed to her becoming a leader in the field of nutrition

Currently Christa focus her time and energy in Genetics and Nutrition.

Dr. Bratati Chaudhary, Senior Genetic Counselor | Mapmygenome

Dr. Bratati Chaudhary has a Ph.D. from Birla Institute of Technology, followed by a Post Doctoral fellowship at IIIT Hyderabad. She has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience in the fields of Genomics, Molecular Biology, Cytogenetics and Molecular genetics. Before joining us at Mapmygenome, she worked at reputed organisations such as BIT, IIIT, Dupont and GeneTech.

A well known genetic counselor among the physicians and hospitals all over India, she has great experience in counseling more than 1500 families with Genetic conditions associated with Obstetrics, Paediatrics, Neuromuscular conditions, Oncology etc. Along with being a Genetic Counselor, she is proficient in Cytogenetic and Molecular genetic laboratory diagnostic techniques. 

Her specialisations include:

  • Pre-test and post-test genetic counseling
  • Prenatal genetic risk assessment, diagnosis and report interpretation
  • Preimplantation genetic screening and diagnosis
  • Premarital and preconception genetic counseling
  • Clinical review, data analysis and report interpretation of Whole Genome/ Exome Sequencing, CGH Microarray, Sanger sequencing, Karyotype, FISH and PCR based tests.
  • Prognostic assessment of genetic conditions and diseases
  • Pharmacogenetics
  • Lifestyle and health coaching

Pooja Ramchandran, VP Genetic Counseling | Mapmygenome

Pooja Ramchandran is a pioneer in the field of genetic counseling in India. She has been practicing clinical genetic counseling in India since graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 2008. She is a much sought after expert in a niche profession and, being the first genetic counselor in the country with a formal degree in genetic counseling, she is committed to establishing the genetic counseling profession in India.

Ramchandran's industry affiliations have included Eastern Biotech and Life Sciences in Dubai; Nutragene, Positive Bioscience, Mapmygenome in India. She had also consulted as a clinical Genetic Counselor at hospitals including Lilavati, Hinduja Healthcare, in Mumbai. Ramchandran takes great pride in her association with Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA), a non-profit organization where she is involved as a cancer genetics educator and volunteers her time and expertise as a cancer genetics consultant. She is often invited as an expert faculty to speak on medical genetics and genetic counseling at international and national conferences as well as workshops and patient advocacy groups.