Pranesh Chakraborty

Dr. Pranesh Chakraborty is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, practicing as a clinician at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) since 2003. He specializes in Medical Biochemistry, Pediatrics, and Biochemical Genetics, with dual certification from the Royal College.

• Director of Newborn Screening Ontario (NSO) since 2006
• Founding Medical Director of BORN Ontario (2008-2017)
• Principal Investigator for Canadian Inherited Metabolic Disease Research Network (CIMDRN)

His research focuses on metabolomics, genomics, and novel diagnostic methods for inborn errors of metabolism. Recent work includes developing core outcome sets for rare diseases and improving newborn screening accuracy using advanced molecular techniques.

Scientific achievements include:

• $2M CIHR grant for CIMDRN
• $2.5M Gates Foundation funding for global newborn screening initiatives
• Pioneering metabolomics-based biomarker discovery
• Leadership in establishing Canada's largest perinatal registry (BORN Ontario)