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Suveera Dhup

Suveera Dhup

CEO, ICGA Foundation focused on cancer genomics

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New Delhi, India
Joined March 2026
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Operational leader building India’s cancer genomics infrastructure: Suveera has transitioned from COO to CEO at the ICGA Foundation, where she leads operational, administrative, and partnership functions to scale large-scale multi-omics profiling efforts across clinical, academic, and industry partners. icga+1
Experienced research manager and grants professional: She has a multi-year track record in research administration, grants management, and committee support at the Wellcome Trust / DBT India Alliance, including roles as Grants Manager and committee secretary, demonstrating expertise in funding processes and policy enablement. nitter+1
Scientist with a publication record in cancer metabolism: With a PhD in life sciences and authored research (for example on lactate and glutamine metabolism in cancer cells), she combines domain research experience with programmatic leadership. nih+1
Public communicator and advocate for India-specific genomic data: Through blogging and social media (Medium posts, ICGA outreach and the ICGA Voices webinar series), she actively promotes the need for India’s own cancer genomic references and engages clinicians, researchers, and funders in that mission. medium+1

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Lactate promotes glutamine uptake and metabolism in oxidative cancer cells

Research article describing how intracellular lactate signaling promotes glutamine uptake and metabolism in oxidative cancer cells via MCT1-mediated lactate uptake and HIF-2α/c-Myc pathways.

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Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA)

Medium post describing the ICGA initiative, its goals to build India-specific cancer genomic resources, and the importance of Indian genomic data for precision medicine.

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Passionate about life and science. nitter