Dr. Pranab Dey is a professor at the department of cytology and gynecologic pathology at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. Professor Dey completed his MBBS at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta, M.D. (Pathology) at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and his FRCPath (Cytopathology) at the Royal College of Pathologists, London. Professor Dey has conducted several research projects and has pioneered work on DNA flow cytometry, image morphometry, mono-layered cytology and cytomorphologic findings in various lesions in cytology smears. He has written numerous publications and is a member of various societies.