Dr. Ankita R. Bhatiya is an Associate Professor at Smt. LP Patel Institute of Allied Health Sciences and Technology, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat, India. She holds an M.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) and a Ph.D. in Medical Laboratory Technology, completed in November 2024. She has over 14 years of teaching, research and academic experience in Medical Laboratory Sciences. Her research interests include prenatal screening, cytogenetics, molecular diagnostics, hematology and diagnostic laboratory investigations, with particular emphasis on the early detection and evaluation of chromosomal abnormalities. She is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research guidance and academic activities.