Pranab Dey is Professor at the Department of Cytology and Gynecologic Pathology at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. Professor Dey completed his M.D. (pathology) at the same institute and his FRCPath (cytopathology) at the Royal College of Pathologists, London. He has conducted many research projects and has pioneered work on DNA flow cytometry, image morphometry, mono-layered cytology and cytomorphologic findings of various lesions on cytology smears. He has published numerous books and articles in international journals in the field of gynecologic pathology and cytology and is a member of various societies.