Prof. Rajesh Dikshit is an Epidemiologist in the area of cancer for over three decades with expertise in cancer epidemiology, molecular epidemiology, surveillance and cancer registries. He is the Director, Centre for Cancer Epidemiology, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer – Tata Memorial Centre. He leads multi-disciplinary research programs with emphasis on assessing cancer burden, identifying and studying risk factors associated with disease progression. He is also engaged in developing education and training programs in Epidemiology to foster research in the country and has served as a faculty for Epidemiology at Tata Memorial Hospital, and other institutions mentoring students in this field.