The department of Oral pathology organised a Guest lecture on 7/11/19. The lecture was delivered by Dr. Nidhan K. Biswas,National institute of Biomedical genomics, Kolkata on the topic “Understanding Molecular Drivers of Oral cancer through Genomics driven approaches”. Genomic profile or Indian Gingivobuccal cancer patients is different from the western population. The lecture emphasised and highlighted the molecular profile of Indian Patients affected by OSCC. There are 4 new genes that have been discovered in Indian patients. The speaker also highlighted that the patients with Lymph node metastases had more mutations in Arachidonic Acid pathway. He underscored the need for genomic analysis of Indian patients for developing targets and improved prognosis. Dr. Nidhan K. Biswas was felicitated by our Dean Dr. Sheeja Varghese.