Dipendra Raj Pandeya, Ph.D., FAACC

Associate Professor

Department of Medical Education


Phone305-348-9135

Emaildpandeya@fiu.edu

OfficeGL 495C

Dipendra Raj Pandeya, Ph.D., FAACC

Dipendra Pandeya teaches genetics to medical students and students in the Ph.D. in Biomedical science proram.

Before joining FIU, he taught at the Medical University of the Americas in Nevis and educational institutions in Saudi Arabia and Nepal.

Pandeya has authored over 60 research papers and his work has been cited in more than 1646 indexed journals.

Areas of Expertise

Molecular Biology
Genetics

Research Interests

Innovative Strategies in Medical Education

See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.

Current Courses Taught

  • BMS 600 Foundations I -Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Genetics and Metabolism
  • GMS 6220 Molecular Genetics and Cellular Biology
  • BMS 6003 Molecular Biology
  • BMS 6004 Medical Genetics

Honors & Awards

  • Unit Director Teaching Award, 2025

Committees & Professional Organizations

  • FIU Medicine Foundational Education Committee
  • Fellow, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
  • Graduate Certificate Program Admissions Committee
  • International Association for Medical Science Educators
  • Association of Professors of Human & Medical Genetics
  • Nepalese Association for Clinical Chemistry

Education

  • Ph.D., Medicine (Biochemistry), Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea, 2011
  • M.Sc, Medical Biochemistry, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal, 2006
  • B.Sc, Medical Laboratory Technology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India, 2002