Bodhraj Acharya

Bodhraj Acharya
Born	April 21, 1977 Chitwan, Nepal
Nationality	Nepal
Fields	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Institutions	Kyungpook National University
Doctoral advisor	Prof. Byung-Heon Lee

Bodhraj Acharya (born April 21, 1977) is a research scholar from Nepal, working in the field of Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Immunology.^[1] He has received many honors, grants and travel fellowships in United States and other countries.^[2] He has published many abstracts and articles in the field. He had worked previously as a clinical laboratory supervisor at the cardiac hospital in Nepal, before he chose his career as a researcher.^[3] His research focus on molecular imaging of cell death and drug development in immunology. He completed his PhD in Biomedical Science at the Department of Biochemistry and Cell biology at Kyungpook National University School of Medicine.

Prizes and honours

• 1997, 1999 Merit scholarship to study Medical Laboratory Technology at Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University
• 2005 Gallwas membership Grant, AACC ^[4]
• 2005 International travel grant, AACC ^[5]
• 2006 Young Achievers award
• 2007 International Travel Grant, AACC
• 2007 International Travel Grant, Asian & Pacific Federation of Clinical Biochemistry (APFCB)
• 2008 KNU Honors Scholarship to study master's degree
• 2010 KNU Honors Scholarship to study PhD in biomedical sciences
• 2012 Featured member of AACC, interview published at AACC website
• 2013 KNU best poster award
• 2014 KNU Cell Matrix Research Institute Winter Seminar Award

Professional membership

• 2001–Present Life Member, Nepal Association for Medical Laboratory Sciences
• 2005–2014 Galllwas Member, American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
• 2008–present Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society
• 2010-2011 Korean Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Publication

• Book - Health Post Laboratory Technique (for rural areas in Nepal)
• Acharya, B; Wang, K; Kim, IS; Kang, W; Moon, C; Lee, BH (2013). "In vivo imaging of myocardial cell death using a peptide probe and assessment of long-term heart function". Journal of Controlled Release 172 (1): 367–73. doi:10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.08.294. PMID 24021357.
• Acharya, B; Chun, SY; Kim, SY; Moon, C; Shin, HI; Park, EK (2012). "Surface immobilization of MEPE peptide onto HA/β-TCP ceramic particles enhances bone regeneration and remodeling". Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials 100 (3): 841–9. doi:10.1002/jbm.b.32648. PMID 22278974.
• Choi, YA; Lim, J; Kim, KM; Acharya, B; Cho, JY; Bae, YC; Shin, HI; Kim, SY; Park, EK (2010). "Secretome analysis of human BMSCs and identification of SMOC1 as an important ECM protein in osteoblast differentiation". Journal of Proteome Research 9 (6): 2946–56. doi:10.1021/pr901110q. PMID 20359165.
• He, X; Bonaparte, N; Kim, S; Acharya, B; Lee, JY; Chi, L; Lee, HJ; Paik, YK; Moon, PG; Baek, MC; Lee, EK; KIM, JH; KIM, IS; Lee, BH (2012). "Enhanced delivery of T cells to tumor after chemotherapy using membrane-anchored, apoptosis-targeted peptide". Journal of Controlled Release 162 (6): 521–8. doi:10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.07.023. PMID 22824781.
• Venkatesha, S. H.; Dudics, S; Acharya, B; Moudgil, K. D. (2014). "Cytokine-Modulating Strategies and Newer Cytokine Targets for Arthritis Therapy". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 16 (1): 887–906. doi:10.3390/ijms16010887. PMID 25561237.

References

1. "Google Scholar Profile Acharya B.". Google. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
2. Bruns, D. E. (2005). "The Clinical Chemist". Clinical Chemistry 51 (4): 799. doi:10.1373/clinchem.2005.050443.
3. "Shahid Gangalal Health Centre". Sgnhc.org.np. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
4. "2005 Gallwas Recipients". Aacc.org. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
5. "2005 International travel grant winners. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. 2005-04-01. Retrieved 2012-11-01.