Bodhraj Acharya
Born	Chitwan, Nepal
Nationality	American
Scientific career
Fields	Laboratory Medicine, Molecular Biology
Institutions	University of Maryland
Doctoral advisor	Prof Moudgil Kamal (Post-doctoral) Prof. Byung-Heon Lee

Bodhraj Acharya is a Nepalese-born American professional, working in the field of laboratory medicine, Cell Biology and chemistry.^[1] He has received many honors, grants and travel fellowships in United States and other countries.^[2] He has published patents, abstracts and articles in the field. He had worked previously as a clinical laboratory technical director in various hospitals. He also work as Clinical Laboratory expert for various non-profit organizations.

Prizes and honours

• 1997, 1999 Merit scholarship to study Medical Laboratory Technology at Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University
• 2005 Gallwas membership Grant, AACC ^[3]
• 2005 and 2007 International travel grant, AACC ^[4]
• 2006 Young Achievers Award
• 2007 International Travel Grant, Asian & Pacific Federation of Clinical Biochemistry (APFCB)
• 2008 and 2010 KNU Honors Scholarship for Graduation Study (MS and PHD)
• 2012 Featured member of AACC, interview published at AACC website
• 2013 KNU Best Publication Award
• 2014 KNU Cell-Matrix Research Institute Winter Seminar Award

Professional membership

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
• Academy Fellow of AACC
• American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)
• Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Patents

• US patent 11174287B2 
• US patent 10421780B2 

Book Chapter

• Inflammation: From Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms to the Clinic, Publisher :Wiley

Publication

• Acharya B, Acharya A, Gautam S, Ghimire SP, Mishra G, Parajuli N; et al. (2020). "Advances in diagnosis of Tuberculosis: an update into molecular diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Mol Biol Rep. 47 (5): 4065–4075. doi:10.1007/s11033-020-05413-7. PMID 32248381.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

• Acharya B, Meka RR, Venkatesha SH, Lees JR, Teesalu T, Moudgil KD (2020). "A novel CNS-homing peptide for targeting neuroinflammatory lesions in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis". Mol Cell Probes. 51: 101530. doi:10.1016/j.mcp.2020.101530. PMC 7245014. PMID 32035108.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

• Meka RR, Venkatesha SH, Dudics S, Acharya B, Moudgil KD (2015). "IL-27-induced modulation of autoimmunity and its therapeutic potential". Autoimmun Rev. 14 (12): 1131–1141. doi:10.1016/j.autrev.2015.08.001. PMC 4628569. PMID 26253381.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

• Venkatesha SH, Dudics S, Acharya B, Moudgil KD (2014). "Cytokine-modulating strategies and newer cytokine targets for arthritis therapy". Int J Mol Sci. 16 (1): 887–906. doi:10.3390/ijms16010887. PMC 4307281. PMID 25561237.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

• Meka RR, Venkatesha SH, Acharya B, Moudgil KD (2019). "Peptide-targeted liposomal delivery of dexamethasone for arthritis therapy". Nanomedicine (Lond). 14 (11): 1455–1469. doi:10.2217/nnm-2018-0501. PMC 6613046. PMID 30938236.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

• 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. PMC 4307281. PMID 25561237.