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Anu S. Maharjan, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Core Laboratory

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Academic Office Location: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-2230
Phone:	860-679-2629
Fax:	860-679-8831
Email:	amaharjan@uchc.edu
Website(s):	Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Education & Training
Committees & Organizations
Publications

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BA	Smith College	Biochemistry
PhD	Rice University	Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Degree

Institution

Major

Smith College

Biochemistry

PhD

Rice University

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Postdoctoral	UConn School of Medicine	Fellow; Center on Aging/Department of Immunology/Department of Pediatrics, Division of Digestive Diseases, Hepatology and Nutrition
Research Associate	University of North Carolina	Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Fellowship	University of Utah	Clinical Chemistry and Immunology, Department of Pathology

Training

Institution

Specialty

Postdoctoral

UConn School of Medicine

Fellow; Center on Aging/Department of Immunology/Department of Pediatrics, Division of Digestive Diseases, Hepatology and Nutrition

Research Associate

University of North Carolina

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Fellowship

University of Utah

Clinical Chemistry and Immunology, Department of Pathology

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Board Certification - Clinical Chemistry	American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC)
Board Certification - Clinical Chemist	National Registry of Certified Chemists (NRCC)
Roberts Memorial Fund for research on Developing and Employing a Cytokine Profile to Predict Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), Salt Lake City, UT	ARUP Laboratories
Doctorate Award	The Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists
Student Abstract Recognition Award	American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Roberts Memorial Fund for Research on the correlation Between DPYD*9A(c.85T>C) Genotype and Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency Phenotype in Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancies Treated with Fluoropyrimidines	ARUP Laboratories
Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology	Rice University

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

Board Certification - Clinical Chemistry

American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC)

Board Certification - Clinical Chemist

National Registry of Certified Chemists (NRCC)

Roberts Memorial Fund for research on Developing and Employing a Cytokine Profile to Predict Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), Salt Lake City, UT

ARUP Laboratories

Doctorate Award

The Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists

Student Abstract Recognition Award

American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Roberts Memorial Fund for Research on the correlation Between DPYD*9A(c.85T>C) Genotype and Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency Phenotype in Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancies Treated with Fluoropyrimidines

ARUP Laboratories

Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Rice University

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
The American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) NY Metro Section Secretary	Professional/Scientific Organization	Chair	External	Local	2024	2024
AACC Nominating Member for Personalized Medicine Division	Professional/Scientific Organization	Nominating Member	External	National	2024	2022
The American Society for Microbiologists (ASM) Ad hoc member	Professional/Scientific Organization	Ad hoc member	External	National	2024	2024
UCHC Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Education Committee	Education Committee	Education Committee	UConn Health	University	2024	2024
UCHC New Laboratory Test Request Committee	Education Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	2024	2024
ADLM Asia-Pacific Global Laboratory Quality Initiative	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	International	2024	2024
The American Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI) Education Committee Member	Professional/Scientific Organization	Education Committee	External	National	2021	2024

Name & Description

Journal Articles

Diagnostic performance of specific biomarkers for interstitial lung disease: a single center study
Anu S. Maharjan, Sogol S Amjadi, Troy D. Jaskowski, Soina L. La'ulu, Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina, Tracy M French, and Anne E. Tebo Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Medicine 2024 Nov;63(4):797-804
Absence of Anti-Babesia microti antibody in commercial intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).
Kostka, Julia; Maharjan, Anu S; Kumar, Sanjai; Hackenyos, Douglas; Krause, Peter J; Dieckhaus, Kevin PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2024 Mar;18(3):e0012035
The prevalence and clinical relevance of 2R/2R TYMS genotype in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies treated with fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy regimens.
Khushman, Moh'd; Patel, Girijesh Kumar; Maharjan, Anu Singh; McMillin, Gwendolyn A; Nelson, Cindy; Hosein, Peter; Singh, Ajay P The pharmacogenomics journal 2021 Jun;21(3):308-317
Detection and characterization of estradiol (E2) and unconjugated estriol (uE3) immunoassay interference due to anti-bovine alkaline phosphatase (ALP) antibodies.
Maharjan, Anu S; Wyness, Sara P; Ray, Julie A; Willcox, Tanya L; Seiter, Jonathan D; Genzen, Jonathan R Practical laboratory medicine 2019 Nov;17e00131
The Prevalence of DPYD*9A(c.85T>C) Genotype and the Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancies Treated With Fluoropyrimidines: Updated Analysis.
Maharjan, Anu Singh; McMillin, Gwendolyn A; Patel, Girijesh Kumar; Awan, Saad; Taylor, William R; Pai, Sachin; Frankel, Arthur E; Nelson, Cindy; Wang, Bin; Hosein, Peter Joel; Singh, Ajay P; Khushman, Moh'd Clinical colorectal cancer 2019 Sep;18(3):e280-e286
Characterizing the inflammatory response in esophageal mucosal biopsies in children with eosinophilic esophagitis.
Sayej, Wael N; Ménoret, Antoine; Maharjan, Anu S; Fernandez, Marina; Wang, Zhu; Balarezo, Fabiola; Hyams, Jeffrey S; Sylvester, Francisco A; Vella, Anthony T Clinical & translational immunology 2016 Jul;5(7):e88
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV is a human and murine neutrophil chemorepellent.
Herlihy, Sarah E; Pilling, Darrell; Maharjan, Anu S; Gomer, Richard H Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2013 Jun;190(12):6468-77
Serum amyloid P inhibits granulocyte adhesion.
Maharjan, Anu S; Roife, David; Brazill, Derrick; Gomer, Richard H Fibrogenesis & tissue repair 2013 Jan;6(1):2
RNA folding in transcription elongation complex: implication for transcription termination.
Lubkowska, Lucyna; Maharjan, Anu S; Komissarova, Natalia The Journal of biological chemistry 2011 Sep;286(36):31576-85
High and low molecular weight hyaluronic acid differentially regulate human fibrocyte differentiation.
Maharjan, Anu S; Pilling, Darrell; Gomer, Richard H PloS one 2011 Jan;6(10):e26078
Toll-like receptor 2 agonists inhibit human fibrocyte differentiation.
Maharjan, Anu S; Pilling, Darrell; Gomer, Richard H Fibrogenesis & tissue repair 2010 Nov;323

Letters

Prevalence of Hepatitis B Core Antibody in Intravenous Immunoglobulin Products by Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay
Laura Victoria, Anu S. Maharjan, Julia Kostka, Raphael Assenso-Bediako, Wesley Merkert, Lisa Chirch, and Kevin Dieckhaus Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology 2025 Feb;