Ganesh Acharya
Member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
From Lubbock, Texas
From Lubbock, Texas
I am currently a Ph.D. student pursuing biomedical sciences, concentrating on cancer research. I am yearning to contribute to mankind by finding treatment strategies to treat devastating human disorders.
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Ganesh Acharya Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Dissertation Fellowship
Ganesh Acharya of Lubbock, Texas, has been selected as a 2025 recipient of a Dissertation Fellowship by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi-the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline coll...
March, 27 2025 - Verified by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Ganesh Acharya Receives 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award
Ganesh Acharya of Lubbock, Texas, was recently awarded a Love of Learning Award worth $1,000 from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society...
October, 07 2024 - Verified by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Ganesh Acharya Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Ganesh Acharya of Lubbock, Texas, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Acharya was initia...
February, 07 2023 - Verified by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning an academic award
Helen Hodges Scholar, 2024-25; Graduate Award to support only the outstanding students among all the institutions in any field over the South Plains and Lubbock area.
Fall 2024 - Fall 2025 -
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning an academic award
AACR-Doreen J. Putrah Cancer Research Foundation Scholar-in-Training Award, at the AACR Annual Meeting, April 14-19, 2023, Orlando, FL
Spring 2023 -
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning a scholarship
Mary Lou Clements-Mann Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2022 -
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning a scholarship
Student-Faculty Retreat Scholarship 2022
Fall 2022 -
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning an academic award
AACR-Scholar-In Training Award to support attendance for the 15th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Philadelphia, PA.
Fall 2022 -
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for graduating
I was awarded the prestigious "Dean's Recognition Award" for being conferred with my MS degree in Biotechnology in 2022. This award is given to only a top MS student from all Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Spring 2022 -
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning an academic award
I was awarded the prestigious "Dean's Recognition Award" for being conferred with my MS degree in Biotechnology in 2022. This award is given to only a top MS student from all Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Spring 2022 -
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning a scholarship
AACR Student and Early Career Investigator Scholarship (SECIS) to participate in the 14th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Philadelphia, PA.
Fall 2021 -
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning a scholarship
GSBS competitive scholarship
Fall 2020 -
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for graduating
I was awarded an MS degree in Chemistry.
Summer 2020 -
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning a spot on an honors list
I am Ganesh Acharya from Lubbock, Texas, and was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.I was initiated a Texas Tech university Health Sciences Center. I am so glad to ba a part of this honor society.
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning a scholarship
Endowed Phonathon Scholarship, 2025
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning a scholarship
Endowed Phonathon Scholarship, 2024
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning an academic award
I was awarded the Love of Learning Award for being impressed with my superior academic record and life/career ambitions.
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Ganesh Acharya was recognized for earning an academic award
I received this merit-based EMGS Student and Early Career Investigator (SECI) Award 2024 in recognition of the excellence of my research, my research progress, and my promise as a long-term contributor to research in topics related to the mission of EMGS. I was invited to give a podium presentation in the EMGS's 55th Annual Meeting at Palm Springs, Sep 7-11, 2024.
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Earth Conservation Organization
As a co-president, I lead the organization and conduct meetings, be the club's representative at events, oversee task completions, and assist in managing the club's bank account.
As a program ambassador, I communicated about meetings and events, and manage social media channels in coordination with the respective schools.
Fall 2023 - Spring 2025
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Secretary, Spectrum for Unity
I am serving as a secretary for Spectrum for Unity (SoU) at TTUHSC, which enhances access by eliminating obstacles for historically marginalized individuals to fully participate in activities to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) priorities.
In addition, SoU fosters learning and engagement opportunities while supporting underrepresented groups, all in alignment with the values of TTUHSC, and celebrates our student body's diverse backgrounds, abilities, and experiences.
Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Student Research Week 2024
I will be serving as an organizing committee member for the Student Research Week 2024.
Summer 2023 - Spring 2024
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Global Health Alliance
I am serving as a secretary for Global Health Alliance (GHA) at TTUHSC. GHA is a student representative body which works closely with the office of the Global Health at TTUHSC, a resource to the TTUHSC community for global health education both on our campuses and abroad. The Office of Global Health supports the institutional mission and goals of TTUHSC by engaging in activities that enhance the education of its students, faculty, and staff through exposure to international health experiences.
Spring 2023 - Spring 2024
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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International Student Organization
The main goals of this organization are to unite all of the international students at TTUHSC and its distance campuses, to identify issues and create solutions, to advocate for the rights and responsibilities of international students, and to ensure that all cultures are equally valued and respected.
Being an Officer of the Other Campus Liaison, my duties include setting meeting, sharing information among students in distance campus, reporting to the president and the committee, etc.
Spring 2023 - Spring 2024
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Volunteer
Being a student member of GSA in GSBS, TTUHSC, I have participated and volunteered in different activities organized by the association like student research week, fundraising program, community service, etc.
Spring 2021 - Spring 2024
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Executive Member
Being involved in the Nepalese Student Association organized and participated in different student supporting activities like sports week, cultural events, hospitality program, and some outdoor gathering programs for mental wellness.
Spring 2019 - Summer 2020
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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Graduate Research Assistant at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Got trained, rotated and worked in different research laboratories at TTUHSC and was involved in several projects
Organizing and coordinating meetings with lab members
Assisting and guiding rotating students in the lab
Conducted literature review, and assisted with collection and analyses of data for faculty research work, write and prepare manuscripts and publish them in highly impacted scientific peer review journals.
Participated and presented research work in international conferences, symposiums, student research week, seminars, etc.
August 2020 - Present
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Instructed on CHEM 125B laboratory sections of 20+ undergraduate students
Provided detailed explanation of processes that are demonstrated in lab works
Assisted undergraduate students with General Chemistry classwork
Worked in a biochemistry research lab focusing on protein purification and characterization
January 2019 - July 2020
Targeting Metabolic and DNA Damage Checkpoint Induces Excessive DNA Damage and Causes Synergistic Lethality in GLShigh Chemoresistant Ovarian Cancer Cells
I presented at The 55th Annual Meeting of the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomic Society 2024 at Palm Springs, CA from Sep 7-11.
August 2024 -
Conferences
CHK1 inhibitor induced PARylation by targeting PARG causes excessive replication and metabolic stress and overcomes chemoresistance in ovarian cancer
This is my other first-author paper published in Nature Cell Death Discovery.
June 2024 -
Publications
Racial differences in RAD51 expression are regulated by miRNA-214-5P and its inhibition synergizes with olaparib in triple-negative breast cancer
This is my co-first authored paper published in the highly reputed Breast Cancer Research journal.
April 2023 -
Articles
Abstract C027: miRNA-214-5P regulates RAD51, a biomarker for aggressive disease and racial disparities in triple-negative breast cancer
January 2023 -
Conferences
Abstract PO-131: RAD51 is a biomarker for aggressive disease and racial disparities in triple-negative breast cancer
January 2022 -
Conferences
A Novel Role for BRIP1/FANCJ in Neuronal Cells Health and in Resolving Oxidative Stress-Induced DNA Lesions
January 2022 -
Publications
Binding of Nox5's EF-Hand domain to the peptides corresponding to the phosphorylatable region and regulatory inhibitory loop in its dehydrogenase domain
July 2020 -
Publications
Characterization of the Dual Oxidase’s EF-Hand Domain and NADPH Oxidase 5’s Domain-Domain Interaction
July 2020 -
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