Arti Pandey, PhD, CGC

Certified Genetic Counselor l

Departments

Department of Oncology

Divisions

Cancer Predisposition Division

Education

BS (Hons) (Biochemistry) – Panjab University, India
MS (Hons) Biochemistry) – Panjab University, India
PhD (Biochemistry) – Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
MS (Genetic Counseling) – Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Honors and Awards

2017 Best Professor in Biochemistry, Nepal Education Leadership Awards, Kathmandu, Nepal ( Thought Leaders, CMO Asia, Stars Group, CSRI)
2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 Best Teacher Award, Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Basic Sciences, Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal
2007 Best Poster Award, West Coast Protein Crystallography workshop, ASILOMAR Conference Grounds, California, USA
2001 Presidential Fellowship Award, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA

Research Interests

The Lynch syndrome - CMMRD spectrum
Genetic testing result variations by ethnicity
Childhood cancers in Lynch syndrome

Selected Publications

Neupane S, Khadka J, Rayamajhi S, Pandey AS. Binding modes of potential anti-prion phytochemicals to PrP^C structures in silico. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2023 Jul-Aug;14(4):100750. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100750. Epub 2023 Jul 17. PMID: 37453159; PMCID: PMC10368899.

Bhattarai S, Pandey AS, Bastakoti S, Soderkvist P, Bhusal M. A case of keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness syndrome with rickets. JAAD Case Rep. 2019 Dec 19;6(1):9-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.10.024. PMID: 31890828; PMCID: PMC6928269.

Sharma Pandey A, Joshi S, Rajbhandari R, Kansakar P, Dhakal S, Fingerhut R. Newborn Screening for Selected Disorders in Nepal: A Pilot Study. Int J Neonatal Screen Apr 10;5(2):18, 2019. doi: 10.3390/ijns5020018. PMID: 33072977; PMCID: PMC7510202.

Sharma Pandey A. Case reports of metabolic disorders from Nepal. Mol Genet Metab Rep Nov 19;21:100542, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2019.100542. PMID: 31788425; PMCID: PMC6880005.

Pandey AS, Shrestha S. A novel frameshift mutation in the MLH1 gene in a patient with Lynch syndrome. Indian J Cancer Oct-Dec;55(4):410-412, 2018. doi: 10.4103/ijc.IJC_349_18. PMID: 30829280.

Pandey AS, Shreevastva NK, Neupane DP. Nicotine exposure, blood pressure, and inflammation in tobacco smokers and chewers in a rural community in Nepal. Subst Use Misuse Jun;49(7):798-803, 2014. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2014.880483. Epub 2014 Feb 3. PMID: 24491150.

Kofoed MA, Wampler DA, Pandey AS, Peters JW, Ensign SA. Roles of the redox-active disulfide and histidine residues forming a catalytic dyad in reactions catalyzed by 2-ketopropyl coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase. J Bacteriol Sep;193(18):4904-13, 2011. doi: 10.1128/JB.05231-11. Epub 2011 Jul 15. PMID: 21764916; PMCID: PMC3165643.

Pandey AS, Dixit HM. Selection criteria and pre-clinical academic performance in a private medical college in Nepal: a case study. Med Teach 33(4):e186-92, 2011. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.546910. PMID: 21456976.

Pandey AS, Mulder DW, Ensign SA, Peters JW. Structural basis for carbon dioxide binding by 2-ketopropyl coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase. FEBS Lett Feb 4;585(3):459-64, 2011. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.12.035. Epub 2010 Dec 27. PMID: 21192936.

Pandey AS, Harris TV, Giles LJ, Peters JW, Szilagyi RK. Dithiomethylether as a ligand in the hydrogenase h-cluster. J Am Chem Soc Apr 2;130(13):4533-40, 2008. doi: 10.1021/ja711187e. Epub 2008 Mar 7. PMID: 18324814.

Pandey AS, Nocek B, Clark DD, Ensign SA, Peters JW. Mechanistic implications of the structure of the mixed-disulfide intermediate of the disulfide oxidoreductase, 2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase. Biochemistry Jan 10;45(1):113-20. 2006. doi: 10.1021/bi051518o. PMID: 16388586.

Last update: August 2023