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Assistant Professor, University of Utah School of Medicine
Education
Master’s Degree—Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Doctorate Degree—Genetic Molecular and Cell Biology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Research Fellowship—Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Research Fellowship—Infection and Immunology, Mayo Clinic
Fellowship—Clinical Chemistry, Mayo Clinic
Certification/Affiliations
American Board of Clinical Chemistry
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists
Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists
Clinical Immunology Society
Research Interests
Autoimmune diseases
Complement deficiency
Protein immunology
Awards
First place, Oral Presentation Contest, American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting, 2020
Abstract Recognition Award, American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting, 2019
Midwest Section Travel Grant Award, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 2019
U.S. Trainee Educational Grant Award, Mass Spectrometry: Applications to the Clinical Lab Annual Meeting, 2018
Spotlight Research Recognition Award, Infection and Immunity, 2017
Abstract Scholarship Award, American Thoracic Society Conference, 2015
Best Project Award, Microbiology and Immunology Annual Retreat, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2012
Scholar-in-Training Award, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference, AACR-AstraZeneca, 2008
Recent Publications
Nandakumar V, et al. Effect of pH on the quantification of common chemistry analytes in body fluid specimens using Roche Cobas Analyzer for clinical diagnostic testing. AJCP. 2021 (preprint).