Charitha Madiraju, Ph.D.

Charitha Madiraju, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Medical Sciences at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. An academic researcher and medical educator with expertise in immunology, pharmacology, and drug discovery, she focuses her research on the mechanisms of cell survival and cell death. Dr. Madiraju is an active contributor to key academic and institutional committees.

Education

Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Selected Publications

Madiraju C, Edler MC, Raccor BS, Balachandran R, Zhu G, Hamel E, Giuliano KA, Vogt A, Shin Y, Fournier J-H, Fukui Y, Bruckner AM, Curran DP, Day BW. Tubulin assembly, paclitaxel site binding and cellular effects of the microtubule-stabilizing agent dictyostatin-1 and its synthetic analogues.  Biochemistry (2005), 44(45):15053-15063. PMID: 16274252.

Ardecky R, Madiraju C, Matsuzawa S-I, Zou J, Ganji S, Pass I, Ngo TA, Pinkerton, Anthony B, Sergienko E, Su Ying, Stonich D, Mangravita-Nova A, Vicchiarelli M, McAnally D, Smith LH, Diwan J, Chung TDY, Matsuzawa Y, Wimer C, Diaz P, Reed JC. Selective UBC13 inhibitors. Probe Reports from the NIH Molecular Libraries Program.Bethesda (MD):National Center for Biotechnology Information(US);2014. PMID: 23762936.

Agrawal S, Srivastava R, Rahmatpanah F, Madiraju C, BenMohamed L, Agrawal A. Airway epithelial cells enhance the immunogenicity of human myeloid dendritic cells at steady state. Clin Exp Immunol. (2017), 189(3):279-289. PMID: 28470729.

Mallarpu CS, Ponnana M, Prasad S, Singarapu M, Kim J, Haririparsa N, Bratic N, Brar H, Chelluri LK, Madiraju C. Distinct cell death markers identified in critical care patient survivors diagnosed with sepsis. Immunol Lett. (2021), 231:1-10. PMID: 33406390.

Madiraju C*, Novack JP*, Reed JC, Matsuzawa SI. K63 ubiquitination in immune signaling. Trends Immunol. (2022), 43(2):148-162. PMID: 35033428.

Hayrapetyan H, Tran T, Tellez-Corrales E, Madiraju C.  Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay: Types and Applications.  ELISA: Methods and Protocols.  Methods Mol Biol. (2023), 2612:1-17. PMID: 36795355.

Madiraju C, Sastry A, Oppong M, Karp J, Krajewska M, Krajewski S, Tomik B, Szczudlik A, Matson R.  A unique multiplex assay to profile growth factors and cytokines in cerebrospinal fluid samples.  ELISA: Methods and Protocols.  Methods Mol Biol. (2023), 2612:157-168. PMID: 36795366.

Mallarpu CS, Chelluri SI, Katragadda TP, Singarapu M, Chelluri LK, Madiraju C. Programmed cell death markers in COVID-19 survivors with and without sepsis. Front Immunol. (2025), 16: 1-14. PMID: 40051620.

Ganesh S, Yedidia O, Pandey K, Infortuna C, Madiraju C, Thomas F, Battaglia F. Interleukin-6 Targeting Antibodies for the treatment of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-associated Disease (MOGAD): A Review of Current Literature. AIMS Neurosci. (2025), 12(2): 113-139. PMID: 40717732.