Prabhakar Putheti, Ph.D., has held multiple leadership roles within the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI), including chair of the Education Committee, Regional Education Workshops, and Bylaws Committee. He currently serves as a commissioner of accreditation and as an ASHI inspector, influencing national standards for HLA laboratories and contributing to the continuous improvement of testing quality and education.
Prior to joining NYMC, Dr. Putheti contributed to the immunology, microbiology, and pathology curriculum at Harvard Medical School, reinforcing his long-standing dedication to medical education. Through his professional society work, Dr. Putheti has helped shape policies, training programs, and ethical frameworks that affect laboratory practice nationwide. His contributions represent a true commitment to societal advancement through clinical science.
Education
- Ph.D., Immunology, Karolinska Institute
- M.S., Biochemistry, Devi Ahilya University
- Undergraduate, Microbiology, Genetics, and Chemistry, Osmania University
Areas of Expertise
- Transplant Immunology
- Human Immunology
Honors and Awards
- Featured in American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) spotlight, 2019
- Interviewed for ASHI's membership video, 2019
- Poster of Distinction Award, American Transplant
Congress (ATC), USA, 2012 - Poster of Distinction Award, ATC,
USA, 2012
Publications
- Krolik M, Phirke P, Oh ES, et. al. "EDTA Treatment of Serum Reduces T Cell and B Cell False Positivity in Flow Cytometry Crossmatching: A Multicenter Study." HLA, 106(3), (2025) e70399. doi: 10.1111/tan.70399
- Oh ES, Krolik M, Skill K, et. al. "Identification of the Novel HLA-DPB1*1483:01 Allele in a Deceased Hispanic/Latino Donor." HLA, 105(2), (2025) e70044. doi: 10.1111/tan.70044
- Oh ES, Chang Y, DebRoy M, et. al. "Identification of the Novel HLA-DPB1*01:01:15 Allele by Next-Generation Sequencing." HLA, 104(6), (2024) e15787. doi: 10.1111/tan.15787
- Putheti P, Liwski RS, Jindra PT, et. al. "Reducing number of laboratories performing complement dependent cytotoxicity crossmatching: Reasons and conclusions." Human immunology, 83(5), (2022) 467-475. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2022.02.001
- Putheti P, Sharma VK, Friedlander R, et. al. "T-Cell-Positive, B-Cell-Negative Flow Cytometry Crossmatch: Frequency, HLA Locus Specificity, and Mechanisms Among 3073 Clinical Flow Cytometry Crossmatch Tests." Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation, 20(2), (2022) 180-189. doi: 10.6002/ect.2021.0334
- Putheti P, Sharma VK. "Determining Channel Shift Cutoff in T-Cell and B-Cell Flow Cytometry Crossmatch." Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation, 20(5), (2022) 541-542. doi: 10.6002/ect.2020.0021
- Putheti P. "Polarizing Cytokines for Human Th9 Cell Differentiation." Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 1585(), (2017) 73-82. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6877-0_6
Memberships and Affiliations
- American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Teaching Responsibilities
Dr. Putheti is a passionate and effective educator. He contributes significantly to the Master of Clinical Laboratory Sciences curriculum at NYMC, where he teaches courses in transplant immunology and immunological methods.
