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Adjunct Faculty

Sanjay Bidichandani, MBBS, PhD
Pediatrics

Sanjay Bidichandani, MBBS, PhD

Genetics Section Chief
Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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Sanjay-Bidichandani@ouhsc.edu


Director, Genetics Research Laboratory
CHF Claire Gordon Duncan Chair
David L. Boren Professor of Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Education:

University of Poona, India
 
 M.B.B.S.
 
1990
     
Medicine (M.D.)
 
University of Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
      
 M.Sc.
 
1991
 
Medical Genetics
 
University of Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.  
 
 Ph.D.
 
1994
 
Medical Genetics
 
Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX

 
 Postdoctoral      
 Fellowship

 
1996   

 
Neurology/Genetics


Clinical/Research Interests:

R01 NS072418; Bidichandani (PI); 2010 - 201​7 (no cost extension) 
NIH/NINDS  
Title: RNA-induced transcriptional gene silencing in Friedreich ataxia
Goal: To investigate the mechanism of epigenetic silencing of the FXN gene seen in patients with Friedreich ataxia.

MDA344862;  BIdichandani (PI); 2015 - 2018
MDA
Title: Epigenetic silencing in Friedreich ataxia
Goal: To investigate the mechanism of FXN transcriptional deficiency in Friedreich ataxia and to explore ways to reverse the epigenetic FXN promoter silencing. 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical; Bidichandani (PI); 2017 - 2018
Title: FXN DNA methylation as a biomarker for response to HDAC inhibitor treatment in Friedreich ataxia
Goal: ​To test if the level of FXN DNA methylation level can predict response to next generation HDAC inhibitor treatment in Friedreich ataxia.

FARA; Bidichandani (PI); 2016 - 2018
Friedreich Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
Title: Is FXN DNA methylation a determinant of response to HDAC inhibitor treatment in Friedreich ataxia?
Goal: To test if the level of FXN DNA methylation level can predict response to HDAC inhibitor treatment in Friedreich ataxia.


Select Honors & Accomplishments:

  • 1995-1997   Muscular Dystrophy Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2000-2003   American Heart Association Scientist Development Award
  • 2004  Aesculapian Award for Excellence in Teaching [OU College of Medicine]
  • 2005 Panos Ioannou Mem Prize, Ataxia Symposium, Neurology Congress [Australia]
  • 2006 Aesculapian Award for Excellence in Teaching [OU College of Medicine]
  • 2006 William Koller Memorial Award, Movement Disorder Society [Japan]
  • 2010 University of Oklahoma Board of Regents Award for Superior Teaching
  • 2011 Aesculapian Award for Excellence in Teaching [OU College of Medicine]
  • 2013 Henry Turner Lectureship, Internal Medicine, [OU College of Medicine]
  • 201​3 Inducted to the Academy of Teaching Scholars, [OU College of Medicine]
  • 2014 Appointed as Honorary Guest Professor at Jilin University [Changchun, China]
  • 2016 Aesculapian Award for Excellence in Teaching [OU College of Medicine]
  • 2017 Stanton L. Young Master Teacher Award [OU College of Medicine]