Education:
University of Poona, India
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M.B.B.S.
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1990
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Medicine (M.D.)
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University of Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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M.Sc.
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1991
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Medical Genetics
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University of Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Ph.D.
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1994
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Medical Genetics
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Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX
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Postdoctoral
Fellowship
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1996
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Neurology/Genetics |
Clinical/Research Interests:
R01 NS072418; Bidichandani (PI); 2010 - 2017 (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]
2013 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]