University of Pittsburgh

Lolita Nidadavolu, PhD

Medical Student





	
	


			

		Dr. Nidadavolu	
		

		

	
Contact

    		

		lsn4@pitt.edu	
		

		
		
	
	
	    

    
    
   
    
   
    
        
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
    
	
	
	
		
		
	



	
Education
	
	

	
PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 2013
BA in Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 2006
        

              
   
  
 
 


  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 	
Mentor
	
	

	
Saleem Khan, PhD
        

                
        
        
        
        	
Dissertation
	
	

	Identification and characterization of senescence-associated microRNAs in a mouse model of the XFE Progeroid Syndrome	
	


        
        
        
        
 
 
   
   
















        













	
Areas of Interest
	
	

	MicroRNAs, post-transcriptional regulation Aging, DNA repair pathways	
	






	
Why I Chose Pitt
	
	

	
I selected the University of Pittsburgh because of the wide
range of excellent research opportunities available to me here.
Following her graduation, Lolita returned to Medical School at the University of Pittsburgh.



Abstracts






LS
Nidadavolu, LJ Niedernhofer, SA Khan. The role of microRNAs in promoting cellular senescence. Keystone Symposia:
MicroRNAs and Human Disease. February 2011.
LS Nidadavolu, Y Reddy, LJ Niedernhofer, SA Khan. MicroRNA expression changes in the XFE progeroid syndrome in
mice caused by depletion of ERCC1-XPF, a nuclease required for several DNA
repair pathways. Keystone Symposia: New Insights into Healthspan and Diseases of
Aging: From Molecular to Functional Senescence Poster Presentation. February
2010.