Education
Dr. rer. nat / PhD: Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, 2016 (Circadian Biology)
MSc: Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, 2014 (Biology)
MTech: Amity University NOIDA, 2011 (Biotechnology)
BTech: Bharath University Chennai, 2009 (Industrial Biotechnology)
Positions and Work Experience
06-2020 -06-2022 Research Associate, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
11-2018 -04-2020 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington State University, Spokane
08-2016 -06-2018 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rutgers University, Camden
Publications
Published Abstracts
Van Dongen, Hans P A; Koritala, Bala S C; Porter, Kenneth I; Arshad, Osama A; Gajula, Rajendra P; Mitchell, Hugh D; Arman, Tarana; Manjanatha, Mugimane G; Teeguarden, Justin; McDermott, Jason E; Gaddameedhi, Shobhan (2022) 0025 Circadian Dysregulation of Human DNA Repair Genes and Elevated DNA Damage in Simulated Night Shift Schedule. [Abstract]Sleep, 45 (Supplement_1 ) ,A11
Van Dongen, Hans P A; Koritala, Bala S C; Porter, Kenneth I; Arshad, Osama A; Gajula, Rajendra P; Mitchell, Hugh D; Arman, Tarana; Manjanatha, Mugimane G; Teeguarden, Justin; McDermott, Jason E; Gaddameedhi, Shobhan (2020) Night shift work and elevated cancer risk: circadian dysregulation of DNA repair genes and increased sensitivity to endogenous and exogenous sources of DNA damage. [Abstract]JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH, 29 ,253
Van Dongen, Hans P A; Koritala, Bala S C; McDermott, Jason E; Porter, Kenneth I; Arshad, Osama A; Gajula, Rajendra P; Mitchell, Hugh D; Arman, Tarana; Manjanatha, Mugimane G; Gaddameedhi, Shobhan (2020) 0025 Circadian Dysregulation of DNA Repair and Increased Endogenous and Exogenous Sensitivity to DNA Damage Precipitate Elevated Cancer Risk Associated with Night Shift Work . [Abstract]Sleep, 43 (Supplement_1 ) ,A10
Koritala, Bala S C; Porter, Kenneth I; Gajula, Rajendra P; Manjanatha, Mugimane G; Van Dongen, Hans P A; Gaddameedhi, Shobhan (2019) Night Shift Disrupts DNA Repair and Increases DNA Damage in Humans. [Abstract]Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 60 ,61
Night Shift Disrupts DNA Repair and Increases DNA Damage in Humans
Peer Reviewed Publications
Koritala, Bala S C; Porter, Kenneth I; Sarkar, Soumyadeep; Gaddameedhi, Shobhan (2022). Circadian disruption and cisplatin chronotherapy for mammary carcinoma. Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 436, 115863More Information
Leader, Brittany A; Koritala, Bala S C; Moore, Charles A; Grigg Dean, Elaine H; Kottyan, Leah C; Smith, David F (2021). Epigenetics of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a systematic review. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 17 (12) , 2533-2541More Information
Koritala, Bala S C; Lee, Yin Yeng; Bhadri, Shweta S; Gaspar, Laetitia S; Stanforth, Corinne; Wu, Gang; Ruben, Marc D; Francey, Lauren J; Smith, David F (2021). Intermittent Hypoxia Alters the Circadian Expression of Clock Genes in Mouse Brain and Liver. Genes, 12 (10) More Information
Koritala, Bala S C; Conroy, Zachary; Smith, David F (2021). Circadian Biology in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 11 (6) More Information
Koritala, Bala S C; Porter, Kenneth I; Arshad, Osama A; Gajula, Rajendra P; Mitchell, Hugh D; Arman, Tarana; Manjanatha, Mugimane G; Teeguarden, Justin; Van Dongen, Hans P A; McDermott, Jason E; Gaddameedhi, Shobhan (2021). Night shift schedule causes circadian dysregulation of DNA repair genes and elevated DNA damage in humans. Journal of pineal research, 70 (3) , e12726More Information
Sarkar, Soumyadeep; Porter, Kenneth I; Dakup, Panshak P; Gajula, Rajendra P; Koritala, Bala S C; Hylton, Ryan; Kemp, Michael G; Wakamatsu, Kazumasa; Gaddameedhi, Shobhan (2021). Circadian clock protein BMAL1 regulates melanogenesis through MITF in melanoma cells. Pigment cell & melanoma research, 34 (5) , 955-965More Information
Koritala, Bala S C; Wager, Craig; Waters, Joshua C; Pachucki, Ryan; Piccoli, Benedetto; Feng, Yaping; Scheinfeldt, Laura B; Shende, Sunil M; Park, Sohyun; Hozier, James I; Lalakia, Parth; Kumar, Dibyendu; Lee, Kwangwon (2020). Habitat-Specific Clock Variation and Its Consequence on Reproductive Fitness. Journal of biological rhythms, 35 (2) , 134-144More Information
Koritala, Bala S C; Çakmakl?, Selim (2018). The human circadian clock from health to economics. PsyCh journal, 7 (4) , 176-196More Information
Koritala, Bala S C; Lee, Kwangwon (2017). Natural Variation of the Circadian Clock in Neurospora. Advances in genetics, 99, 1-37More Information
Koritala, Bala S C; Lee, Yin Yeng; Gaspar, Laetitia S; Bhadri, Shweta S; Su, Wen; Wu, Gang; Francey, Lauren J; Ruben, Marc D; Gong, Ming C; Hogenesch, John B; Smith, David F (2023). Obstructive sleep apnea in a mouse model is associated with tissue-specific transcriptomic changes in circadian rhythmicity and mean 24-hour gene expression. PLoS biology, 21 (5) , e3002139More Information
Gaitonde, Kevin D; Andrabi, Mutahar; Burger, Courtney A; D'Souza, Shane P; Vemaraju, Shruti; Koritala, Bala S C; Smith, David F; Lang, Richard A (2023). Diurnal regulation of metabolism by Gs-alpha in hypothalamic QPLOT neurons. PloS one, 18 (5) , e0284824More Information
Koritala, Bala S C; Gaspar, Laetitia S; Bhadri, Shweta S; Massie, Kyla S; Lee, Yin Yeng; Paulose, Jiffin; Smith, David F (2023). Murine Pro-Inflammatory Responses to Acute and Sustained Intermittent Hypoxia: Implications for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research. The LaryngoscopeMore Information
Koritala, Bala S C; Dakup, Panshak P; Porter, Kenneth I; Gaddameedhi, Shobhan (2023). The impact of shift-work light conditions on tissue-specific circadian rhythms of canonical clock genes: insights from a mouse model study. F1000Research, 12, 762More Information
Koritala, Bala S C; Parameswaran, Sreeja; Donmez, Omer A; Forney, Carmy; Rowden, Hope; Moore, Charles A; Duggins, Angela L; Sestito, Alexandra; Leader, Brittany A; Weirauch, Matthew T; Kottyan, Leah C; Smith, David F (2024). Genome-wide epigenetic profiling and transcriptome analysis in pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A focus on Black female children. Heliyon, 10 (23) , e40830More Information
Gaspar, Laetitia S; Pyakurel, Santoshi; Xu, Na; D'Souza, Shane P; Koritala, Bala S C (2025). Circadian biology in obstructive sleep apnea associated cardiovascular disease. Journal of molecular and cellular cardiologyMore Information
Sengupta, Shaon; Smith, David F; Koritala, Bala S C (2025). Circadian Rhythms, Immune Regulation, and the Risk for Sepsis: Circadian Rhythms and Neonatal Care. Clinics in perinatology, 52 (1) , 185-197More Information
Greer, Adam J; Cone, Sean J; Bernstein, Rachel; Schuetz, Elizabeth; Kar, Narayani Prasad; Koritala, Bala S C; Gaddameedhi, Shobhan (2025). Long-term sub-erythemal UVB exposure does not impact circadian rhythms in mice under standard and rotating shift light conditions. Photochemistry and photobiologyMore Information
Book Chapter
Koritala, Bala S C; Ruben, Marc D; Smith, David F (2022). Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders.. In Essential Sleep Medicine and Surgery. New York, Nova Science Publishers (Author)
Essential Sleep Medicine and Surgery
Jeevanandam, Jaison; Koritala, Bala SC; Suresh, Malakondaiah; Boakye-Ansah, Stephen; Danquah, Michael K (2022). Antimicrobial Applications of Green Synthesized Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites of Silver. In Green Nanomaterials. New York, Apple Academic Press
Encyclopedia Article
Koritala, Bala S C (2021) Scholarly Community Encyclopedia .
The Clock Response to Intermittent Hypoxia is Tissue-Dependent
Honors and Awards
04-2021 First Place, Basic Science Poster Award American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Status:Recipient Level:National
06-2020 Vanda Pharmaceutical Excellence Award Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Status:Recipient Level:International
09-2019 EMGS New Investigator Travel Award Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society Status:Recipient Level:International
09-2019 Merit Abstract Award Working Time Society Status:Recipient Level:International
05-2018 SRBR Merit Award Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Status:Recipient Level:International
05-2016 SRBR Trainee Merit Award Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Status:Recipient Level:International
05-2009 Appreciation Award International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Status:Recipient Level:International
Contact Information
bala.koritala@icloud.com