Bala S. C. Koritala, MTech, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

bala.koritala@cchmc.org

About

Research Associate: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2022.

PostDoc: Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 2020.

PostDoc: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2018.

PhD: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, 2016.

MSc: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, 2014.

MTech: Amity University, India, 2011.

Btech: Bharath University, India, 2009.

Interests

Circadian biology; cancer; sleep disorders

Research Areas

Otolaryngology

Publications

Circadian Rhythms, Immune Regulation and the Risk for Sepsis Implications for Neonatal Care. Sengupta, S; Smith, DF; Koritala, BS C. Clinics in Perinatology. 2025; 52:185-197.

Genome-wide epigenetic profiling and transcriptome analysis in pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A focus on Black female children. Koritala, BS C; Parameswaran, S; Donmez, OA; Forney, C; Rowden, H; Moore, CA; Duggins, AL; Sestito, A; Leader, BA; Weirauch, MT; Kottyan, LC; Smith, DF. Heliyon. 2024; 10:e40830.

Murine Pro-Inflammatory Responses to Acute and Sustained Intermittent Hypoxia: Implications for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research. Koritala, BS C; Gaspar, LS; Bhadri, SS; Massie, KS; Lee, YY; Paulose, J; Smith, DF. The Laryngoscope. 2024; 134 Suppl 4:S1-S11.

Chapter 5 Genetics of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Koritala, BS C; Smith, DF. Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children. : Elsevier; Elsevier; 2024.

Genetics of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Koritala, BS C; Smith, DF. Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children. : Elsevier; Elsevier; 2024.

The impact of shift-work light conditions on tissue-specific circadian rhythms of canonical clock genes: insights from a mouse model study. Koritala, BS C; Dakup, PP; Porter, KI; Gaddameedhi, S. F1000Research. 2023; 12:762.

Obstructive sleep apnea in a mouse model is associated with tissue-specific transcriptomic changes in circadian rhythmicity and mean 24-hour gene expression. Koritala, BS C; Lee, YY; Gaspar, LS; Bhadri, SS; Su, W; Wu, G; Francey, LJ; Ruben, MD; Gong, MC; Hogenesch, JB; Smith, DF. PLoS Biology. 2023; 21:e3002139.

0010 Circadian dysregulation of the cardiopulmonary system in a mouse model of obstructive sleep apnea. Koritala, B; Lee, YY; Gaspar, LS; Smith, J; Paulose, J; Francey, L; Wu, G; Ruben, M; Smith, D. Sleep. 2023; 46:a5.

From the Blog

Genomics and Development

Sleep Apnea Model Reveals Round-the-Clock Gene Function Disruptions

Bala S.C. Koritala, MTech, MSc, PhD, David F. Smith, MD, PhD5/30/2023