Nidhi

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT NIDHI

Miss Nidhi Mol is an enthusiastic and dedicated young researcher with a Bachelor’s Honors degree in Zoology. Driven by a deep curiosity about how life adapts and survives under extreme environmental challenges—ranging from thermophiles to tardigrades—she is currently pursuing a fully funded Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s in Physiology and Medicine of Humans in Space and Extreme Environments in a cohort of 12 students selected from around the world. Through this program, she is exploring physiological adaptation from the cellular to the whole-organism level, with particular involvement in research on the molecular and cellular responses of human cells exposed to ionizing radiation.As a motivated and inquisitive scientist, she aims to build a research career focused on the molecular foundations of organismal homeostasis, especially how extreme environmental factors disrupt or reshape genome integrity. Her scientific interests lie in understanding DNA damage, repair pathways, oxidative stress responses, and genome-stability mechanisms in both normal and cancer cells. She seeks opportunities that allow her to deeply investigate these pathways and uncover how cells sense, tolerate, and repair stress-induced genomic insults.Inspired by naturally resilient organisms that thrive in hostile conditions, she ultimately hopes to translate these insights into the context of human biology—advancing our understanding of evolutionary adaptations, cancer vulnerabilities, and potential pharmacological interventions. Her long-term goal is to bridge fundamental laboratory research with practical applications that illuminate the molecular basis of human physiological responses in both terrestrial and space environments.