Nadia Litterman

Dr. Nadia Litterman is currently a scientist and project manager at 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company based in California. Before joining 23andMe, Dr. Litterman served as Collaborations Director at CDD, where she focused her efforts on new technology and computational tools for developing therapeutics. Dr. Litterman earned a Ph.D. at Harvard University, where she conducted postdoctoral research in the screening laboratory of Dr. Lee Rubin, at the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology. Dr. Litterman's research identified small molecules to reverse the cellular phenotypes of the rare disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy. She also studied how systemic factors lead to the rejuvenation of the aging brain. As a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, Dr. Litterman examined ubiquitin ligase regulation of neuronal morphology in the laboratory of Dr. Azad Bonni at Harvard Medical School. Her undergraduate degree is in Chemistry from Princeton University.