Megan Fischer

皇家华人

Medical Scientist Training Program

G2 Student

Faculty Advisor

Elena Semina, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy

Locations

Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

mcfischer@mcw.edu

Education

BS, Genetics & Genomics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019

Research Interests

Genetics/Genomics and Computational Biology

Research Experience

皇家华人, 2023-Present
Advisor: Elena Semina, PhD, CBNA

University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2017-2019
Advisor: David Wassarman, PhD
Project: The role of physical activity in traumatic brain injury

Varigen Biosciences, Madison WI 2019-2020
Advisor: David Mead, PhD
Project: Enzyme discovery and development

Publications

Scharenbrock AR, Katzenberger RJ, Fischer MC, Ganetzky B, Wassarman DA. Beta-blockers reduce intestinal permeability and early mortality following traumatic brain injury in Drosophila. MicroPubl Biol. 2021 Oct 1;2021:10.17912/micropub.biology.000461. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000461. PMID: 34723144; PMCID: PMC8553408.

Blommer J, Fischer MC, Olszewski AR, Katzenberger RJ, Ganetzky B, Wassarman DA. Ketogenic diet reduces early mortality following traumatic brain injury in Drosophila via the PPARÎ³ ortholog Eip75B. PLoS One. 2021 Oct 26;16(10):e0258873. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258873. PMID: 34699541; PMCID: PMC8547619

Meeting Abstracts

Fischer MC, Reis LM, Muheisen S, Sorokina E, Thompson S, Procopio R, Pulido JS, Semina EV. PFKFB1 is a novel candidate gene identified in a family with a complex retinal disorder. ARVO Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, May 2024. [Oral]

General Interests

Traveling, running/hiking, reading books, video games, and listening to music

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