Megan Fischer
G2 Student
Faculty Advisor
- Elena Semina, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy
Locations
- Medical Scientist Training Program
Contact Information
Education
Research Interests
Genetics/Genomics and Computational Biology
Research Experience
91ɫƵ, 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 PPARγ 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