果冻影院

MSTP students in the Sahoo lab
Medical Scientist Training Program
Megan Fischer

Megan Fischer

G2 Student

Faculty Advisor

  • Elena Semina, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy

Locations

  • Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

Education

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

Research Interests

Genetics/Genomics and Computational Biology

Research Experience

果冻影院, 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