Rachel Fischer, Ph.D.
Rebecca Sappington Lab
I study the pathology of glaucoma; focusing on how to improve the health of the cells that form the optic nerve before they begin to degenerate.
Recent Papers: Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2019 Jun 5. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00444.2018.; Adv Healthc Mater. 2018 Jul;7(14):e1701290. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201701290
How Vanderbilt made an impact: Almost all of the imaging data that I have published has been done through the Cell Imaging Shared Resource. I’ve participated in two ASPIRE internships through the Office of Career Development.
Next plans: Work at a nonprofit organization that funds biomedical research