Itzhak Fischer
Professor
Neurobiology & Anatomy
Drexel University College of Medicine
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Fischer is professor and chair of the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy. He has been with Drexel and its predecessor institutions since 1991. Prior to that he was an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
Research Interest
Cellular and molecular strategies in promoting regeneration; structure and function of neuronal cytoskeleton
Publications
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Fischer I, Spatial and temporal changes in promoter activity of the astrocyte glutamate transporter GLT1 following traumatic spinal cord injury.
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Bonner JF, Connors TM, Silverman WF, Kowalski DP, Lemay MA, Fischer I. Grafted neural progenitors integrate and restore synaptic connectivity across the injured spinal cord. Journal of Neuroscience. 2011 Mar 23;31(12):4675-86.
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Haas C, Neuhuber B, Yamagami T, Rao M, Fischer I. Phenotypic analysis of astrocytes derived from glial restricted precursors and their impact on axon regeneration. Experimental neurology. 2012 Feb 29;233(2):717-32.
