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Alan J. Fischman is a researcher affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their work spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Physiology and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research centers primarily on topics related to adipose tissue and metabolism, as well as metabolism in the context of diabetes and cancer. Their investigations also cover biochemical effects observed in animal models.

Fischman has contributed to at least one peer-reviewed paper published in 2020. This paper is titled "Impairment of insulin-stimulated glucose utilization is associated with burn-induced insulin resistance in mouse muscle by hyperinsulinemic-isoglycemic clamp" and was published in the venue arXiv (Cornell University).

Their list of frequent co-authors includes:

  • Takeshi Yamagiwa
  • Yong-Ming Yu
  • Yoshitaka Inoue
  • Vasily Belov
  • Mikhail Papisov

Fischman's publication record features contributions chiefly to the arXiv platform provided by Cornell University. Their research output reflects a focus on understanding metabolic processes and physiological responses associated with insulin resistance and related biochemical pathways.

Best Publications

  • Direct evidence that the VEGF-specific antibody bevacizumab has antivascular effects in human rectal cancer

    Christopher G Willett;Yves Boucher;Emmanuelle di Tomaso;Dan G Duda

  • Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Measured During Symptom Provocation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using Oxygen 15—Labeled Carbon Dioxide and Positron Emission Tomography

    Scott L. Rauch;Michael A. Jenike;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Lee Baer

  • Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in the Amygdala and Medial Prefrontal Cortex During Traumatic Imagery in Male and Female Vietnam Veterans With PTSD

    Lisa M. Shin;Scott P. Orr;Margaret A. Carson;Scott L. Rauch

  • In Vivo 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Provides a Noninvasive Measure of Carotid Plaque Inflammation in Patients

    Ahmed Tawakol;Raymond Q. Migrino;Gregory G. Bashian;Shahinaz Bedri

  • Differentiating the pathologies of cerebral malaria by postmortem parasite counts.

    Terrie E Taylor;Wenjiang J Fu;Wenjiang J Fu;Richard A Carr;Richard O Whitten

  • Self-organized patchiness in asthma as a prelude to catastrophic shifts

    Jose G. Venegas;Tilo Winkler;Guido Musch;Marcos F. Vidal Melo

  • Efficacy, Safety, and Biomarkers of Neoadjuvant Bevacizumab, Radiation Therapy, and Fluorouracil in Rectal Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Phase II Study

    Christopher G. Willett;Dan G. Duda;Emmanuelle di Tomaso;Yves Boucher

  • Imaging of amyloid burden and distribution in cerebral amyloid angiopathy.

    Keith A. Johnson;Matt Gregas;John A. Becker;Catherine Kinnecom

  • The functional neuroanatomy of anxiety: a study of three disorders using positron emission tomography and symptom provocation

    Scott L. Rauch;Cary R. Savage;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Alan J. Fischman

  • Imaging amyloid deposition in Lewy body diseases

    S. N. Gomperts;D. M. Rentz;E. Moran;J. A. Becker

  • The dopamine transporter and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Bertha K. Madras;Gregory M. Miller;Alan J. Fischman

  • Surrogate Markers for Antiangiogenic Therapy and Dose-Limiting Toxicities for Bevacizumab With Radiation and Chemotherapy: Continued Experience of a Phase I Trial in Rectal Cancer Patients

    Christopher G. Willett;Yves Boucher;Dan G. Duda;Emmanuelle Di Tomaso

  • Amyloid Deposition Begins in the Striatum of Presenilin-1 Mutation Carriers from Two Unrelated Pedigrees

    William E. Klunk;Julie C. Price;Chester A. Mathis;Nicholas D. Tsopelas

  • A Positron Emission Tomographic Study of Simple Phobic Symptom Provocation

    Scott L. Rauch;Cary R. Savage;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Euripedes C. Miguel

  • Patient study of in vivo verification of beam delivery and range, using positron emission tomography and computed tomography imaging after proton therapy.

    Katia Parodi;Harald Paganetti;Helen A. Shih;Susan Michaud

  • Susceptibility contrast imaging of cerebral blood volume: human experience

    B R Rosen;J W Belliveau;H J Aronen;D Kennedy

  • Anger in healthy men: a PET study using script-driven imagery.

    Darin D Dougherty;Lisa M Shin;Lisa M Shin;Nathaniel M Alpert;Roger K Pitman

  • Activation of anterior paralimbic structures during guilt-related script-driven imagery

    Lisa M Shin;Lisa M Shin;Darin D Dougherty;Scott P Orr;Roger K Pitman

  • Hippocampal function in posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Lisa M. Shin;Lisa M. Shin;Patrick S. Shin;Stephan Heckers;Terri S. Krangel

  • Reproducibility and Accuracy of Quantitative Myocardial Blood Flow Assessment with 82Rb PET: Comparison with 13N-Ammonia PET

    Georges El Fakhri;Arash Kardan;Arkadiusz Sitek;Sharmila Dorbala

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathaniel M. Alpert
Nathaniel M. Alpert Harvard University
Ronald G. Tompkins
Ronald G. Tompkins Harvard University
Robert H. Rubin
Robert H. Rubin Brigham and Women's Hospital
John W. Babich
John W. Babich Cornell University
Scott L. Rauch
Scott L. Rauch McLean Hospital
H. William Strauss
H. William Strauss Cornell University
Keith A. Johnson
Keith A. Johnson Harvard University
Darin D. Dougherty
Darin D. Dougherty Harvard University
Dushyant V. Sahani
Dushyant V. Sahani University of Washington
Bertha K. Madras
Bertha K. Madras Harvard University

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