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Andy J. Fischer is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these broad domains, the scientist has contributed extensively to Molecular Biology, Neurology, Immunology, Ophthalmology, and Developmental Neuroscience.

Their research topics cover a range of areas, notably Retinal Development and Disorders, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, interferon and immune responses, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications.

Andy J. Fischer has published research in several academic journals. Their frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Glia, Development, Journal of Neuroscience, and Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Gene regulatory networks controlling vertebrate retinal regeneration, 2020, Science
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Causes Chronic Cortical Inflammation and Neuronal Dysfunction Mediated by Microglia, 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Microglia coordinate cellular interactions during spinal cord repair in mice, 2022, Nature Communications
  • NFkB -signaling promotes glial reactivity and suppresses Müller glia-mediated neuron regeneration in the mammalian retina, 2022, Glia
  • NF-κB signaling regulates the formation of proliferating Müller glia-derived progenitor cells in the avian retina, 2020, Development

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Heithem M. El-Hodiri, Warren A. Campbell, Isabella Palazzo, Seth Blackshaw, and Lisa E. Kelly.

Best Publications

  • Müller glia are a potential source of neural regeneration in the postnatal chicken retina.

    Andy J. Fischer;Thomas A. Reh

  • Gene regulatory networks controlling vertebrate retinal regeneration

    Thanh Hoang;Jie Wang;Patrick Boyd;Fang Wang

  • Identification of a proliferating marginal zone of retinal progenitors in postnatal chickens.

    Andy J. Fischer;Thomas A. Reh

  • Traumatic Brain Injury Causes Chronic Cortical Inflammation and Neuronal Dysfunction Mediated by Microglia.

    Kristina G. Witcher;Chelsea E. Bray;Titikorn Chunchai;Titikorn Chunchai;Fangli Zhao

  • Potential of Müller glia to become neurogenic retinal progenitor cells.

    Andy J. Fischer;Thomas A. Reh

  • Light- and focus-dependent expression of the transcription factor ZENK in the chick retina.

    Andy J. Fischer;Andy J. Fischer;Jennifer J. McGuire;Frank Schaeffel;William K. Stell

  • Insulin and Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Activate a Neurogenic Program in Müller Glia of the Chicken Retina

    Andy J. Fischer;Christopher Roger McGuire;Blair Dorian Dierks;Thomas A. Reh

  • Microglia coordinate cellular interactions during spinal cord repair in mice

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  • Immunocytochemical characterization of quisqualic acid‐ and N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate‐induced excitotoxicity in the retina of chicks

    Andy J. Fischer;Ruth L. Pickett Seltner;Johnny Poon;William K. Stell

  • Reactive microglia and IL1β/IL-1R1-signaling mediate neuroprotection in excitotoxin-damaged mouse retina

    Levi Todd;Isabella Palazzo;Lilianna Suarez;Xiaoyu Liu

  • Neural regeneration in the chick retina.

    Andy J. Fischer

  • Exogenous growth factors induce the production of ganglion cells at the retinal margin.

    Andy J. Fischer;Blair D. Dierks;Thomas A. Reh

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase-signaling regulates the ability of Müller glia to proliferate and protect retinal neurons against excitotoxicity

    Andy J. Fischer;Melissa A. Scott;Eric R. Ritchey;Patrick Sherwood

  • Turning Müller Glia into Neural Progenitors in the Retina

    Andy J. Fischer;Rachel Bongini

  • Growth factors induce neurogenesis in the ciliary body.

    Andy J Fischer;Thomas A Reh

  • Reactive microglia and macrophage facilitate the formation of Müller glia-derived retinal progenitors

    Andy J. Fischer;Christopher Zelinka;Donika Gallina;Melissa A. Scott

  • Cholinergic amacrine cells are not required for the progression and atropine-mediated suppression of form-deprivation myopia

    Andy J Fischer;Pat Miethke;Ian G Morgan;William K Stell

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase-signaling stimulates Müller glia to proliferate in acutely damaged chicken retina.

    Andy J. Fischer;Melissa A. Scott;William Tuten

  • Notch Signaling Influences Neuroprotective and Proliferative Properties of Mature Müller Glia

    Kanika Ghai;Christopher Zelinka;Andy J. Fischer

  • Exogenous growth factors stimulate the regeneration of ganglion cells in the chicken retina.

    Andy J. Fischer;Thomas A. Reh

  • Stem cells in the vertebrate retina.

    Thomas A. Reh;Andrew J. Fischer

Frequent Co-Authors

William K. Stell
William K. Stell Alberta Children's Hospital
Seth Blackshaw
Seth Blackshaw Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Anita E. Hendrickson
Anita E. Hendrickson University of Washington
James S. King
James S. King The Ohio State University
Georgia A. Bishop
Georgia A. Bishop The Ohio State University
Pablo Artal
Pablo Artal University of Murcia
Seang-Mei Saw
Seang-Mei Saw National University of Singapore
Terri L. Young
Terri L. Young University of Wisconsin–Madison
Colin Collins
Colin Collins University of British Columbia
Guoqiang Li
Guoqiang Li Louisiana State University

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