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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Edward A. Fisher is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on medicine, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and immunology and microbiology.

The main subfields of study for Fisher include immunology, molecular biology, surgery, cancer research, and epidemiology. Their work covers a broad array of topics such as atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, immune cells in cancer, adipokines, inflammation and metabolic diseases, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, cancer, lipids and metabolism, and diet and metabolism studies.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Fisher are:

  • Jeffrey S. Berger
  • Ira J. Goldberg
  • Tessa J. Barrett
  • Chiara Giannarelli
  • Michael Garshick

Fisher has a substantial publication record in several scientific venues. The most common publication venues include:

  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Fisher are:

  • Expansion sequencing: Spatially precise in situ transcriptomics in intact biological systems (2021, Science)
  • Imaging mass cytometry and multiplatform genomics define the phenogenomic landscape of breast cancer (2020, Nature Cancer)
  • Fate and State of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis (2021, Circulation)
  • Myocardial infarction accelerates breast cancer via innate immune reprogramming (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • Regulatory T Cells License Macrophage Pro-Resolving Functions During Atherosclerosis Regression (2020, Circulation Research)

Edward A. Fisher has been recognized with honors including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1965 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Macrophage Activation and Polarization: Nomenclature and Experimental Guidelines

    Peter J Murray;Judith E Allen;Subhra K Biswas;Edward A Fisher

  • Macrophages in atherosclerosis: a dynamic balance

    Kathryn J. Moore;Frederick J. Sheedy;Edward A. Fisher

  • Lipoprotein(a) as a cardiovascular risk factor: current status

    Børge G. Nordestgaard;M. John Chapman;Kausik Ray;Jan Borén

  • Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: evidence and guidance for management

    M John Chapman;Henry N Ginsberg;Pierre Amarenco;Felicita Andreotti

  • MiR-33 Contributes to the Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis

    Katey J. Rayner;Yajaira Suárez;Alberto Dávalos;Saj Parathath

  • Inhibition of miR-33a/b in non-human primates raises plasma HDL and lowers VLDL triglycerides

    Katey J. Rayner;Christine C. Esau;Farah N. Hussain;Allison L. McDaniel

  • Antagonism of miR-33 in mice promotes reverse cholesterol transport and regression of atherosclerosis

    Katey J. Rayner;Frederick J. Sheedy;Christine C. Esau;Farah N. Hussain

  • miR-33a/b contribute to the regulation of fatty acid metabolism and insulin signaling.

    Alberto Dávalos;Leigh Goedeke;Peter Smibert;Cristina M. Ramírez

  • Emigration of monocyte-derived cells from atherosclerotic lesions characterizes regressive, but not progressive, plaques

    Jaime Llodrá;Véronique Angeli;Jianhua Liu;Eugene Trogan

  • Hyperglycemia promotes myelopoiesis and impairs the resolution of atherosclerosis.

    Prabhakara R. Nagareddy;Andrew J. Murphy;Roslynn A. Stirzaker;Yunying Hu

  • Transdifferentiation of mouse aortic smooth muscle cells to a macrophage-like state after cholesterol loading

    James X. Rong;Mark Shapiro;Eugene Trogan;Edward A. Fisher

  • Atherosclerotic Plaque Composition: Analysis with Multicolor CT and Targeted Gold Nanoparticles

    David P. Cormode;Ewald Roessl;Axel Thran;Torjus Skajaa

  • HDL and Reverse Cholesterol Transport.

    Mireille Ouimet;Tessa J. Barrett;Edward A. Fisher

  • Complexity in the Secretory Pathway: The Assembly and Secretion of Apolipoprotein B-containing Lipoproteins

    Edward A. Fisher;Henry N. Ginsberg

  • Inflammation and its Resolution as Determinants of Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Peter Libby;Ira Tabas;Gabrielle Fredman;Edward A. Fisher

  • Dietary Guidelines for Healthy American Adults A Statement for Health Professionals From the Nutrition Committee, American Heart Association

    R. M. Krauss;R. J. Deckelbaum;N. Ernst;E. Fisher

  • Noninvasive detection of macrophages using a nanoparticulate contrast agent for computed tomography

    Fabien Hyafil;Fabien Hyafil;Jean-Christophe Cornily;Jonathan E Feig;Ronald Gordon

  • Overexpression of PCSK9 accelerates the degradation of the LDLR in a post-endoplasmic reticulum compartment.

    Kara N. Maxwell;Edward A. Fisher;Jan L. Breslow

Frequent Co-Authors

Zahi A. Fayad
Zahi A. Fayad Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Kathryn J. Moore
Kathryn J. Moore New York University Langone Medical Center
Jeffrey S. Berger
Jeffrey S. Berger New York University
Ira J. Goldberg
Ira J. Goldberg New York University
Kevin Jon Williams
Kevin Jon Williams Temple University
David P. Cormode
David P. Cormode University of Pennsylvania
John T. Fallon
John T. Fallon East Carolina University
Valentin Fuster
Valentin Fuster Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jeffrey L. Brodsky
Jeffrey L. Brodsky University of Pittsburgh
Michael J. Garabedian
Michael J. Garabedian New York University

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