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75
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5222
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2482

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1981 - SPIE Fellow
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert L. Fischer is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their scholarly contributions cover several main topics of study:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Frequent publication venues for Fischer include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • BMC Plant Biology

Fischer's recent papers include:

  • The DME demethylase regulates sporophyte gene expression, cell proliferation, differentiation, and meristem resurrection (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Divergence among rice cultivars reveals roles for transposition and epimutation in ongoing evolution of genomic imprinting (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Distinct regulatory pathways contribute to dynamic CHH methylation patterns in transposable elements throughout Arabidopsis embryogenesis (2023), published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • H2A.X promotes endosperm-specific DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana (2023), published in BMC Plant Biology
  • Loss of linker histone H1 in the maternal genome influences DEMETER-mediated demethylation and affects the endosperm DNA methylation landscape (2022), published in Frontiers in Plant Science

Frequent co-authors working with Fischer are:

  • Tzung-Fu Hsieh
  • Jennifer M. Frost
  • Yeonhee Choi
  • Ping-Hung Hsieh
  • Jaehoon Lee

Throughout their career, Fischer has received several professional recognitions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2007)
  • SPIE Fellow (1981)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1966)

Best Publications

  • Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON1 Is Sufficient to Induce Embryo Development in Vegetative Cells

    Tamar Lotan;Masa-aki Ohto;Kelly Matsudaira Yee;Marilyn A.L West

  • Plant organ size control: AINTEGUMENTA regulates growth and cell numbers during organogenesis.

    Yukiko Mizukami;Robert L. Fischer

  • ROLE OF CELL WALL HYDROLASES IN FRUIT RIPENING

    Robert L. Fischer;Alan B. Bennett

  • LEAFY COTYLEDON2 encodes a B3 domain transcription factor that induces embryo development

    Sandra L. Stone;Linda W. Kwong;Kelly Matsudaira Yee;Julie Pelletier

  • DEMETER, a DNA Glycosylase Domain Protein, Is Required for Endosperm Gene Imprinting and Seed Viability in Arabidopsis

    Yeonhee Choi;Mary Gehring;Lianna Johnson;Mike Hannon

  • Hodgkin disease: Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells picked from histological sections show clonal immunoglobulin gene rearrangements and appear to be derived from B cells at various stages of development.

    Ralf Kuppers;Klaus Rajewsky;Min Zhao;Gunther Simons

  • DEMETER DNA Glycosylase Establishes MEDEA Polycomb Gene Self-Imprinting by Allele-Specific Demethylation

    Mary Gehring;Jin Hoe Huh;Tzung-Fu Hsieh;Jon Penterman

  • Genome-Wide Demethylation of Arabidopsis Endosperm

    Tzung-Fu Hsieh;Christian A. Ibarra;Pedro Silva;Assaf Zemach

  • Global analysis of gene activity during Arabidopsis seed development and identification of seed-specific transcription factors.

    Brandon H. Le;Chen Cheng;Anhthu Q. Bui;Javier A. Wagmaister

  • One-way control of FWA imprinting in Arabidopsis endosperm by DNA methylation.

    Tetsu Kinoshita;Asuka Miura;Yeonhee Choi;Yuki Kinoshita

  • DNA demethylation in the Arabidopsis genome

    Jon Penterman;Daniel Zilberman;Jin Hoe Huh;Tracy Ballinger

  • The AINTEGUMENTA gene of Arabidopsis required for ovule and female gametophyte development is related to the floral homeotic gene APETALA2.

    Kevin M. Klucher;Helen Chow;Leonore Reiser;Robert L. Fischer

  • Active DNA Demethylation in Plant Companion Cells Reinforces Transposon Methylation in Gametes

    Christian A. Ibarra;Xiaoqi Feng;Vera K. Schoft;Tzung-Fu Hsieh

  • Mutations in FIE, a WD Polycomb Group Gene, Allow Endosperm Development without Fertilization

    Nir Ohad;Ramin Yadegari;Linda Margossian;Mike Hannon

  • A mutation that allows endosperm development without fertilization.

    Nir Ohad;Linda Margossian;Yung-Chao Hsu;Chad Williams

  • Control of seed mass by APETALA2

    Masa-aki Ohto;Robert L. Fischer;Robert B. Goldberg;Kenzo Nakamura

  • Alterations in CER6, a Gene Identical to CUT1, Differentially Affect Long-Chain Lipid Content on the Surface of Pollen and Stems

    Aretha Fiebig;Jacob A. Mayfield;Natasha L. Miley;Samantha Chau

  • LEAFY COTYLEDON1-LIKE Defines a Class of Regulators Essential for Embryo Development

    Raymond W. Kwong;Anhthu Q. Bui;Hyeseung Lee;Linda W. Kwong

  • Dynamics and biological relevance of DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis antibacterial defense

    Agnès Yu;Gersende Lepère;Florence Jay;Jingyu Wang

  • Regulation of gene expression by ethylene during Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato) fruit development

    James E. Lincoln;Sabine Cordes;Evan Read;Robert L. Fischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Goldberg
Robert B. Goldberg University of California, Los Angeles
John J. Harada
John J. Harada University of California, Davis
Daniel Zilberman
Daniel Zilberman John Innes Centre
Alan B. Bennett
Alan B. Bennett University of California, Davis
Michael J. Hannon
Michael J. Hannon University of Birmingham
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute
Sung-Hou Kim
Sung-Hou Kim University of California, Berkeley
Volker Diehl
Volker Diehl University of Cologne
José R. Dinneny
José R. Dinneny Stanford University
Harrison Echols
Harrison Echols University of California, Berkeley

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