HR job title
- Associate Professor
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Fischer, Rebecca Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health
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Overview
Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Stephenson, K. E., Marcelin, J. R., Pettifor, A. E., Janes, H., Brown, E., Neradilek, M., ... Kublin, J. G.
(2023).
Efficacy of Messenger RNA-1273 Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Acquisition in Young Adults From March to December 2021. Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
10(11), ofad511.
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Liew, A. Y., Carpenter, A., Moore, T. A., Wallace, R. M., Hamer, S. A., Hamer, G. L., ... Companion Animals Working Group.
(2023).
Clinical and epidemiologic features of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats compiled through national surveillance in the United States. 261(4), 480-489.
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Holliday, M. W., Li, Q., Bustamante, E. G., Niu, J., Huang, L., Espina, I. M., ... Sheikh-Hamad, D.
(2022).
Potential Mechanisms Involved in Chronic Kidney Disease of Unclear Etiology. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
17(9), 1293-1304.
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Roundy, C. M., Hamer, S. A., Zecca, I. B., Davila, E. B., Auckland, L. D., Tang, W., ... Hamer, G. L.
(2022).
No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Flies or Cockroaches in Households Where COVID-19 Positive Cases Resided. 59(4), 1479-1483.
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Hamer, S. A., Ghai, R. R., Zecca, I. B., Auckland, L. D., Roundy, C. M., Davila, E., ... Hamer, G. L.
(2022).
SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant of concern detected in a pet dog and cat after exposure to a person with COVID-19, USA. 69(3), 1656-1658.
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Flores, B., Ramrez, E., Moncada, A., Salinas, N., Fischer, R., Hernndez, C., ... Balczar, J. L.
(2022).
Antimicrobial effect of Moringa oleifera seed powder against Vibrio cholerae isolated from the rearing water of shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) postlarvae. 74(2), 238-246.
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O'Neal, C. S., Dixon, B. C., & Fischer, R.
(2022).
College Athletic Programs Thwart the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA network open.
5(2), e2147810-e2147810.
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Strasma, A. K., Worrall, H., Vangala, C., Silva Cabrera, R. M., Mandayam, S. A., Murray, K. O., & Fischer, R.
(2022).
Urinary Findings Among Adults and Children in a Region of Nicaragua Endemic for Mesoamerican Nephropathy. Kidney International Reports.
7(2), 327-329.
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Neuman, B. W., Brashear, W. A., Brun, M., Chaki, S. P., Fischer, R., Guidry, S. J., ... Zuelke, K.
(2021).
Case Report: Paucisymptomatic College-Age Population as a Reservoir for Potentially Neutralization-Resistant Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Variants. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
105(5), 1227-1229.
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Hamer, S. A., Pauvolid-Corra, A., Zecca, I. B., Davila, E., Auckland, L. D., Roundy, C. M., ... Hamer, G. L.
(2021).
SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Viral Isolations among Serially Tested Cats and Dogs in Households with Infected Owners in Texas, USA. Viruses.
13(5), 938-938.
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Dixon, B. C., Fischer, R., Zhao, H., O'Neal, C. S., Clugston, J. R., & Gibbs, S. G.
(2021).
Contact and SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among College Football Athletes in the Southeastern Conference During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA network open.
4(10), e2135566-e2135566.
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Zhao, H., Merchant, N. N., McNulty, A., Radcliff, T. A., Cote, M. J., Fischer, R., Sang, H., & Ory, M. G.
(2021).
COVID-19: Short term prediction model using daily incidence data. PLoS ONE.
16(4), e0250110-e0250110.
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McNulty, A., Fischer, R., Lino, A., Murray, K., Erickson, T., Ronca, S., & Gunter, S.
(2020).
Seroprevalence and epidemiology of typhus group Rickettsia infection in Texas. International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
101, 154-155.
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Israelsson, E., Chaussabel, D., Fischer, R., Moore, H. C., Robinson, D. A., Dunkle, J. W., ... Brown, E. L.
(2020).
Characterization of peripheral blood mononuclear cells gene expression profiles of pediatric Staphylococcus aureus persistent and non-carriers using a targeted assay. 22(10), 540-549.
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Flores, B., Sheleby-Elias, J., Prez-Snchez, T., Fischer, R., Mzquiz, J., Fuertes, H., ... Duttmann, C.
(2020).
Leptospira spp in Rodents from Peridomestic Sites in Endemic Regions of Nicaragua. Ecohealth.
17(4), 469-476.
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Fischer, R., Unrine, J. M., Vangala, C., Sanderson, W. T., Mandayam, S., & Murray, K. O.
(2020).
Evidence of nickel and other trace elements and their relationship to clinical findings in acute Mesoamerican Nephropathy: A case-control analysis. PLoS ONE.
15(11), e0240988-e0240988.
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Anand, S., Caplin, B., Gonzalez-Quiroz, M., Schensul, S. L., Bhalla, V., Parada, X., ... International Society of Nephrologys International Consortium of Collaborators on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (i3C).
(2019).
Epidemiology, molecular, and genetic methodologies to evaluate causes ofCKDuaroundthe world: report of the Working Groupfrom the ISN InternationalConsortium ofCollaborators onCKDu. Kidney International.
96(6), 1254-1260.
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Sahni, L. C., Fischer, R., Gorchakov, R., Berry, R. M., Payne, D. C., Murray, K. O., & Boom, J. A.
(2018).
Arboviral Surveillance among Pediatric Patients with Acute Febrile Illness in Houston, Texas. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
99(2), 413-416.
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Fischer, R., Vangala, C., Mandayam, S., Chavarria, D., Garca-Trabanino, R., Garcia, F., Garcia, L. L., & Murray, K. O.
(2018).
Clinical markers to predict progression from acute to chronic kidney disease in Mesoamerican nephropathy. Kidney International.
94(6), 1205-1216.
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Fischer, R., Vangala, C., Truong, L., Mandayam, S., Chavarria, D., Granera Llanes, O. M., ... Murray, K. O.
(2018).
Early detection of acute tubulointerstitial nephritis in the genesis of Mesoamerican nephropathy. Kidney International.
93(3), 681-690.
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Fischer, R., Mandayam, S., Chavarria, D., Vangala, C., Nolan, M. S., Garcia, L. L., ... Murray, K. O.
(2017).
Clinical Evidence of Acute Mesoamerican Nephropathy. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
97(4), 1247-1256.
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Fischer, R., & Flores Somarriba, B.
(2017).
Challenges to Diagnosing Leptospirosis in Endemic Regions Require Urgent Attention. Current Tropical Medicine Reports.
4(2), 57-61.
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Flores Somarriba, B., Sheleby-Elas, J., Fischer, R., Jirn, W., & Duttmann, C.
(2017).
Leptospirosis in Central America: Techniques for Diagnosis and Molecular Characterization. Current Tropical Medicine Reports.
4(2), 70-76.
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Reid, M., Fischer, R., Mannathoko, N., Muthoga, C., McHugh, E., Essigmann, H., Brown, E. L., & Steenhoff, A. P.
(2017).
Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected and Uninfected Children in Botswana: Prevalence and Risk Factors. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
96(4), 795-801.
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Reid, M., Steenhoff, A. P., Mannathoko, N., Muthoga, C., McHugh, E., Brown, E. L., & Fischer, R.
(2017).
Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among HIV-infected adults in Botswana: prevalence and risk factors. AIDS Care: psychological and socio-medical aspects of AIDS-HIV.
29(8), 961-965.
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Tolo, I., Thomas, J. C., Fischer, R., Brown, E. L., Gray, B. M., & Robinson, D. A.
(2016).
Do Staphylococcus epidermidis Genetic Clusters Predict Isolation Sources?. Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
54(7), 1711-1719.
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Fischer, R. S.
(2016).
Mesoamerican Nephropathy in Nicaragua: Acute Interstitial Nephritis of Infectious Origin?. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES.
67(5), a45-A45.
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Murray, K. O., Fischer, R., Chavarria, D., Duttmann, C., Garcia, M. N., Gorchakov, R., ... Sheleby, J.
(2015).
Mesoamerican nephropathy: a neglected tropical disease with an infectious etiology?. Microbes and Infection.
17(10), 671-675.
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Brown, E. L., Below, J. E., Fischer, R., Essigmann, H. T., Hu, H., Huff, C., ... Hanis, C. L.
(2015).
Genome-Wide Association Study of Staphylococcus aureus Carriage in a Community-Based Sample of Mexican-Americans in Starr County, Texas. PLoS ONE.
10(11), e0142130-e0142130.
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Montealegre, J. R., Koers, E. M., Bryson, R. S., & Murray, K. O.
(2011).
An innovative public health preparedness training program for graduate students. Public Health Reports.
126(3), 441-446.
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Koers, E. M., Montealegre, J. R., Bryson, R. S., & Murray, K. O.
(2010).
Experiences of the Student Epidemic Intelligence Society in strengthening public health response and epidemiologic capacity. Public Health Reports.
125(6), 922-928.
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Montealegre, J. R., Emert, J. M., Lackey, S. C., Bryson, R. S., & Murray, K. O.
(2009).
A Graduate Student Epidemiology Response Program's Partnership with Local Health Departments to Meet H1N1 Surge Capacity Needs. 61(4), 33-34.
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Brown, E. L., Bowden, M. G., Bryson, R. S., Hulten, K. G., Bordt, A. S., Forbes, A., & Kaplan, S. L.
(2009).
Pediatric antibody response to community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infection is directed to Panton-Valentine leukocidin. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology.
16(1), 139-141.
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Wijewickrama, E., Behera, S., Garcia, P., Avila-Casado, C., Caplin, B., Paolo, V. S., ... International Society of Nephrology's International Consortium of Collaborators on CKDu.
Kidney biopsies among persons living in hotspots of CKDu: a position statement from the International Society of Nephrology's Consortium of Collaborators on CKDu. Kidney International.
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Roundy, C. M., Hamer, S. A., Zecca, I. B., Davila, E. B., Auckland, L. D., Tang, W., ... Hamer, G. L.
No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Flies or Cockroaches in COVID-19 Positive Households
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Fischer, R., Vilchez, S., Ronca, S. E., Kairis, R., Lino, A., Maliga, A., Gunter, S. M., & Murray, K. O.
Persistence of dengue serotype 2 viral RNA in blood cells of a returned traveler with dengue fever
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Chiu, W. A., Fischer, R., & Ndeffo-Mbah, M. L.
State-level needs for social distancing and contact tracing to contain COVID-19 in the United States. BMC Veterinary Research.
1(07-15), rs.3.rs-rs40364.
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Chiu, W. A., Fischer, R., & Ndeffo-Mbah, M. L.
State-level needs for social distancing and contact tracing to contain COVID-19 in the United States. Nature Human Behaviour.
4(10), 1080-1090.
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Stephenson, K. E., Marcelin, J. R., Pettifor, A. E., Janes, H., Brown, E., Neradilek, M., ... Kublin, J. G.
(2023).
Efficacy of Messenger RNA-1273 Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Acquisition in Young Adults From March to December 2021. Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
10(11), ofad511.
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conference paper
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Taylor, L., Mims, T., Yusuf, A., Dixon, B., & Fischer, R. S.
AGGRESSIVE COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE SPREAD OF SARS-COV-2 B.1.1.7 AND SEVERE ILLNESS ON A LARGE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
334-334.
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Taylor, L., Mims, T., Yusuf, A., Dixon, B., & Fischer, R. S.
AGGRESSIVE COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE SPREAD OF SARS-COV-2 B.1.1.7 AND SEVERE ILLNESS ON A LARGE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
334-334.
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institutional repository document
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Liew, A. Y., Carpenter, A., Moore, T. A., Wallace, R. M., Hamer, S. A., Hamer, G. L., ... Group*, C.
(2022).
Clinical and epidemiologic features of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats compiled through national surveillance in the United States
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Liew, A. Y., Carpenter, A., Moore, T. A., Wallace, R. M., Hamer, S. A., Hamer, G. L., ... Behravesh, C. B.
(2022).
Clinical and epidemiologic features of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats compiled through national surveillance in the United States
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Hamer, S., Ghai, R., Zecca, I. B., Auckland, L. D., Roundy, C. M., Davila, E., ... Hamer, G. L.
(2021).
SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant of concern detected in a pet dog and cat after exposure to a person with COVID-19, USA
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Hamer, S. A., Pauvolid-Corra, A., Zecca, I. B., Davila, E., Auckland, L. D., Roundy, C. M., ... Hamer, G. L.
(2020).
Natural SARS-CoV-2 infections, including virus isolation, among serially tested cats and dogs in households with confirmed human COVID-19 cases in Texas, USA
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Zhao, H., Merchant, N. N., McNulty, A., Radcliff, T. A., Cote, M. J., Fischer, R., Sang, H., & Ory, M. G.
(2020).
COVID-19: Short term prediction model using daily incidence data
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Chiu, W. A., Fischer, R., & Ndeffo-Mbah, M. L.
(2020).
State-level needs for social distancing and contact tracing to contain COVID-19 in the United States
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Zhao, H., Merchant, N., McNulty, A., Radcliff, T., Cote, M., Fischer, R., Sang, H., & Ory, M. G.
(2020).
COVID-19: Short Term Prediction Model Using Daily Incidence Data
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Israelsson, E., Chaussabel, D., Fischer, R., Moore, H. C., Robinson, D. A., Essigmann, H. T., & Brown, E. L.
(2019).
Characterization of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Gene Expression Profiles of Pediatric Staphylococcus aureus Persistent and Non-Carriers Using a Targeted Assay
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Liew, A. Y., Carpenter, A., Moore, T. A., Wallace, R. M., Hamer, S. A., Hamer, G. L., ... Group*, C.
(2022).
Clinical and epidemiologic features of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats compiled through national surveillance in the United States
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webpage
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Mascarelli, A., Jetelina, K., Webel, M., Freeman, M. C., Nagarkatti, M., Varlik, N., Nagarkatti, P., & Fischer, R.
(2023).
Pivotal points in the COVID-19 pandemic 5 essential reads
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Fischer, R., & Regan, A.
(2022).
COVID-19, RSV and the flu are straining health care systems two epidemiologists explain what the triple threat means for children
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Fischer, R.
(2022).
How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isnt an STI and what counts as close contact
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Casey II, W. T., Ory, M., & Fischer, R.
(2020).
Colleges and the Thanksgiving COVID-19 risk: Faucis right holiday plans may have to change
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Fischer, R.
(2020).
Fleeing from the coronavirus is dangerous for you, the people you encounter along the way and wherever you end up
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Fischer, R.
(2020).
Whats the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?
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Fischer, R.
(2020).
Apa bedanya pandemi, epidemi, dan wabah?
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Fischer, R.
(2020).
Coronavirus : du danger de voyager en pleine pidmie
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Mascarelli, A., Jetelina, K., Webel, M., Freeman, M. C., Nagarkatti, M., Varlik, N., Nagarkatti, P., & Fischer, R.
(2023).
Pivotal points in the COVID-19 pandemic 5 essential reads
Research
Teaching
teaching activities
- PHEB619 Infectious Disease Epi Instructor
- PHEB685 Directed Studies Instructor
- PHEB686 Directed Research Instructor
- PHEB691 Research Instructor
- PHEB791 Doctoral Capstone Instructor
- PHLT485 Directed Studies Instructor
- PHLT491 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Britt, Amber Foreman (2023-05). Dengue--A Real & Increasing Threat: Mechanistic Modeling, Determinants, & a Framework for Recommendations.
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McNulty-Nebel, Alyssa Danielle (2022-07). A Bird's Eye View of COVID-19 During the First 18 Months of a Pandemic in a College City.
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Preston, Leigh Ellyn (2019-03). Investigation of the Emergence of Typhus Group Rickettsia in Central Texas.
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Taylor, Loni Anne Goodwin (2023-07). Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. Infection in the Dog (Canis lupus familiaris): A One Health Approach to Testing Strategies and Epidemiologic Analysis.
Background
education and training
- GradD. in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud - (Panama City, Panama) 2018
- Ph.D. in Field Epidemiology, minor in Biostatistics, The University of Texas Health Science Center - (Austin, Texas, United States) 2014
- M.P.H. in Epidemiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center - (Austin, Texas, United States) 2009
- B.S. in Biology: Ecology, Evolution & Conservation, The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States) 1998
- Baylor College of Medicine - (Houston, Texas, United States) , Postdoctoral Training 2018
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Rebecca
has last name
- Fischer
mailing address
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212 Adriance Lab Rd
Suite 211, 1266TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
USA
Other
In the News
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- Houston-area COVID-19 outbreak — including Delta variant cases — should be a wake-up call for Texans, health expert warns News Release
- How health officials are dealing with COVID-19 at local, state and federal levels News Release
- In Rural Texas, COVID-19 Contact Tracing is Largely Up to Local Officials, If It Happens at All News Release
- Number of Texans hospitilized with coronavirus hits all-time high News Release
- State reports highest numbr of cases in one day; more businesses can reopen Monday News Release
- Texas A&M Reports Two Brazos County Cats Test Positive For Coronavirus News Release
- Texas A&M needs your help with COVID-19 vaccine research study News Release
- Texas A&M research project identifies COVID-19 positive pets in Brazos County News Release
- Texas bars and restaurants were eager to reopen. Now some are closing their doors again as coronavirus cases rise News Release
- Texas coronavirus positivity rate exceeds "warning flag" News Release
- Thanksgiving vs. COVID-19 News Release
- Traveling During A Pandemic Endangers Yourself And Others News Release
- Was Abbott's coronavirus response too late for Fort Worth? News Release
- What Public Health Experts Are Saying About Coronavirus in Texas Right Now News Release
- What's The Difference Between A Pandemic, Epidemic, And Outbreak? News Release
- With Students Returning to Campuses This Fall, Contact Tracing Is Key News Release
- rfischer@tamu.edu