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Susan M. Fischer, MS, PhD

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Professor, Department of Carcinogenesis, Science Park Research Division, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park - Research Division, Smithville, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Adjunct Professor, Pharmacology, Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas, Austin, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1974 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, PHD, Physiology
1971 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, MS, Physiology
1969 High Point College, High Point, NC, BS, Biology

Postgraduate Training

9/1974-8/1976 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Biology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Dr. Charles Shaw

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Carcinogenesis, Science Park Research Division, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division, Smithville, TX, 9/1987-8/1993
Assistant Professor, Department of Carcinogenesis, Science Park Research Division, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park - Research Division, Smithville, TX, 10/1982-8/1987
Permanent Research Staff, Cancer and Toxicology Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 7/1980-8/1982
Junior Staff, Cancer and Toxicology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 9/1976-6/1980

Honors and Awards

2001-2006 Ashbel Smith Professorship, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1997 Excellence in Cancer Prevention, finalist, Julie and Ben Rogers Award
1997 Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award in Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas at MD Anderson
1980 ICRETT Award, International Union Against Cancer
1974-1976 Postdoctoral Training Grant Fellow, NIH
1974 Summer Scholarship, American Cancer Society
1969-1973 Predoctoral Fellowship, NDEA

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Cekanova M, Lee SH, Donnell RL, Sukhthankar M, Eling TE, Fischer SM, Baek SJ. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-activated gene-1 expression inhibits urethane-induced pulmonary tumorigenesis in transgenic mice. Cancer Prev Res (Phila Pa) 2(5):450-8, 5/2009. PMCID: PMC2697576.
2. Colby JK, Klein RD, McArthur MJ, Conti CJ, Kiguchi K, Kawamoto T, Riggs PK, Pavone AI, Sawicki J, Fischer SM. Progressive metaplastic and dysplastic changes in mouse pancreas induced by cyclooxygenase-2 overexpression. Neoplasia 10(8):782-96, 8/2008. PMCID: PMC2481568.
3. Ansari KM, Rundhaug JE, Fischer SM. Multiple signaling pathways are responsible for prostaglandin e2-induced murine keratinocyte proliferation. Mol Cancer Res 6(6):1003-16, 6/2008. NIHMSID: NIHMS82465.

Last updated: 8/7/2009