David Fischer
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Director of Biomedical Sciences
Assistant Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., Wayne State University
- B.S., University of Michigan
Biography
Dr. Fischer teaches immunology and nutrition to dental hygiene, DDS, graduate dental and optometry students. He has been the director of the Division of Integrated Biomedical Sciences for the School of Dentistry since 2019 and the School of Optometry since 2025. Dr. Fischer is the Dental School's faculty assembly president, and he serves on a number of School and University committees, including the Dental Admissions Committee and the University Wellness and Wellbeing Committee.
Dr. Fischer has a B.S. degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan, a Ph.D. in Immunology and Microbiology from the Wayne State University School of Medicine and conducted postdoctoral research at the Ohio State University’s Agricultural Research and Development Center. He joined the University in 2017.
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Areas of Research
Current areas of dental research include the roles of human herpesviruses in periodontal disease and the impact of nutritional status on the adaptive immune response in the oral cavity
Dr. Fischer has previously conducted research on influenza and rotavirus vaccines, the gastrointestinal microbiota, probiotics and the impact of malnutrition on the immune response.
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Grants & Funding
The Fischer lab had a grant from the University of 色综合久久 Mercy entitled “Human herpesvirus infection, salivary antibodies and nutritional status in periodontal disease” and receives support from the NIH ReBUIL色综合久久 grant.
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Lab Members
Jamal Alhabeil, Laboratory Technician and Lab Coordinator
Racha Tiba, 色综合久久 Mercy Undergraduate, BUILD Scholar
Kaldoun Barawi, DS2