Email

rebecca.fischer@bcm.edu

Positions

Postdoctoral Associate

Pediatrics
Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Baylor College of Medicine (Office)

TX Childs Feigin Ctr
Room: TXFC-C.550
Houston, TX 77030
United States
https://www.bcm.edu/departments/pediatrics/sections-divisions-centers/tropical-medicine/research/laboratories/zoonotic-and-viral-diseases

Education

PhD from The University of Texas School of Public Health

12/2014 - Houston, Texas United States

Field Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases

MPH from The University of Texas School of Public Health

05/2009 - Houston, Texas United States

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Global Health

BS from The University of Texas at Austin

08/1998 - Austin, Texas United States

Biology, Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation

Websites

Projects

Investigation into the Etiology of Kidney Disease in Nicaraguan Sugarcane Workers

Baylor College of Medicine (11/2014 - present)

Nicaragua

Staphylococcus aureus colonizing the nares of HIV-infected and -uninfected Adults & Children in Botswana: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Antibiotic Resistance, and Genetic Characterization

The University of Texas School of Public Health (01/2011 - 12/2014)

Botswana

Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in Diabetics and Non-Diabetics at the Texas-Mexico border

The University of Texas School of Public Health (08/2012 - present)

Texas

Memberships

Association for Women in Science

American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

International Society of Infectious Diseases

Infectious Disease Society of America

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Postdoctoral Association