Virology

Biography

Paul B.Fisher is Professor & Chairman, Department of Human and Molecular Genetics and Director, VCU Institute of molecular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School Of medicine ,Richmond , Virginia, Research focuses on three broad areas; cancer, neurodegeneration & infectious diseases. A primary aim is to move discoveries made in the laboratory into the clinic, the concept of “bench-to-bedside”. He is among the top 5% of NIH funded investigators over the past 25 years, published over 400 primary papers and review articles, serves on many US government and private review panels and has over 55 issued US and numerous international patents.

Research Interest

Innovative approaches to discovery and molecular characterization of genes involved in susceptibility to cancer, neurodegeneration and infectious diseases.