Dr. Bradford Fischer (1977–2024)
Dr. Bradford Fischer was a leader of the Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society (MAPS) ASPET’s regional chapter, joining its Council in 2012. His excitement for the discipline of pharmacology and desire to mentor graduate and medical students fit well with the mission of MAPS. Dr. Fischer took on several leadership roles at MAPS, including Abstract Chair for MAPS annual meetings. His passion for the organization continued and he was elected MAPS Vice-President in 2017, ascending to the chapter’s President role in 2019. Dr. Fischer joined ASPET in 2024.
After working as a laboratory technician with Dr. Steve Negus at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Fischer earned his PhD at UNC-Chapel Hill where he was mentored by Dr. Lynda Dykstra. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School where he was mentored by Dr. James K. Rowlett. Dr. Fischer joined the faculty at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, New Jersey, in 2012. He was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 2017.