Max Tischfield, B.A.
Max Tischfield is a graduate student in the department of neuroscience at Harvard
Medical School. He joined the Engle lab in March of 2004. Max earned his B.A. in
Cell Biology and Neuroscience from Rutgers University after graduating with high
honors in 2002. Max was also a Henry Rutgers Scholar in the undergraduate honors
program who spent three years examining dorsal CNS and cerebellum development under the guidance of Dr. James Millonig. His undergraduate research led to a senior
thesis entitled "A transcription factor code for dorsal CNS development." Max
currently investigates the genetics of CFEOM 3 and is also interested in
understanding the molecular pathways of brainstem development necessary for proper patterning of cranial nerves.
BIBLIOGRAPHY-Original reports
1. Tischfield MA, Bosley TM, Salih MA, Alorainy IA, Sener EC, Nester MJ, Oystreck DT, Chan WM, Andrews C, Erickson RP, Engle EC. Homozygous HOXA1 mutations disrupt human brainstem, inner ear, cardiovascular and cognitive development. Nat Genet. 2005 Sep 11.
2. Tischfield MA, Chan WM, Grunert JF, Andrews C, Engle EC.
HOXA1 mutations are not a common cause of Duane anomaly.
Am J Med Genet A. 2006 Apr 15;140(8):900-2
Awards
American Society of Human Genetics, Predoctoral Presentation Award Finalist, 55th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2005.
Fellowships
Albert J. Ryan Fellow
Illick Fellow
Contact Information:
Max Tischfield
Graduate Student in Neuroscience
Division of Genetics, Enders 5
Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Fax: 617-730-0253
E-mail: Max Tischfield
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