Education

Doctorate of Philosophy in Neuroscience, 2006 – 2010
Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Dissertation: In vivo assessment of serotonergic signaling pathways underlying the corticolimbic response to threat in humans
Advisor: Dr. Julie C. Price, Ph.D. & Dr. Ahmad R. Hariri, Ph.D.
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and Psychology 2000 – 2004
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Research interest

Using multi-modal human neuroimaging and imaging genetics to identify molecular mechanisms that shape inter-individual variability in behaviorally relevant brain function and related risk for psychopathology.

Selected publications

Fisher, P.M., Price, J.C., Meltzer, C.C., Moses-Kolko, E.L., Becker, C., Berga, S.L., Hariri, A.R. (in press) Medial prefrontal cortex serotonin 1A and 2A receptor binding interacts to predict threat-related amygdala reactivity. Biology of Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

Carré J.M., Fisher, P.M., Manuck S.B., Hariri, A.R. (2010) Interaction between trait anxiety and trait anger predict amygdala reactivity to angry facial expressions in men but not women. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, doi:10.1093/scan/nsq101

Fisher, P.M., Meltzer, C.C., Price, J.C., Coleman, R.L., Ziolko, S.K., Becker, C., Moses-Kolko, E.L., Berga, S.L., Hariri, A.R. (2009) Medial prefrontal cortex 5-HT2A density is correlated with amygdala reactivity, response habituation, and functional coupling. Cerebral Cortex 19(11) 2499-507.

Fisher, P.M., Meltzer, C.C., Ziolko, S.K., Price, J.C. & Hariri, A.R. (2006) Capacity for 5-HT_1A mediated autoregulation predicts amygdala reactivity. Nature Neuroscience 9(11): 1362-1363.

Awards

European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Fellowship Award 2011
Multi-modal Neuroimaging Training Program (MNTP) Fellowship Award Recipient 2009-2010
Young Investigator Bursary Award: Neuroreceptor Mapping Symposium 2008
Multi-modal Neuroimaging Training Program (MNTP) Fellowship Award Recipient 2007-2008

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