Allison

Scherer

Courses Taught

• BIO 1010: Principles of Biology
• BIO 2015: Laboratory Methods in Biology
• BIO 3210: Microbiology

Research Interests

• Host-pathogen interactions
• Microscopy and flow cytometry techniques to examine the spatiotemporal dynamics of immune cells
• Neutrophil heterogeneity
• Fungal pathogens and antifungal resistance

Professional Experience

• 2018-2023 Postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
• 2017 Molecular Mycology course certification at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA

Selected Publications 

(ORCiD 0000-0003-3735-3873)

• Scherer, et al. (2023). eLife – in review (pre-print available on BioRxv). Predestined neutrophil heterogeneity in homeostasis varies in transcriptional and phenotypic response to Candida. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.01.514676
• Scherer, et al. (2021). PLOS Pathogens. Host defense against fungal pathogens: Adaptable neutrophil responses and the promise of therapeutic opportunities?.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009691
• Scherer et al. (2018). PLOS Pathogens. Redundant Trojan horse and endothelial-circulatory mechanisms for host-mediated spread of Candida albicans yeast.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008414