Cornell University, BS in Biology | Harvard University, MA in Genetics | University of Alaska, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | Dr. Fisher is delighted to be returning to her favorite school, BASIS Independent McLean, after a brief interlude in California. She brings a wide range of teaching experience teaching Biology and Chemistry to her classrooms including two years at BIM, more than fifteen years teaching at the University of Maryland University College, and three rewarding years teaching Chemistry to students with disabilities at nearby McLean High School. Dr. Fisher also brings her research and publishing experience to the classroom. Her career started as a bench scientist, and she takes pride in bringing exploratory activities to her science classes. As a member of a military and State Department family, Dr. Fisher has spent much of her adult life overseas with stints in Ireland, Italy, Australia, Japan, and most recently the Philippines. She is now happily settled in Virginia with her partner, 15-year-old son and adorable Corgi dog.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‍​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‍‌‌​​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌