Director, E.M. Papper Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University
Schemel Professor for Neuro Immune Medicine, Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University
Professor Emeritus, University of Miami, School of Medicine
Mary Ann Fletcher, Ph.D., has over 40 years’ experience in laboratory immunology and as a senior scientist in interdisciplinary research. She has been the Director of the E.M. Papper Laboratory of Clinical Immunology for over 30 years and oversaw its recent relocation from the University of Miami to NSU. Along with being a laboratory director, Dr. Fletcher has been an Assistant Professor in Medicine and Immunology, and is currently the Institute’s first Schemel Professor for Neuro-Immune Medicine.
Dr. Fletcher has over 260 published articles in peer reviewed journals and book chapters. Her particular research focus is on the identification of clinically useful biomarkers in complex multi symptom illnesses such as HIV, ME/CFS and GWI.
Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Health, the Veterans Affair, and the Department of Defense. Dr. Fletcher also holds 2 U.S. patents for developing diagnostic tests related to infectious mononucleosis.
In addition to her current role as a CLIA certified Clinical Laboratory Director and Endowed Professor, Dr. Fletcher is on the manuscript review panel for multiple journals including the Annals of Internal Medicine, the Journal of Immunology, and Brain Behavior and Immunity. Dr. Fletcher is also a member of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee which advises the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Milrad SF, Hall DL, Jutagir DR, Lattie EG, Czaja SJ, Perdomo DM, Ironson G, Doss BD, Mendez A, Fletcher MA, Klimas N, Antoni MH. Soc Sci Med. 2019 Sep;237:112392. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112392. Epub 2019 Jul 16.
Morris MC, Cooney KE, Sedghamiz H, Abreu M, Collado F, Balbin EG, Craddock TJA, Klimas NG, Broderick G, Fletcher MA. Clin Ther. 2019 Apr;41(4):656-674.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2019.03.002. Epub 2019 Mar 28.
Trivedi MS, Abreu MM, Sarria L, Rose N, Ahmed N, Beljanski V, Fletcher MA, Klimas NG, Nathanson L. DNA Cell Biol. 2019 Jun;38(6):561-571. doi: 10.1089/dna.2018.4469. Epub 2019 Mar 28.
Richman S, Morris MC, Broderick G, Craddock TJA, Klimas NG, Fletcher MA. Clin Ther. 2019 May;41(5):798-805. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2019.02.011. Epub 2019 Mar 11.
Jeffrey MG, Nathanson L, Aenlle K, Barnes ZM, Baig M, Broderick G, Klimas NG, Fletcher MA, Craddock TJA. Clin Ther. 2019 May;41(5):815-835.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2019.01.011. Epub 2019 Mar 6.
Michalovicz LT, Locker AR, Kelly KA, Miller JV, Barnes Z, Fletcher MA, Miller DB, Klimas NG, Morris M, Lasley SM, O'Callaghan JP. Neurotoxicology. 2019 Jan;70:26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2018.10.006. Epub 2018 Oct 16.
Trivedi MS, Oltra E, Sarria L, Rose N, Beljanski V, Fletcher MA, Klimas NG, Nathanson L. PLoS One. 2018 Jul 23;13(7):e0201066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201066. eCollection 2018.
Fletcher MA, Barnes Z, Broderick G, Klimas NG. Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1781:209-220. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7828-1_12.
Tory Toole J, Rice MA Jr, Craddock TJA, Nierenberg B, Klimas NG, Fletcher MA, Zysman J, Morris M, Broderick G. Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1781:121-144. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7828-1_8.
Broderick G, Fletcher MA, Gallagher M, Barnes Z, Vernon SD, Klimas NG. Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1781:101-120. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7828-1_7.
Tory Toole J, Rice MA Jr, Cargill J, Craddock TJA, Nierenberg B, Klimas NG, Fletcher MA, Morris M, Zysman J, Broderick G. Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1781:87-100. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7828-1_6. Review.
McIntosh R, Antoni M, Seay J, Fletcher MA, Ironson G, Klimas N, Kumar M, Schneiderman N. Behav Sleep Med. 2019 Sep-Oct;17(5):605-620. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2018.1435545. Epub 2018 Feb 20.
Milrad SF, Hall DL, Jutagir DR, Lattie EG, Czaja SJ, Perdomo DM, Fletcher MA, Klimas N, Antoni MH. Int J Psychophysiol. 2018 Sep;131:124-130. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.09.009. Epub 2017 Sep 14.
Halpin P, Williams MV, Klimas NG, Fletcher MA, Barnes Z, Ariza ME. J Med Virol. 2017 Sep;89(9):1636-1645. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24810. Epub 2017 Apr 26.
McIntosh RC, Antoni M, Carrico A, Duran R, Hurwitz BE, Ironson G, Fletcher MA, Klimas N, Kumar M, Schneiderman N. J Behav Med. 2017 Aug;40(4):620-630. doi: 10.1007/s10865-017-9827-1. Epub 2017 Feb 2.
McIntosh RC, Ironson G, Antoni M, Lai B, Kumar M, Fletcher MA, Schneiderman N. Int J Behav Med. 2017 Apr;24(2):294-304. doi: 10.1007/s12529-016-9602-7.
Milrad SF, Hall DL, Jutagir DR, Lattie EG, Ironson GH, Wohlgemuth W, Nunez MV, Garcia L, Czaja SJ, Perdomo DM, Fletcher MA, Klimas N, Antoni MH. J Neuroimmunol. 2017 Feb 15;303:43-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2016.12.008. Epub 2016 Dec 14.
Hall DL, Lattie EG, Milrad SF, Czaja S, Fletcher MA, Klimas N, Perdomo D, Antoni MH. J Psychosom Res. 2017 Feb;93:41-47. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.12.004. Epub 2016 Dec 8.
Harvey, J.M., Broderick, G., Bowie, A., Barnes, Z.M., Katz, B.Z., O'Gorman, M.R., Vernon, S.D., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N.G., Taylor, R. BMC Pediatr. 2016 Apr 26;16(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s12887-016-0596-8. PMID:27118537
Russell, L., Broderick, G., Taylor, R., Fernandes, H., Harvey, J., Barnes, Z., Smylie, A., Collado, F., Balbin, E.G., Katz, B.Z., Klimas, N.G., Fletcher, M.A.. BMC Immunol. 2016 Mar 10;17:3. doi: 10.1186/s12865-016-0142-3. PMID:26965484
McIntosh, R.C., Ironson, G., Antoni, M., Fletcher, M.A., Schneiderman, N. AIDS Behav. 2016 Feb;20(2):325-38. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1126-7.PMID:26143246
Craddock, T.J., Harvey, J.M., Nathanson, L., Barnes, Z.M., Klimas, N.G.,Fletcher, M.A., Broderick, G. BMC Med Genomics. 2015 Jul 9;8:36. doi: 10.1186/s12920-015-0111-3. PMID:26156520
Vashishtha, S., Broderick, G., Craddock, T.J., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N.G. PLoS One. 2015 May 18;10(5):e0127364. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127364. eCollection 2015.PMID:25984725
Kremer, H., Ironson, G., Kaplan, L., Stuetzele, R., Baker, N., Fletcher, M.A. AIDS Care. 2015;27(1):71-9. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.952220. Epub 2014 Oct 8. PMID:25297848
Kremer, H., Ironson, G., Kaplan, L., Stuetzele, R., Baker, N., Fletcher, M.A. AIDS Care. 2014 Oct 8:1-9.
Ironson, G., O'Cleirigh, C., Kumar, M., Kaplan, L., Balbin, E., Kelsch, C.B., Fletcher, M.A., Schneiderman, N. AIDS Behav. 2014 Sep 19.
Fabiani, M., Low, K.A., Tan, C.H., Zimmerman, B., Fletcher, M.A., Schneider-Garces, N., Maclin, E.L., Chiarelli, A.M., Sutton, B.P., Gratton, G. Psychophysiology. 2014 Aug 6. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12288.
Fletcher, M.A., Schmitt, H.J., Syrochkina, M., Sylvester, G. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;33(6):879-910. doi: 10.1007/s10096-014-2062-6. Epub 2014 Feb 23.
McIntosh, R.C., Ironson, G., Antoni, M., Kumar, M., Fletcher, M.A., Schneiderman, N. Brain Behav Immun. 2014 Feb;36:165-75. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2013.10.024. Epub 2013 Nov 1.
Fekete, E.M., Seay, J., Antoni, M.H., Mendez, A.J., Fletcher, M.A., Szeto, A., Schneiderman, N. Behav Sleep Med. 2014;12(3):207-21. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2013.791297. Epub 2013 Jun 25.
Zimmerman, B., Sutton, B.P., Low, K.A., Fletcher, M.A., Tan, C.H., Schneider-Garces, N., Li, Y., Ouyang, C., Maclin, E.L., Gratton, G., Fabiani, M. Front Aging Neurosci. 2014 Apr 7;6:59. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00059. eCollection 2014.
Craddock, T.J., Fritsch, P., Rice, M.A. Jr., del Rosario, R.M., Miller, D.B., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N.G., Broderick, G. PLoS One. 2014 Jan 8;9(1):e84839. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084839. eCollection 2014. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2014;9(4):e94161.
Seay, J.S., McIntosh, R., Fekete, E.M., Fletcher, M.A., Kumar, M., Schneiderman, N., Antoni, M.H. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2013 Nov;38(11):2647-53. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.06.022. Epub 2013 Jul 10.
Smylie, A.L., Broderick, G., Fernandes, H., Razdan, S., Barnes, Z., Collado, F., Sol, C., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N. BMC Immunol. 2013 Jun 25;14:29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-14-29.
Lopez, C.R., Antoni, M.H., Pereira, D., Seay, J., Whitehead, N., Potter, J., O'Sullivan, M., Fletcher, M.A. J Appl Biobehav Res. 2013 Mar 1;18(1):37-57. Epub 2013 Mar 8.
Broderick, G., Ben-Hamo, R., Vashishtha, S., Efroni, S., Nathanson, L., Barnes, Z., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Feb;28:159-69. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.11.007. Epub 2012 Nov 29.
Kremer, H., Ironson, G., Kaplan, L., Stuetzle, R., Fletcher, M.A. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:819021. doi: 10.1155/2013/819021. Epub 2013 Nov 18.
Lattie, E.G., Antoni, M.H., Fletcher, M.A., Czaja, S., Perdomo, D., Sala, A., Nair, S., Fu, S.H., Penedo, F.J., Klimas, N. Fatigue. 2013;1(4). doi: 10.1080/21641846.2013.843255.
Ruffin, R., Ironson, G., Fletcher, M.A., Balbin, E., Schneiderman, N. Int J Behav Med. 2012 Dec;19(4):512-7. doi: 10.1007/s12529-011-9185-2.
Klimas, N.G., Broderick, G., Fletcher, M.A. Brain Behav Immun. 2012 Nov;26(8):1202-10. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.06.006. Epub 2012 Jun 23. Review.
Broderick, G., Katz, B.Z., Fernandes, H., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N., Smith, F.A., O'Gorman, M.R., Vernon, S.D., Taylor, R. J Transl Med. 2012 Sep 13;10:191. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-10-191.
Lattie, E.G., Antoni, M.H., Fletcher, M.A., Penedo, F., Czaja, S., Lopez, C., Perdomo, D., Sala, A., Nair, S., Fu, S.H., Klimas, N. Brain Behav Immun. 2012 Aug;26(6):849-58. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.02.008. Epub 2012 Mar 6.
Fletcher, M.A., Fritzell, B. Int J Otolaryngol. 2012;2012:590206. Epub 2012 Sep 19.
Fletcher, M.A., Fritzell, B. Int J Otolaryngol. 2012;2012:312935. doi: 10.1155/2012/312935. Epub 2012 Jun 3.
Fletcher, M.A., Barnes, Z., Broderick, G., Klimas, N.G. Methods Mol Biol. 2012;934:313-24. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-071-7_16.
Broderick, G., Fletcher, M.A., Gallagher, M., Barnes, Z., Vernon, S.D., Klimas, N.G. Methods Mol Biol. 2012;934:145-64. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-071-7_8.
Ironson, G., Stuetzle, R., Ironson, D., Balbin, E., Kremer, H., George, A., Schneiderman, N., Fletcher, M.A. J Behav Med. 2011 Dec;34(6):414-25. doi: 10.1007/s10865-011-9314-z. Epub 2011 Feb 22.
Fekete, E.M., Antoni, M.H., Lopez, C., Mendez, A.J., Szeto, A., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N., Kumar, M., Schneiderman, N. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2011 Jul;36(6):881-90. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.12.003. Epub 2011 Jan 6.
Lopez, C., Antoni, M., Penedo, F., Weiss, D., Cruess, S., Segotas, M.C., Helder, L., Siegel, S., Klimas, N., Fletcher, M.A. J Psychosom Res. 2011 Apr;70(4):328-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.11.010. Epub 2011 Jan 15.
Fritzell, B., Fletcher, M.A. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2011 Mar;10(3):263-90. doi: 10.1586/erv.11.11.
Broderick, G., Kreitz, A., Fuite, J., Fletcher, M.A., Vernon, S.D., Klimas, N. Brain Behav Immun. 2011 Feb;25(2):302-13. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.10.011. Epub 2010 Oct 16.
Fletcher MA, Rosenthal M, Antoni M, Ironson G, Zeng XR, Barnes Z, Harvey JM, Hurwitz B, Levis S, Broderick G, Klimas NG.Behav Brain Funct. 2010 Dec 29;6:76. doi: 10.1186/1744-9081-6-76.
Broderick, G., Fuite, J., Kreitz, A., Vernon, S.D., Klimas, N., Fletcher, M.A. Brain Behav Immun. 2010 Oct;24(7):1209-17. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.04.012. Epub 2010 May 4.
Porter, N., Lerch, A., Jason, L.A., Sorenson, M., Fletcher, M.A., Herrington, J. J Behav Neurosci Res. 2010 Jun 1;8(2):1-8.
Fletcher, M.A., Zeng, X.R., Maher, K., Levis, S., Hurwitz, B., Antoni, M., Broderick, G., Klimas, N.G. PLoS One. 2010 May 25;5(5):e10817. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010817.
Fletcher, M.A., Zeng, X.R., Barnes, Z., Levis, S., Klimas, N.G. J Transl Med. 2009 Nov 12;7:96. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-7-96.
Fekete, E.M., Antoni, M.H., Lopez, C.R., Durán, R.E., Penedo, F.J., Bandiera, F.C., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N., Kumar, M., Schneiderman, N. Brain Behav Immun. 2009 Jul;23(5):693-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2009.01.007. Epub 2009 Jan 21.
Whistler, T., Fletcher, M.A., Lonergan, W., Zeng, X.R., Lin, J.M., Laperriere, A., Vernon, S.D., Klimas, N.G. BMC Med Genomics. 2009 Mar 5;2:12. doi: 10.1186/1755-8794-2-12.
Fletcher, M.A. J Pediatr. 2009 Feb;154(2):307; author reply 307-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.09.020. No abstract available.
Marion, I., Antoni, M., Pereira, D., Wohlgemuth, W., Fletcher, M.A., Simon, T., O'Sullivan, M.J. Behav Sleep Med. 2009;7(3):180-93. doi: 10.1080/15402000902976721.
Dodd, S.M., Pereira, D.B., Marion, I., Andrasik, M., Rose, R., Simon, T., Fletcher, M.A., Lucci, J., Maher, K., O'Sullivan, M.J., Efantis-Potter, J., Antoni, M.H. Int J Behav Med. 2009;16(2):181-8. doi: 10.1007/s12529-008-9025-1. Epub 2009 May 8.
Pancorbo, D., Vazquez, C., Fletcher, M.A. Med Sci Monit. 2008 Nov;14(11):CR547-51.
Torres-Harding, S., Sorenson, M., Jason, L.A., Maher, K., Fletcher, M.A. Bull IACFS ME. 2008 Fall;16(3):19-33.
Antoni, M.H., Pereira, D.B., Marion, I., Ennis, N., Andrasik, M.P., Rose, R., McCalla, J., Simon, T., Fletcher, M.A., Lucci, J., Efantis-Potter, J., O'Sullivan, M.J. J Psychosom Res. 2008 Oct;65(4):389-401. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.06.002. Erratum in: J Psychosom Res. 2009 Nov;67(5):463.
Klimas, N., Koneru, A.O., Fletcher, M.A. Psychosom Med. 2008 Jun;70(5):523-30. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31817ae69f. Review.
O'Cleirigh, C., Ironson, G., Fletcher, M.A., Schneiderman, N. Br J Health Psychol. 2008 Feb;13(Pt 1):81-4. doi: 10.1348/135910707X250884.
Ironson, G., Balbin, E., Stieren, E., Detz, K., Fletcher, M.A., Schneiderman, N., Kumar, M. Int J Behav Med. 2008;15(3):221-6. doi: 10.1080/10705500802219606.
Torres-Harding, S., Sorenson, M., Jason, L., Maher, K., Fletcher, M.A., Reynolds, N., Brown, M. J Appl Biobehav Res. 2008 Jan 1;13:157-180.
McIntosh, E.D., Fritzell, B., Fletcher, M.A. Epidemiol Infect. 2007 May;135(4):644-56. Epub 2006 Sep 7.
Aristegui, J., Bernaola, E., Pocheville, I., García, C., Arranz, L., Durán, G., Pérez, L., Bastida, M., Canduela, C., Herranz Aguirre, M., Garrote, E., Fletcher, M.A., Pérez, C. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 May;26(5):303-10.
Isaacman, D.J., Fletcher, M.A., Fritzell, B., Ciuryla, V., Schranz, J. Vaccine. 2007 Mar 22;25(13):2420-7. Epub 2006 Sep 18.
Fletcher, M.A., Fritzell, B. Vaccine. 2007 Mar 22;25(13):2507-12. Epub 2006 Sep 20. Review.
Ironson, G., Stuetzle, R., Fletcher, M.A. J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Dec;21 Suppl 5:S62-8.
Dixon, D., Cruess, S., Kilbourn, K., Klimas, N., Fletcher, M.A., Ironson, G., Baum, A., Schneiderman, N., Antoni, M.H. J Appl Soc Psychol. 2006 Jul 31;31(6):1111-1132.
Siegel, S.D., Antoni, M.H., Fletcher, M.A., Maher, K., Segota, M.C., Klimas, N. J Psychosom Res. 2006 Jun;60(6):559-66.
Carrico, A.W., Antoni, M.H., Duran, R.E., Ironson, G., Penedo, F., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N., Schneiderman, N. Ann Behav Med. 2006 Apr;31(2):155-64.
Fletcher, M.A., Laufer, D.S., McIntosh, E.D., Cimino, C., Malinoski, F.J. Int J Clin Pract. 2006 Apr;60(4):450-6. Review.
Penedo, F.J., Dahn, J.R., Kinsinger, D., Antoni, M.H., Molton, I., Gonzalez, J.S., Fletcher, M.A., Roos, B., Carver, C.S., Schneiderman, N. J Psychosom Res. 2006 Apr;60(4):423-7.
Antoni, M.H., Carrico, A.W., Durán, R.E., Spitzer, S., Penedo, F., Ironson, G., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N., Schneiderman, N. Psychosom Med. 2006 Jan-Feb;68(1):143-51.
Maher, K.J., Klimas, N.G., Fletcher, M.A. Clin Exp Immunol. 2005 Dec;142(3):505-11.
Ironson, G., O'Cleirigh, C., Fletcher, M.A., Laurenceau, J.P., Balbin, E., Klimas, N., Schneiderman, N., Solomon, G. Psychosom Med. 2005 Nov-Dec;67(6):1013-21.
Hurwitz, B.E., Brownley, K.A., Motivala, S.J., Milanovich, J.R., Kibler, J.L., Fillion, L., LeBlanc, W.G., Kumar, M., Klimas, N.G., Fletcher, M.A., Schneiderman, N. Psychosom Med. 2005 Sep-Oct;67(5):798-806.
Miguez, M.J., Rodríguez, A., Hadrigan, S., Asthana, D., Burbano, X., Fletcher, M.A. Platelets. 2005 Aug;16(5):281-6.
Hernandez-Reif, M., Field, T., Ironson, G., Beutler, J., Vera, Y., Hurley, J., Fletcher, M.A., Schanberg, S., Kuhn, C., Fraser, M. Int J Neurosci. 2005 Apr;115(4):495-510.
de Arístegui Fernández, J., Cos Arregui, B., Zurimendi Carril, A., Alday Esteban, M.V., Alzua Ruiz, J., De la Fuente Jausoro, E., Maturana San Pedro, I., López Michelena, M.J., Mourelo Carballo, C., Quintanilla Sánchez, M.I., Abad Therón, I., Cimino, C.O., Fletcher, M.A., Pérez Domínguez, A.Vaccine. 2005 Mar 14;23(16):1917-22.
Carrico, A.W., Antoni, M.H., Pereira, D.B., Fletcher, M.A., Klimas, N., Lechner, S.C., Schneiderman, N. Int J Behav Med. 2005;12(4):218-26.
Ironson, G., Balbin, E., Stuetzle, R., Fletcher, M.A., O'Cleirigh, C., Laurenceau, J.P., Schneiderman, N., Solomon, G. Int J Behav Med. 2005;12(2):86-97.
Antoni, M.H., Cruess, D.G., Klimas, N., Carrico, A.W., Maher, K., Cruess, S., Lechner, S.C., Kumar, M., Lutgendorf, S., Ironson, G., Fletcher, M.A., Schneiderman, N. J Psychosom Res. 2005 Jan;58(1):3-13.