Cell Biol., 1982); then as a post-doc the first ultrastructural imaging of endothelial fenestral diaphragms that allow transport of solutes between blood and tissue (Bearer and Orci, J.

[10] Together with collaborator Russell E. Jacobs, Bearer developed and deployed longitudinal manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) coupled with behavior, transgenic mouse models, biochemistry, and optical microscopy to explore brain-wide responses to experience and disease over time.

[11][12] Since 2009, Bearer has been the Harvey Family Professor in Pathology at University of New Mexico,[13] a visitor at California Institute of Technology, and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Bearer and Jacobs developed manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) of neural connections and brain activity in transgenic mouse models of human disorders.

[37] Bearer assumed Editor in Chief for Biology of Natural Sciences (June 2023), a new interdisciplinary open access journal published by Wiley, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/26986248.

Her piano concerto, Ode to the White Crown Sparrow, was premiered by Tyler Lincoln and the Symphony of the Redwoods;[39] Ah-tosh-mit Overture for orchestra was commissioned for the 125th anniversary of University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and performed by the UCSF Symphony under the baton of Jonathan Davis;[40] the Magdalene Passion, an hour-long oratorio for five soloists, chorus, organ and chamber orchestra, was commissioned by the Providence Singers[41] and premiered by Julian Wachner,[42] conductor; Ultrasonic, a symphonic tone poem, was commissioned and performed by St Mathew's Music Guild in Pacific Palisades under the direction of Tom Neenan[43] and multiple choral works with various instrumental accompaniments have been performed by the Pasadena Promusica led by Stephen Grimm.

[44] In March 2018, Pasadena Promusica premiered Bearer's L'alma rapita for chorus and string quartet inspired by Carlo Gesualdo, the 16-17th century madrigalist.

Bearer's piece for solo flute with interactive video projections, Density silver water, was performed as part of the John Donald Robb Composer's Showcase[46] in New Mexico by Jesse Tatum[47] with video projections by John B Carpenter in March 2018;[48] and The Replication Machine, for viola-clarinet duo with readings and audience participation was presented to Bruce M. Alberts[49] for his birthday at the Metropolitan Club in San Francisco in April 2018.