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Melissa A Harrington, PhD

TitleAssociate Vice President for Research
Faculty RankProfessor of Biology
InstitutionDelaware State University
Address1200 N Dupont Hwy
Dover DE 19901
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    F32DK009717     (HARRINGTON, MELISSA A)Feb 10, 1998
    NIH
    CYSTEINE RESIDUES AND CFTR CHANNEL GATING
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R25GM088043     (HARRINGTON, MELISSA A)Sep 15, 2009 - Aug 31, 2015
    NIH
    A graduate partnership to expand educational opportunities at an HBCU
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R25GM089669     (VAN GOLEN, CYNTHIA M.)Apr 6, 2010 - Mar 31, 2015
    NIH
    A Linear Leadership Development Model for STEM Success
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

    P20GM103653     (HARRINGTON, MELISSA A)Sep 26, 2012 - Dec 31, 2023
    NIH
    Renewal of Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R15HD075207     (HARRINGTON, MELISSA A)Aug 1, 2013 - Jul 31, 2017
    NIH
    A tale of two synapses: The development of neurotransmitter phenotype in motor neurons
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R25NS095371     (HARRINGTON, MELISSA A)Sep 30, 2015 - Nov 30, 2025
    NIH
    A Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Neuroscience at an HBCU
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R25GM122722     (HARRINGTON, MELISSA A)May 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2022
    NIH
    RISE: A graduate training program to increase diversity in biomedical science
    Role: Principal Investigator

    U01GM138430     (HARRINGTON, MELISSA A)Sep 10, 2020 - Aug 31, 2024
    NIH
    Investigating Family Support Interventions for Freshmen
    Role: Principal Investigator

    T32GM144895     (HARRINGTON, MELISSA A)May 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2027
    NIH
    G-RISE at Delaware State University: Diversifying neuroscience through predoctoral training at an HBCU
    Role: Principal Investigator

    P30GM145765     (HARRINGTON, MELISSA A)Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2027
    NIH
    COBRE Phase III: Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research
    Role: Principal Investigator

    U54MD015959     (HARRINGTON, MELISSA A)Sep 20, 2022 - May 31, 2027
    NIH
    Interdisciplinary Health Equity Research (IHER) Center
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Cottam NC, Harrington MA, Schork PM, Sun J. No significant sex differences in incidence or phenotype for the SMN?7 mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy. Neuromuscul Disord. 2024 Apr; 37:13-22. PMID: 38493520.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    2. Cottam NC, Bamfo T, Harrington MA, Charvet CJ, Hekmatyar K, Tulin N, Sun J. Cerebellar structural, astrocytic, and neuronal abnormalities in the SMN?7 mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy. Brain Pathol. 2023 09; 33(5):e13162. PMID: 37218083.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    3. Sun J, Harrington MA, Porter B. Sex Difference in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients - are Males More Vulnerable? J Neuromuscul Dis. 2023; 10(5):847-867. PMID: 37393514.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Dillard D, Billie M, Bell-Rogers N, Wang SX, Harrington MA. The Benefits of Community Engaged Research in Creating Place-Based Responses to COVID-19. Dela J Public Health. 2022 Aug; 8(3):60-64. PMID: 36177170.
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    5. Wang SX, Rogers NB, Harrington M, Dillard D. COVID-19 testing in Delaware's underserved communities: demographic and social determinants of testing inequality. Discov Soc Sci Health. 2022; 2(1):9. PMID: 35782702.
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    6. Wang SX, Bell-Rogers N, Dillard D, Harrington MA. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Delaware's Underserved Communities. Dela J Public Health. 2021 Sep; 7(4):168-175. PMID: 34604782.
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    7. Harrington MA. Diversity in neuroscience education: A perspective from a Historically Black institution. J Neurosci Res. 2022 08; 100(8):1538-1544. PMID: 34260100.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Tharaneetharan A, Cole M, Norman B, Romero NC, Wooltorton JRA, Harrington MA, Sun J. Functional Abnormalities of Cerebellum and Motor Cortex in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Mice. Neuroscience. 2021 01 01; 452:78-97. PMID: 33212215.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    9. Sun J, Harrington MA. The Alteration of Intrinsic Excitability and Synaptic Transmission in Lumbar Spinal Motor Neurons and Interneurons of Severe Spinal Muscular Atrophy Mice. Front Cell Neurosci. 2019; 13:15. PMID: 30792629.
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    10. Lombardo J, Sun J, Harrington MA. Rapid activity-dependent modulation of the intrinsic excitability through up-regulation of KCNQ/Kv7 channel function in neonatal spinal motoneurons. PLoS One. 2018; 13(3):e0193948. PMID: 29579068.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    11. Lombardo J, Harrington MA. Nonreciprocal mechanisms in up- and downregulation of spinal motoneuron excitability by modulators of KCNQ/Kv7 channels. J Neurophysiol. 2016 11 01; 116(5):2114-2124. PMID: 27512022.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    12. Patel K, Shaheen N, Witherspoon J, Robinson N, Harrington MA. Mucus trail tracking in a predatory snail: olfactory processing retooled to serve a novel sensory modality. Brain Behav. 2014 Jan; 4(1):83-94. PMID: 24653958.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    13. Zhang H, Wu CY, Wang W, Harrington MA. Interneuronal synapses formed by motor neurons appear to be glutamatergic. Neuroreport. 2011 Nov 16; 22(16):809-13. PMID: 21934539.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    14. Zhang H, Robinson N, Wu C, Wang W, Harrington MA. Electrophysiological properties of motor neurons in a mouse model of severe spinal muscular atrophy: in vitro versus in vivo development. PLoS One. 2010 Jul 21; 5(7):e11696. PMID: 20657731.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    15. Zhang HM, Robinson N, G?mez-Curet I, Wang W, Harrington MA. Neuronal and network activity in networks of cultured spinal motor neurons. Neuroreport. 2009 Jun 17; 20(9):849-54. PMID: 19436229.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    16. Dzakpasu R, Patel K, Robinson N, Harrington MA, Zochowski M. Measuring asymmetric temporal interdependencies in simulated and biological networks. Chaos. 2006 Dec; 16(4):043121. PMID: 17199399.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    17. Clifford KT, Gross L, Johnson K, Martin KJ, Shaheen N, Harrington MA. Slime-trail tracking in the predatory snail, Euglandina rosea. Behav Neurosci. 2003 Oct; 117(5):1086-95. PMID: 14570557.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    18. Harrington MA, Kopito RR. Cysteine residues in the nucleotide binding domains regulate the conductance state of CFTR channels. Biophys J. 2002 Mar; 82(3):1278-92. PMID: 11867445.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
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