Laura C. Harrington Associate Professor 3138 Comstock Hall Phone: 607-255-4475 3131 Comstock Laboratory Phone: 607-255-7040 102 Schwardt Laboratory Phone: 607-277-0779 Fax: 607-255-0939 Email:lch27@cornell.edu Current CV for Dr. Harrington (NIH format)
Education: Post Doctorate August 1999 to May 2001, University of California, Davis. Supervisor: Thomas W. Scott. PhD Medical Entomology, May 1999, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Advisor: John D. Edman. MS Medical and Veterinary Entomology, May 1993, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. Advisor: Richard C. Axtell. BS Biology, May 1990, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY. Field of Specialization: Medical entomology; Mosquito biology; Vector-borne disease ecology. Research Interests: Ecology, epidemiology, and management of disease vectors Blood feeding behavior of mosquitoes and the evolution of host preferences Mosquito fitness Oviposition and mating behavior of Aedes aegypti Mechanisms of insecticide resistance and resistance management of disease vectors Emerging vector-borne diseases Global and Public Health
Grants: Faculty Fellows In Service Grant Awardee (2007) Grand Challenges in Global Health: Genetic strategies for control of dengue virus transmission, Co-Investigator, FNIH, September 2005 to September 2010 Harrington, Collaborator                                                                                      Mosquitoes, Disease & Public Health, Multistate (MRF) project NE-507, USDA/CSREES, 8/01/07- 10/01/09      Climate effects, West Nile virus vector development, and transmission risk. Principal investigator. Office of Global Programs, NOAA Climate Change and Global Health. September 2004- August 2007. Larval Source Reduction and IPM of West Nile Vectors in Peridomestic Environments. Principal Investigator. USDA CSREES. October 2005 to October 2008. Biology and range expansion of invasive mosquito species with climate change. Co- Principal investigator with DeGaetano. USDA CSREES.October 2006- October 2007. Ecology and Behavior of Arthropod Disease Vectors in the Northeastern United States. Principal Investigator. USDA CSREES. October 2001 to September 2006. Host Feeding Preferences and Insecticide Resistance Status of West Nile Virus Mosquito Vectors in New York State. Principal Investigator. Centers for Disease Control. Applied Research in Emerging Infections Investigations of West Nile Virus. October 2001 to October 2004. Development of Climate Indices for Vectors of West Nile Virus. Co-Investigator. National Climate Data Center. 2001. Multiple Blood Feeding by Mosquitoes. Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health. August 2001 to September 2004. Recent Invited Presentations: The role of mosquito feeding behavior and biology on transmission of dengue viruses. Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Annual Meeting, Cornell University, Ithaca NY. 2007 Biology of the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti: new insights into the complexity and transmission of vector borne diseases. Department of Parasitology, New York University. 2007. Mating biology of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti. University of Florida Department of Entomology Seminar Series. 2007. Invasive mosquito vectors and pathogens. Invasive species forum.Cornell University, 2006.Gordon Research Conference on the Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions. 2006. New Insights into the Ecology and Behavior of Dengue Mosquito Aedes aegypti. February 2006. Cornell Department of Entomology, Geneva. Professional Activities and Services: American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Education Committee, 2007 to present. Vector Containment Guidelines Working Group, Foundation for NIH (FNIH), 2006 to present. ESA Section D Secretary 2006 , Chair Elect 2007.  Editorial Board Member, Journal of Medical Entomology 2007 to present. Grant Review Panels, NOAA/SBIR program reviewer.  Climate applications for advanced decision making. 2005 NIH Special Emphasis Panel.  NIH International Research in Infectious Diseases Panel, 2007. Cornell Global Health Program Advisory Board, 2006-present. Weill and Ithaca Campuses. Resource for Media: Newspapers - New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Ithaca Journal, Cornell Daily Sun, Ithaca Times, Daily Saratoga Republican, Poughkeepsie Journal, Salt Lake Tribune. Radio and television: National Public Broadcasting, National Public Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Service, Syracuse Channel 5 and Channel 9 News, British Broadcasting Service. Symposium Organizer, 2005, International Meeting of the Society of Vector Ecology, Reno, NV. Mosquito mating systems. Symposium Organizer, 2004 Society for Vector Ecology Meeting, Boston MA. Subject Editor, Journal of Medical Entomology, 2003 to present. Cornell Department of Entomology Linnaean Games Coach, February 2003 to 2005. Chair, Howard Hoogstraal Medal Award Committee, 2003 to 2004. Symposium Organizer. Society for Vector Ecology Meeting, 2002, 2004, 2005. Entomological Society of America 2001. Developed and administered 1st American Committee of Medical Entomology (ACME) Student Travel Awards, 2002. To be awarded annually to fund student travel to present research pertaining to arthropods affecting human health.West Nile Virus National Response Team. 2002 to present. Executive Councilor for the American Committee for Medical Entomology. 2001 to 2004. American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Peer Reviewer. 2001 to present. Science, PLOS Biology, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Journal of Medical Entomology, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, Journal of Vector Ecology, Emerging Infectious Diseases. Human Health Commodity Working Group Member. 2001 to 2006. Northeastern Pest Management Center. Publications (for PDFs of publications or PubMed links click here)
Extension Publications Anderson, R.R. and L. C. Harrington. 2004. West Nile Virus. http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/MedEnt/WestNileFS/WestNileFS.html Anderson, R.R. and L. C. Harrington. 2004. Mosquito Biology for the Homeowner. http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/MedEnt/MosquitoFS/MosquitoFS.html Anderson, R.R. and L. C. Harrington. 2004. Tick Biology for the Homeowner. http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/MedEnt/TickBioFS/TickBioFS.html News & Press Releases http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June05/dengue.fever.lm.html http://environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/WNV/WNVEducDocs/Harrington-ALSNews.html http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/03/7.10.03/WestNile-online.html http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Aug03/Plague.Harrington.bpf.html