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David E. Harrison

David E. Harrison

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Biology and Biochemistry

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73
Citations
23345
World Ranking
5855
National Ranking
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Overview

David E. Harrison is a researcher affiliated with Jackson Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a specialized interest in Genetics, Aging, Physiology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin

David E. Harrison has contributed to several recent papers, reflecting a focus on aging, genetics, and metabolism in model organisms, particularly mice. Examples of their published work include:

  • "Histone modifications change with age, dietary restriction and rapamycin treatment in mouse brain," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Analysis of lifespan across Diversity Outbred mouse studies identifies multiple longevity-associated loci," 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Analysis of lifespan across diversity outbred mouse studies identifies multiple longevity-associated loci," 2025, Genetics
  • "Low Utilization of Circulating Glucose after Food Withdrawal in Snell Dwarf Mice," 2021, UNC Libraries
  • "Age associated changes in behavioral and memory functions in genetically heterogeneous mice UM-HET3," 2024, Alzheimer's & Dementia

The work has appeared in several publication venues, demonstrating a range of engagement across disciplines:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Peter C. Reifsnyder
  • Kevin Flurkey
  • Martin N. Mullis
  • Kevin M. Wright
  • Anil Raj

Best Publications

  • Rapamycin fed late in life extends lifespan in genetically heterogeneous mice

    David E. F. Harrison;Randy Strong;Zelton Dave Sharp;James F Nelson

  • Rapamycin, But Not Resveratrol or Simvastatin, Extends Life Span of Genetically Heterogeneous Mice

    Richard A. Miller;Richard A. Miller;David E. Harrison;C. M. Astle;Joseph A. Baur

  • Lifespan extension and delayed immune and collagen aging in mutant mice with defects in growth hormone production

    Kevin Flurkey;John Papaconstantinou;Richard A. Miller;David E. Harrison

  • Mouse models in aging research.

    Kevin Flurkey;Joanne M. Currer;D.E. Harrison

  • Rapamycin slows aging in mice.

    John E. Wilkinson;Lisa Burmeister;Susan V. Brooks;Chi Chao Chan

  • Rapamycin-mediated lifespan increase in mice is dose and sex dependent and metabolically distinct from dietary restriction

    Richard A. Miller;David E. Harrison;Clinton M. Astle;Elizabeth Fernandez

  • Acarbose, 17‐α‐estradiol, and nordihydroguaiaretic acid extend mouse lifespan preferentially in males

    David E. Harrison;Randy Strong;David B. Allison;Bruce N. Ames

  • Competitive repopulation: a new assay for long-term stem cell functional capacity.

    David E. Harrison

  • Aging in inbred strains of mice: study design and interim report on median lifespans and circulating IGF1 levels.

    Rong Yuan;Shirng-Wern Tsaih;Stefka B. Petkova;Caralina Marin De Evsikova

  • Loss of stem cell repopulating ability upon transplantation. Effects of donor age, cell number, and transplantation procedure

    David E. Harrison;Clinton M. Astle

  • Longer lifespan in male mice treated with a weakly estrogenic agonist, an antioxidant, an α-glucosidase inhibitor or a Nrf2-inducer

    Randy Strong;Richard A Miller;Adam Antebi;Clinton M Astle

  • Nordihydroguaiaretic acid and aspirin increase lifespan of genetically heterogeneous male mice.

    Randy Strong;Richard A. Miller;Richard A. Miller;Clinton M. Astle;Robert A. Floyd;Robert A. Floyd

  • Most primitive hematopoietic stem cells are stimulated to cycle rapidly after treatment with 5-fluorouracil.

    David E. Harrison;Charles P. Lerner

  • Primitive hemopoietic stem cells: direct assay of most productive populations by competitive repopulation with simple binomial, correlation and covariance calculations.

    D. E. Harrison;C. T. Jordan;Rui Kun Zhong;C. M. Astle

  • 5-Fluorouracil spares hemopoietic stem cells responsible for long-term repopulation.

    C Lerner;D E Harrison

  • Genetics of age-related hearing loss in mice: I. Inbred and F1 hybrid strains

    Lawrence C. Erway;James F. Willott;Jonathan R. Archer;David E. Harrison

  • Loss of proliferative capacity in immunohemopoietic stem cells caused by serial transplantation rather than aging.

    D E Harrison;C M Astle;J A Delaittre

  • Number and continuous proliferative pattern of transplanted primitive immunohematopoietic stem cells

    David E. Harrison;Clinton M. Astle;Charles Lerner

  • The Snell dwarf mutation Pit1dw can increase life span in mice

    Kevin Flurkey;John Papaconstantinou;David E Harrison

  • An Aging Interventions Testing Program: study design and interim report.

    Richard A. Miller;David E. Harrison;Clinton M. Astle;Robert A. Floyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Miller
Richard A. Miller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Martin A. Javors
Martin A. Javors The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
John Papaconstantinou
John Papaconstantinou The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Beverly Paigen
Beverly Paigen University of Pennsylvania
Luanne L. Peters
Luanne L. Peters The Jackson Laboratory
Joseph A. Baur
Joseph A. Baur University of Pennsylvania
Arlan Richardson
Arlan Richardson University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Dudley W. Lamming
Dudley W. Lamming University of Wisconsin–Madison
David Melzer
David Melzer University of Exeter
David B. Allison
David B. Allison Indiana University

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