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Laura C. Harrington

Laura C. Harrington

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
10548
World Ranking
12156
National Ranking
5198

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1976 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Laura C. Harrington is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and specializes in research at the intersection of medicine and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work extensively covers subfields such as public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and parasitology.

The scientist's research spans topics mainly related to mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, malaria research and control, vector-borne infectious diseases, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, and insect pest control strategies.

Laura C. Harrington has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Understanding and interpreting mosquito blood feeding studies: the case of Aedes albopictus (2021, Trends in Parasitology)
  • A Survey of Tick Surveillance and Control Practices in the United States (2020, Journal of Medical Entomology)
  • Fitness costs of individual and combined pyrethroid resistance mechanisms, kdr and CYP-mediated detoxification, in Aedes aegypti (2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases)
  • The impact of mating and sugar feeding on blood-feeding physiology and behavior in the arbovirus vector mosquito Aedes aegypti (2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases)
  • Mosquito Sexual Selection and Reproductive Control Programs (2021, Trends in Parasitology)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with the scientist include:

  • Kara Fikrig
  • Sylvie A. Pitcher
  • Emily M. Mader
  • Garrett P. League
  • Maria A. Diuk-Wasser

Their work is commonly published in several scientific venues such as:

  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Among their recognitions, Laura C. Harrington was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1976.

Best Publications

  • Dispersal of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti within and between rural communities.

    Laura C. Harrington;Thomas W. Scott;Kriangkrai Lerdthusnee;Russell C. Coleman

  • Why Do Female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Feed Preferentially and Frequently on Human Blood?

    Laura C. Harrington;John D. Edman;Thomas W. Scott

  • Blood feeding patterns of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Thailand.

    Alongkot Ponlawat;Laura C. Harrington

  • Climate change and wildlife diseases: When does the host matter the most?

    Drew Harvell;Sonia Altizer;Isabella M. Cattadori;Isabella M. Cattadori;Laura Harrington

  • Harmonic convergence in the love songs of the dengue vector mosquito

    Lauren J. Cator;Ben J. Arthur;Laura C. Harrington;Ronald R. Hoy

  • Insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus across Thailand.

    Alongkot Ponlawat;Jeffrey G. Scott;Laura C. Harrington

  • Towards a framework for community engagement in global health research.

    James V. Lavery;Paulina O. Tinadana;Thomas W. Scott;Laura C. Harrington

  • Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) movement influenced by availability of oviposition sites

    J D Edman;T W Scott;A Costero;A C Morrison

  • Blood feeding patterns of mosquitoes: random or structured?

    Luis F Chaves;Laura C Harrington;Carolyn L Keogh;Andy M Nguyen

  • Identity and transfer of male reproductive gland proteins of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti: potential tools for control of female feeding and reproduction

    Laura K. Sirot;Rebecca L. Poulson;M. Caitlin McKenna;Hussein Girnary

  • Analysis of Survival of Young and Old Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Puerto Rico and Thailand

    Laura C. Harrington;John P. Buonaccorsi;John D. Edman;Adriana Costero

  • Age and Body Size Influence Male Sperm Capacity of the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Alongkot Ponlawat;Laura C. Harrington

  • A global assembly of adult female mosquito mark-release-recapture data to inform the control of mosquito-borne pathogens

    Carlos A Guerra;Carlos A Guerra;Robert C Reiner;Robert C Reiner;T Alex Perkins;T Alex Perkins;Steve W Lindsay;Steve W Lindsay;Steve W Lindsay

  • Flushing Effect of Rain on Container-Inhabiting Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

    C.J.M. Koenraadt;L. C. Harrington

  • Evaluation of novel insecticides for control of dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Ayesa Paul;Laura C. Harrington;Jeffrey G. Scott

  • Male Mating History and Body Size Influence Female Fecundity and Longevity of the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti

    Michelle E. H. Helinski;Laura C. Harrington

  • INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE IN CULEX PIPIENS FROM NEW YORK

    Ayesa Paul;Laura C. Harrington;Li Zhang;Jeffrey G. Scott

  • Avian Malaria Parasites Share Congeneric Mosquito Vectors

    M. Kimura;J. M. Darbro;L. C. Harrington

  • Factors Associated with Male Mating Success of the Dengue Vector Mosquito, Aedes aegypti

    Alongkot Ponlawat;Laura C. Harrington

  • Insecticide Susceptibility ofAedes aegyptiandAedes albopictusacross Thailand

    Alongkot Ponlawat;Jeffrey G. Scott;Laura C. Harrington

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas W. Scott
Thomas W. Scott University of California, Davis
John D. Edman
John D. Edman University of California, Davis
Mariana F. Wolfner
Mariana F. Wolfner Cornell University
Jeffrey G. Scott
Jeffrey G. Scott Cornell University
William K. Reisen
William K. Reisen University of California, Davis
Ronald R. Hoy
Ronald R. Hoy Cornell University
David L. Smith
David L. Smith University of Washington
Theodore G. Andreadis
Theodore G. Andreadis Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Uriel Kitron
Uriel Kitron Emory University
Ken E. Olson
Ken E. Olson Colorado State University

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