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49
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9395
World Ranking
645
National Ranking
208

Overview

Robert J. Harmon is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research spans several main fields of study, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Medicine. Their contributions extend into subfields including Cell Biology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

Their recent scholarly output includes three papers published across well-known scientific venues. These papers are:

  • "Tissue and liquid biopsy profiling reveal convergent tumor evolution and therapy evasion in breast cancer" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Force-dependent intercellular adhesion strengthening underlies asymmetric adherens junction contraction" (2022, Current Biology)
  • "Association between fine motor function and fundamental cooking skills in preschool-aged children" (2025, Human Movement Science)

Their research addresses a range of topics, which reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work. The main topics they investigate include:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Collaborative efforts have played a role in their research, having worked frequently with several co-authors. These collaborators are:

  • Smruthy Sivakumar
  • Dexter X. Jin
  • Hanna Tukachinsky
  • Karthikeyan Murugesan
  • Kimberly McGregor

Their publications appear in leading scientific journals such as Nature Communications, Current Biology, and Human Movement Science, showing a distribution across disciplines with one publication in each venue.

Best Publications

  • Physiology of mastitis and factors affecting somatic cell counts.

    R.J. Harmon

  • Influence of addition of yeast culture supplement to diets of lactating cows on ruminal fermentation and microbial populations.

    G.A. Harrison;R.W. Hemken;K.A. Dawson;R.J. Harmon

  • Estimating US dairy clinical disease costs with a stochastic simulation model

    D. Liang;L.M. Arnold;C.J. Stowe;R.J. Harmon

  • Effects of copper status on neutrophil function, superoxide dismutase, and copper distribution in steers.

    Z. Xin;D.F. Waterman;R.W. Hemken;R.J. Harmon

  • Suppression of milk production during endotoxin-induced mastitis.

    D.E. Shuster;R.J. Harmon;J.A. Jackson;R.W. Hemken

  • Role of dietary copper in enhancing resistance to Escherichia coli mastitis.

    R.W. Scaletti;D.S. Trammell;B.A. Smith;R.J. Harmon

  • Protein Extraction From Chicken Myofibrils Irrigated with Various Polyphosphate and NaCl Solutions

    Y.L. Xiong;X. Lou;C. Wang;W.G. Moody

  • Prevalence of Staphylococcus Species During the Periparturient Period in Primiparous and Multiparous Cows

    Karl Matthews;R. J. Harmon;B. E. Langlois

  • Isolation and identification of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species from bovine body sites and streak canals of nulliparous heifers.

    D.G. White;R.J. Harmon;J.E.S. Matos;B.E. Langlois

  • Copper metabolism of holstein and jersey cows and heifers fed diets high in cupric sulfate or copper proteinate.

    Z. Du;R.W. Hemken;R.J. Harmon

  • Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from sites other than the lactating mammary gland.

    J.S. Matos;D.G. White;R.J. Harmon;B.E. Langlois

  • Protocols for Evaluating Efficacy of Postmilking Teat Dips

    J.S. Hogan;D.M. Galton;R.J. Harmon;S.C. Nickerson

  • Prevalence of minor udder pathogens after intramammary dry treatment.

    R.J. Harmon;W.L. Crist;R.W. Hemken;B.E. Langlois

  • Physiological responses to intramammary or intravenous treatment with endotoxin in lactating dairy cows.

    J.A. Jackson;D.E. Shuster;W.J. Silvia;R.J. Harmon

  • Protective effect of Staphylococcus chromogenes infection against Staphylococcus aureus infection in the lactating bovine mammary gland.

    K.R. Matthews;R.J. Harmon;B.A. Smith

  • Identification of Staphylococcus species of bovine origin with the DMS Staph-Trac system.

    B E Langlois;R J Harmon;K Akers

  • Genomic fingerprints of Staphylococcus aureus of bovine origin by polymerase chain reaction-based DNA fingerprinting.

    K. R. Matthews;S. J. Kumar;S. A. O'Conner;R. J. Harmon

  • Summer Fescue Toxicity in Dairy Steers Fed Tall Fescue Seed

    James A. Jackson;R. W. Hemken;J. A. Boling;R. J. Harmon

  • Salt- and pyrophosphate-induced structural changes in myofibrils from chicken red and white muscles.

    Youling L Xiong;Xingqiu Lou;Robert J Harmon;Changzheng Wang

  • Effect of naturally occurring coagulase-negative staphylococci infections on new infections by mastitis pathogens in the bovine

    K.R. Matthews;R.J. Harmon;B.E. Langlois

  • Milking frequency as related to udder health and milk production.

    D.F. Waterman;R.J. Harmon;R.W. Hemken;B.E. Langlois

  • Dietary magnesium oxide interactions with sodium bicarbonate on cows in early lactation

    T.H. Teh;R.W. Hemken;R.J. Harmon

  • Mild Dietary Copper Insufficiency Depresses Blood Neutrophil Function in Dairy Cattle

    Patrick M. Torre;Robert J. Harmon;Roger W. Hemken;Tim W. Clark Ms

  • Mastitis in Heifers

    Jan K. Shearer;Robert J. Harmon

  • Responses of dairy cows supplemented with somatotropin during weeks 5 through 43 of lactation.

    William Chalupa;Bonnie Vecchiarelli;David T. Galligan;J.D. Ferguson

  • Reduced lactational performance following intravenous endotoxin administration to dairy cows.

    D.E. Shuster;R.J. Harmon;J.A. Jackson;R.W. Hemken

  • Endotoxin mastitis in cows milked four times daily.

    D.E. Shuster;R.J. Harmon;J.A. Jackson;R.W. Hemken

Frequent Co-Authors

R.W. Hemken
R.W. Hemken University of Kentucky
Eric S. Vanzant
Eric S. Vanzant University of Kentucky
Stephen P. Oliver
Stephen P. Oliver University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Lowell P. Bush
Lowell P. Bush University of Kentucky
Jeffrey M. Bewley
Jeffrey M. Bewley University of Kentucky
Di Liang
Di Liang Hewlett-Packard (United States)
Jan K. Shearer
Jan K. Shearer Iowa State University
Karl A. Dawson
Karl A. Dawson University of Kentucky
James D. Ferguson
James D. Ferguson University of Pennsylvania
J.G. Linn
J.G. Linn University of Minnesota

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