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Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Dr. Harrington is a laboratory based research scientist, unravelling the spinal cord and brain circuits that receive and process sensory information from internal (visceral) organs. Such information is then used to identify remodelling within these circuits in disease states of chronic visceral pain. Her technical strengths are in in vitro and in vivo anatomy mapping, molecular localisation, microscopy and neurophysiology.
Her research is funded through the ARC and NHMRC and industry funding. She has published her work in high-impact publications such as Nature Communications, Gastroenterology, Gut, Pain, Scientific Reports, JCI insights, Journal of Comparative Neuroscience and American Journal of Physiology.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Dept. of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne 2007
Bachelor of Science (Hons) University of Melbourne 2003
Key responsibilities
As the Head of the Central Pathways Projects in the Visceral Pain Group (VIPER) and based at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), she leads a research team of 1 post-doc and 2 Honours students. There are PhD opportunities available.
External positions
Senior Research Fellow, Flinders University
Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
Keywords
- Visceral Pain
- Neuroanatomy
- Spinal cord
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Peripheral and central neuroplasticity in a mouse model of endometriosis
Castro, J., Maddern, J., Erickson, A., Harrington, A. M. & Brierley, S. M., 11 May 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Neurochemistry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A syngeneic inoculation mouse model of endometriosis that develops multiple comorbid visceral and cutaneous pain like behaviours
Maddern, J., Grundy, L., Harrington, A., Schober, G., Castro, J. & Brierley, S. M., 1 Aug 2022, In: Pain. 163, 8, p. 1622-1635 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clodronate treatment prevents vaginal hypersensitivity in a mouse model of vestibulodynia
Castro, J., Harrington, A. M., Chegini, F., Matusica, D., Spencer, N. J., Brierley, S. M., Haberberger, R. V. & Barry, C. M., 18 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11, 784972.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Disengaging spinal afferent nerve communication with the brain in live mice
Kyloh, M. A., Hibberd, T. J., Castro, J., Harrington, A. M., Travis, L., Dodds, K. N., Wiklendt, L., Brierley, S. M., Zagorodnyuk, V. P. & Spencer, N. J., 14 Sept 2022, In: Communications Biology. 5, 1, p. 915 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Olorinab (APD371), a peripherally acting, highly selective, full agonist of the cannabinoid receptor 2, reduces colitis-induced acute and chronic visceral hypersensitivity in rodents
Castro, J., Garcia-Caraballo, S., Maddern, J., Schober, G., Lumsden, A., Harrington, A., Schmiel, S., Lindstrom, B., Adams, J. & Brierley, S. M., 1 Jan 2022, In: Pain. 163, 1, p. E72-E86Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus)