erin.harmon@usd.edu

Education
• Ph.D., Stanford University, Developmental Biology (Thesis:  TGFβ signaling regulates foregut patterning, pancreatic development, and β-cell maturation), 1998-2003
• B.S., University of South Dakota, Biology & Chemistry, summa cum laude, (Honors Thesis:  Expression of the Myc network in developing murine prostate), 1994-1998

Experience
• Research Staff Scientist, Cardiovascular Research Center, Sanford Research/USD, June 2006 to present
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of North Dakota, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, Grand Forks, North Dakota, September 2003 to June 2006

Research Funding, Awards and Honors
• Post-Doctoral:
  Outstanding Post-Doctoral Research Award, UND Basic Sciences Retreat, 2004
• North Dakota Academy of Science Member, 2006
• National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant (1 R21 DK062865-01, 9/03-10/05, James Porter, PI)
• COBRE Pilot Grant (11/05-6/06, James Porter, PI)
• Graduate:
  Stanford Graduate Fellowship (Lucille P. Markey Biomedical Research Fellowship), 1998-2000
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention, 1998
• National Institutes of Health Training Grant, 2000-2003
• Undergraduate:
  Akeley-Lawrence-Norgren Arts and Sciences Scholarship
• Joseph H. Cash Excellence in Technical Writing Scholarship
• ACS Polymer Chemistry Division Award; ACS Outstanding Chemistry Graduate
• Joseph R. Spies Chemistry Scholarship, 1996-97, 1997-98
• Superior in National Greek Exam; Arthur Keith Memorial Scholarship (Classical Greek)
• Rawlins Scholarship 1994-1998; Mickelson Scholarship, 1994-1998; USD Valedictorian Scholarship, 1994
• Phi Beta Kappa (1997); Sigma Phi (1998); Dean's List, 1994-98
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Grant, 1996, 1997

Publications
• Smart, N.G., Apelqvist, A.A., Gu, X., Harmon, E.B., Topper, J.N., MacDonald, R.J., Kim, S.K.  2006.  Conditional expression of Smad7 in pancreatic β-cells disrupts TGF-β signaling and induces reversible diabetes mellitus. PLoS Biol., 4 (2):  E39.
  
  Harmon, E.B., Porter, J.M., Porter, J.E.  2005.  β-Adrenergic receptor activation in immortalized human urothelial cells stimulates inflammatory responses by PKA-independent mechanisms.  Cell Commun. Signal., 3 (1): 10.
  
  Harmon, E.B., Apelqvist, A.A., Smart, N.G., Gu, X., Osborne, D.H., Kim, S.K.  2004.  GDF11 modulates NGN3+ islet progenitor cell number and promotes β-cell differentiation in pancreas development.  Development, 131 (24):  6163-6174.
  
  Harmon, E.B., Ko, A.H., Kim, S.K.  2002.  Hedgehog signaling in gastrointestinal development and disease.  Curr. Molec. Med., 2 (1):  67-82.
  
  Luo, Q., Harmon, E., Timms, B.G., Kretzner, L.  2001.  Novel expression patterns of the Myc/Max/Mad transcription factor network in developing murine prostate gland.  J. Urology, 116 (3):  1071-7.
  
  Kim, S.K., Hebrok, M., Li, E., Oh, S.P., Schrewe, H., Harmon, E.B., Lee, J.S., Melton, D.A.  2000.  Activin receptor patterning of foregut organogenesis.  Genes & Dev., 14 (15):  1866-1871.
• Selected Abstracts/Lectures
  
  Harmon, E.B., Hahn, I.S., Grove, B.D., Miyagi, M., Porter, J.E.  Anti-apoptotic regulator HSP27 confers cytoprotective effects through β-adrenergic receptor-mediated complex formation with β-arrestin.  North Dakota Academy of Science Symposium, Valley City, ND, 2006.
  
  Harmon, E.B., Porter, J.M., Porter, J.E.  β-Adrenergic receptor activation in immortalized human urothelial cells stimulates inflammatory responses by PKA-independent mechanisms.  Experimental Biology/IUPS – ASPET Program, San Diego, CA, 2005.
  
  Harmon, E.B., Porter, J.M., Porter, J.E.  β-Adrenergic receptor activation stimulates urothelial cell inflammation.  Pathophysiology of Neurodegenerative Diseases Symposium, Grand Forks, ND, 2004.
  
  Harmon, E.B., Porter, J.E.  β-Adrenergic receptor activation stimulates bladder inflammation.  Frank N. Low Research Symposium, Grand Forks, ND, 2004.
  
  Harmon, E.B., Kim, S.K.  The role of Gdf11 in foregut patterning and pancreatic development.  Western Region Islet Study Group, Marshall, CA, 2001.
  
  Harmon, E.B., Kretzner, L.  Myc/Max network expression in developing murine prostate.  Salk-Seattle Meeting, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, 1997.