Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Director of Graduate MLS and BMS Programs
Dr. Mirrione is currently a full-time professor in the Biomedical Sciences Department, and teaches students from various majors in her undergraduate and graduate courses. Her courses taught have included BMS 203 Medical Terminology (now HSC 203), BMS 299 Stress & Depression Journal Club, BMS 310 Neuroanatomy, BMS 320 Pharmacology, BMS 472 Biotechnology, BMS 481/681 Immunofluorescence and Confocal Microscopy, BMS 481/681 Western Blotting, BMS 502 Research Methods, BMS 520 Neuropharmacology, BMS 527 Pharmacology, BMS 598 Synaptic Organization of the Brain, and HSC 225 Writing in the Health Professions. Additionally, she has an active research laboratory at Quinnipiac, mentoring dedicated students interested in studying neuronal circuitry during stress and depression. Dr. Mirrione strives to nurture independence and critical thinking in her students, and to cultivate skills for life-long learning and success.
Education
- BS, Marist College
- PHD, SUNY at Stony Brook
Organization
- Biomedical Sciences
Office Location
- Echlin Center 231
Mail Drop
- EC-BMS
Courses
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BMS 310 Neuroanatomy
Fall 2024 -
BMS 320 Pharmacology
Fall 2024 -
BMS 481 Research Techniques in Biomedical Sciences
Spring 2025 -
BMS 498 Independent Study in Biomedical Sciences I
Fall 2024 -
BMS 503 Professional Development in Biomedical Sciences
Fall 2024 -
BMS 520 Neuropharmacology
Spring 2025 -
BMS 650 Thesis I
Fall 2024 -
BMS 670 Comp Exam/Biomedical Sciences
Spring 2025 -
BMS 681 Research Methods in Biomedical Sciences I
Spring 2025 -
BMS 688 Independent Study
Fall 2024
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Professor
Hamden, CT
2023 - Present
Quinnipiac University
Associate Professor
Hamden, CT
2019 - 2023
Quinnipiac University
Assistant Professor
Hamden, CT
2013 - 2019
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Postdoctoral Fellow
Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
2010 - 2013
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Postdoctoral Fellow
Upton, NY, USA
2007 - 2010
Selected Publications
Microglia & Neuronal Dysfunction marker, PFKFB3, in Rodent Model of Chronic Unpredictable Stress
Mirrione MM, Ford C, Witelock C, Ronalter K, Jones K, Betz AJ
Society for Neuroscience, Virtual Component (2023)
Molecular Basis for Antidepressant Effects of Deprenyl in Rodents with Congenital Learned Helplessness
Mirrione MM, Prina ML, Maas A, Marks KR, Henn FA, Schulz D
Society for Neuroscience, Virtual Component (2022)
Morphological differences in astrocyte populations of the basolateral amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex
Kocur J, Jones K, Betz AJ, Mirrione MM
Society for Neuroscience, Global Connectome, A Virtual Event (2021)
Analysis of CaMKII in Brain Homogenate from an Animal Model of Depressive-Like Behavior Treated with Deprenyl
Marks K, Schulz D, Mirrione MM
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Virtual Meeting (2021)
Changes in concentrations of NMDA receptor subunit GluN2B, Arc and syntaxin-1 in dorsal hippocampus Schaffer collateral synapses in a rat learned helplessness model of depression
Bieler M, Hussain S, Daaland ESB, Mirrione MM, Henn FA, Davanger S
529 Journal of Comparative Neurology 3194–3205 (2021)
Maternal separation and in utero stress induces inflammation and microglia activation in the hippocampus of male and female rats
Betz AJ, Jones K, Connolly K, Zarin T, Shurick J, Burman G, Mirra J, Teleska M, Mirrione M
Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL (2019)