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Richard Harris is a Professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine and the Director of Pain and Fatigue Neuroimaging at the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center at the University of Michigan. His background is in basic science and clinical research in alternative medicine. He received his B.S. degree in Genetics from Purdue University in 1992 and his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from UC Berkeley in 1997. He is a graduate of the Maryland Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has received an MS degree in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis at the University of Michigan. Dr. Harris is currently investigating mechanisms of acupuncture and acupressure in the treatment of chronic pain and fatigue conditions. He is a member of the Advisory Council for NIH/NCCIH and a co-President for the Society for Acupuncture Research.
In 2023, Dr. Harris became the Samueli Endowed Chair at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute and Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care at the University of California, Irvine.
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Ph.D. Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of California, Berkeley, 1997
Pain
Functional Brain Imaging
Acupuncture and Complementary Medicine
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Joo P, Kim M, Kish B, Nair VV, Tong Y, Liu Z, O'Brien ARW, Harte SE, Harris RE, Lee U, Wang Y. Sci Rep, 2024 Mar 27; 14 (1): 7315Journal ArticleBrain network hypersensitivity underlies pain crises in sickle cell disease.
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-57473-5 PMID: 38538687 -
Murphy AE, Buchtel H, Mawla I, Ichesco E, Larkin T, Harte SE, Zhan E, Napadow V, Harris RE. J Pain, 2024 Oct; 25 (10): 104622Journal ArticleTemporal Summation but Not Expectations of Pain Relief Predict Response to Acupuncture Treatment in Fibromyalgia.
DOI:10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104622 PMID: 38986891 -
Lai HH, Rutlin J, Smith AR, Helmuth ME, Hokanson JA, Yang CC, Clemens JQ, Magnotta VA, Bretschneider CE, Kenton K, DeLancey JOL, John K, Kirkali Z, Shimony JS. J Urol, 2024 Aug; 212 (2): 351 - 361.Journal ArticleStructural Changes in Brain White Matter Tracts Associated With Overactive Bladder Revealed by Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Findings From a Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.
DOI:10.1097/JU.0000000000004022 PMID: 38717915 -
Sandström A, Torrado-Carvajal A, Morrissey EJ, Kim M, Alshelh Z, Zhu Y, Li MD, Chang CY, Jarraya M, Akeju O, Schrepf A, Harris RE, Kwon Y-M, Bedair H, Chen AF, Mercaldo ND, Kettner N, Napadow V, Toschi N, Edwards RR, Loggia ML. Pain, 2024 May 1; 165 (5): 1121 - 1130.Journal Article[ 11 C]-PBR28 positron emission tomography signal as an imaging marker of joint inflammation in knee osteoarthritis.
DOI:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003114 PMID: 38015622 -
Ichesco E, Pucka AQ, Harris RE, Wang Y. Journal of Pain, 2024 Apr; 25 (4): 47Journal ArticleFrequent Vaso-occlusive Crises Alter Brain Network Connectivity in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
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Ranabothu M, Harris RE, Clauw D, Murphy AE. Journal of Pain, 2024 Apr; 25 (4): 30Journal ArticleThe Feasibility of Acupressure in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Waller N, Kaplan C, Schrepf A, Ichesco E, Harris R, Clauw D, Harte S. Journal of Pain, 2024 Apr; 25 (4): 49 - 50.Proceeding / Abstract / PosterVisual Quantitative Sensory Testing Provides Transdiagnostic Window into Behavioral and Functional Neural Correlates of Nociplastic Pain
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Li W, Pucka AQ, Debats C, Reyes BA, Syed F, O'Brien ARW, Mehta R, Manchanda N, Jacob SA, Hardesty BM, Greist A, Harte SE, Harris RE, Yu Q, Wang Y. Front Immunol, 2024 15: 1288187Journal ArticleInflammation and autoimmunity are interrelated in patients with sickle cell disease at a steady-state condition: implications for vaso-occlusive crisis, pain, and sensory sensitivity.
DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1288187 PMID: 38361924
