Martine M Mirrione
Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Director of Graduate MLS and BMS Programs
Martine M Mirrione
Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Director of Graduate MLS and BMS Programs
Martine Mirrione, PhD received her doctoral degree in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, from Stony Brook University, NY. She then went on to complete two post-doctoral research fellowships, the first at Brookhaven National Laboratory, NY, and the second at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY. Her training began as an undergraduate at Marist College, NY where she earned a Bachelor of Science in biology, and realized her passion for science through undergraduate research.
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.
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 481 Research Techniques in Biomedical Sciences
Spring 2026 -
BMS 597 Biomedical Sciences Internship
Spring 2026 -
BMS 650 Thesis I
Spring 2026 -
BMS 651 Thesis II
Spring 2026 -
BMS 670 Comp Exam/Biomedical Sciences
Spring 2026 -
BMS 681 Research Methods in Biomedical Sciences I
Spring 2026 -
BMS 688 Independent Study
Spring 2026 -
BMS 689 Independent Study
Spring 2026
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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
Peer Reviewed Journal
Early life stress alters microglia in ventral hippocampus and dorsal CA2 associated with anxiety-like behavior in adolescent male rats
Jones K., Teliska L., Mirrione M.M., Betz A.J.
244:11 Experimental Brain Research (2026)
Peer Reviewed Poster
Exploring Microglial Morphology and PFKFB3 Oxidative Stress in Depressive-like Behavior
Chochol C.M., Ford C.D., Jones K., Whitelock C., Betz A.J., Mirrione M.M.
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Boston, MA (2025)
Peer Reviewed Poster
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)
Peer Reviewed Poster
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)
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