Lauren Harasymiw, MD, PhD, MPH

I am an early-career physician-scientist with a foundation in biostatistics and computational biology and a passion for quantitative science. My mission is to improve the long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature and critically ill infants by developing novel neuroimaging biomarkers and predictive models that can identify infants who will benefit from targeted interventions. Currently, I’m completing postdoctoral training in neonatal brain development, neuroimaging, and machine learning. The goal of my neonatology fellowship research is to identify alterations to brain morphology and connectivity present in infants born prematurely and with critical congenital heart disease that persist into adolescence and are associated with adverse neurodevelopment outcomes.
Education
Residency, 06/2022 - Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
MD, 07/2019 - Medicine, University of Minnesota
PhD, 05/2018 - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Minnesota
MPH, 05/2012 - Public Health, University of Wisconsin
Fellowship, - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

  1. McQuillen PS, Harasymiw L. Born too young or too blue tips the scaling of a folded brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2025. PMID: 40354548


  2. Harasymiw LA, Grosse SD, Cullen KR, Bitsko RH, Perou R, Sarafoglou K. Depressive and anxiety disorders and antidepressant prescriptions among insured children and young adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia in the United States. Volume 14. Frontiers in endocrinology 2023. PMID: 37664854


  3. Harasymiw LA, Grosse SD, Sarafoglou K. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among US Children and Adolescents With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Volume 4 of Issue 12. Journal of the Endocrine Society 2020. PMID: 33195955


  4. Harasymiw LA, Tank D, McClellan M, Panigrahy N, Gardner MK. Centromere mechanical maturation during mammalian cell mitosis. Volume 10 of Issue 1. Nature communications 2019. PMID: 30988289


  5. Mukherjee S, Sandri BJ, Tank D, McClellan M, Harasymiw LA, Yang Q, Parker LL, Gardner MK. A Gradient in Metaphase Tension Leads to a Scaled Cellular Response in Mitosis. Volume 49 of Issue 1. Developmental cell 2019. PMID: 30799228


  6. Stern LA, Schrack IA, Johnson SM, Deshpande A, Bennett NR, Harasymiw LA, Gardner MK, Hackel BJ. Geometry and expression enhance enrichment of functional yeast-displayed ligands via cell panning. Volume 113 of Issue 11. Biotechnology and bioengineering 2016. PMID: 27144954


  7. Jelenchick LA, Hawk ST, Moreno MA. Problematic internet use and social networking site use among Dutch adolescents. Volume 28 of Issue 1. International journal of adolescent medicine and health 2016. PMID: 25720115


  8. Plante DT, Goldstein MR, Cook JD, Smith R, Riedner BA, Rumble ME, Jelenchick L, Roth A, Tononi G, Benca RM, Peterson MJ. Effects of oral temazepam on slow waves during non-rapid eye movement sleep in healthy young adults: A high-density EEG investigation. Volume 101. International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology 2016. PMID: 26779596


  9. Plante DT, Goldstein MR, Cook JD, Smith R, Riedner BA, Rumble ME, Jelenchick L, Roth A, Tononi G, Benca RM, Peterson MJ. Effects of partial sleep deprivation on slow waves during non-rapid eye movement sleep: A high density EEG investigation. Volume 127 of Issue 2. Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 2015. PMID: 26596212


  10. Jelenchick LA, Eickhoff J, Zhang C, Kraninger K, Christakis DA, Moreno MA. Screening for Adolescent Problematic Internet Use: Validation of the Problematic and Risky Internet Use Screening Scale (PRIUSS). Volume 15 of Issue 6. Academic pediatrics 2015. PMID: 26547545


  11. Plante DT, Goldstein MR, Cook JD, Smith R, Riedner BA, Rumble ME, Jelenchick L, Roth A, Tononi G, Benca RM, Peterson MJ. Effects of oral temazepam on sleep spindles during non-rapid eye movement sleep: A high-density EEG investigation. Volume 25 of Issue 10. European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2015. PMID: 26195197


  12. Jelenchick LA, Christakis DA. Problematic Internet Use During Adolescence and Young Adulthood. Volume 25 of Issue 3. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews 2014. PMID: 27120888


  13. Jelenchick LA, Eickhoff J, Christakis DA, Brown RL, Zhang C, Benson M, Moreno MA. The Problematic and Risky Internet Use Screening Scale (PRIUSS) for Adolescents and Young Adults: Scale Development and Refinement. Volume 35. Computers in human behavior 2014. PMID: 24882938


  14. Jelenchick LA, Eickhoff JC, Moreno MA. "Facebook depression?" social networking site use and depression in older adolescents. Volume 52 of Issue 1. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2012. PMID: 23260846


  15. Moreno MA, Christakis DA, Egan KG, Jelenchick LA, Cox E, Young H, Villiard H, Becker T. A pilot evaluation of associations between displayed depression references on Facebook and self-reported depression using a clinical scale. Volume 39 of Issue 3. The journal of behavioral health services & research 2012. PMID: 21863354


  16. Jelenchick LA, Becker T, Moreno MA. Assessing the psychometric properties of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in US college students. Volume 196 of Issue 2-3. Psychiatry research 2012. PMID: 22386568


  17. Christakis DA, Moreno MM, Jelenchick L, Myaing MT, Zhou C. Problematic internet usage in US college students: a pilot study. Volume 9. BMC medicine 2011. PMID: 21696582


  18. Moreno MA, Jelenchick L, Cox E, Young H, Christakis DA. Problematic internet use among US youth: a systematic review. Volume 165 of Issue 9. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2011. PMID: 21536950


  19. Moreno MA, Jelenchick LA, Egan KG, Cox E, Young H, Gannon KE, Becker T. Feeling bad on Facebook: depression disclosures by college students on a social networking site. Volume 28 of Issue 6. Depression and anxiety 2011. PMID: 21400639