Stephen P. Halenda, Ph.D.
Research interest
Signal transduction in platelets, vascular smooth muscle, and endothelium
Professional Background
- Institution Degree Year Field
- B.S. Biology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
- Ph.D. Pharmacology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
- 09/82-12/85 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pharmacology, Univ. of Connecticut Health Center
- 01/86-8/92 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, School of Medicine
- 9/92-present Associate Professor, Dept. of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, School of Medicine
Selected Publications
- Halenda, S.P., Wu, H., Jones, A.W., and Shukla, S.D. (1996) Phospholipase D in
platelets and megakaryocytic cells. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 80, 21-26.
- Shen, J., Halenda, S.P., Sturek, M., and Wilden, P.A. (2005) Novel mitogenic effect of
adenosine on coronary artery smooth muscle cells: Role for the A1 adenosine receptor.
Circulation Research 96, 982-990.
- Wilden, P.A., Agazie, Y.M., Kaufman, R., and Halenda, S.P. (1998) ATP-stimulated
smooth muscle proliferation requires independent Erk1/2 and PI3K signaling pathways.
American Journal of Physiology 275, H1209-H1215.
- Agazie, Y.M., Bagot, J.C., Trickey, E., Halenda, S.P., and Wilden, P.A. (2001) Molecular
mechanisms of ATP and insulin synergistic stimulation of coronary artery smooth
muscle cell growth. American Journal of Physiology 280, H795-H801.
Methodologies/Techniques
Protein kinase and phospholipase assays, western blotting, thin layer chromatography
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