Stephen Halenda, PhD

Stephen Halenda, PhD

Medical Pharmacology and Physiology

Associate Professor
Faculty Director of Preclerkship Curriculum

573-882-2110

Academic Information

Associate Professor
Faculty Director of Preclerkship Curriculum

Office

MA415 Med Sci Bldg.
Columbia, MO 65212
United States

P. 573-882-2110

Research Interests

  • Problem-based learning in medical education
  • Signal transduction in platelets
  • Vascular smooth muscle
  • Endothelium

Education & Training

Fellowship

University of Connecticut Health Center

Post-Graduate School

PhD, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA

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.