Shaquria Adderley, PhD

Dr. Shaquria P. Adderley is a dedicated educator, scholar, and academic leader, she brings extensive experience in medical and graduate education, curriculum development, and assessment in osteopathic and health professions education.

Dr. Adderley earned her PhD in Pharmacology and Physiology and her academic career spans multiple institutions and she has held key leadership roles across medical, physician assistant, and graduate programs.

Dr. Adderley’s leadership extends to institutional service, where she has chaired and contributed to numerous committees, including assessment, curriculum, admissions, and student progress and professionalism committees. She has also led diversity initiatives and faculty governance efforts, demonstrating a strong commitment to inclusive excellence and student success.

Her research background focuses on vascular biology, endothelial function, and signaling pathways, with numerous peer-reviewed publications. Her work has contributed to understanding mechanisms of vascular regulation and cellular signaling in health and disease.

Dr. Adderley is also involved in faculty development and is a member of several professional organizations. In addition to her academic roles, she is actively engaged in mentoring students and junior faculty, fostering the next generation of healthcare professionals and scientists.

• Ph.D. Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
• B.Sc. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

• APS Minority Travel Award (2015)
• Kaley Post-doctoral Travel Award (2014)
• Zweifach Graduate Student Travel Award (2010)
• ASPET Travel Award (2010)
• NIH Post-Doctoral Supplemental Award (2010-2013)
• Zweifach Travel Award (2009)
• Minority Trainee and Research Forum (2007)

• Medical and Graduate Education
• Vascular Biology and Cellular Signaling

• Adderley, SP, Xun E. Zhang and Jerome W. Breslin. Involvement of the H1 histamine receptor and p38 MAP kinase in histamine-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction. Microcirculation, 2015.
• Adderley, SP, Danielle N. Martin and David A. Tulis. Exchange Protein Activated by cAMP (EPAC) Controls Migration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Concentration- and Time-dependent Manner. Archives of Physiology, 2015.
• Adderley SP, Lawrence C, Madonia E, Olubadewo JO, Breslin JW. Histamine activates p38 MAP kinase to disrupt local lamellipodia and endothelial barrier integrity. AJP; Cell Physiology, 2015.
• Zhang XE, Adderley SP, Breslin JW. Activation of RhoA, but not Rac1, mediates early stages of S1P-induced endothelial barrier enhancement. PLOS ONE. 2016.
• Andrew W. Holt, Danielle N. Martin, Patti Shaver, Shaquria P. Adderley, Joshua D. Stone, Chintamani N. Joshi, Jake T. Francisco, Robert M. Lust, Brian M. Shewchuk, & David A. Tulis. Soluble guanylyl cyclase-activated cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase inhibits arterial smooth muscle cell migration independent of VASP-Serine 239 phosphorylation. Cellular Signalling, 2016.
• Lymphatic Vessel Network Structure and Physiology Jerome W. Breslin, Ying Yang, Joshua P. Scallan, Richard S. Sweat, Shaquria P. Adderley, and W. Lee Murfee, Comprehensive Physiology, 2018.
• Madison D. Williams, Michael T. Bullock, Sean C. Johnson, Nathan A. Holland, Danielle M. Vuncannon, Joani Zary Oswald, Shaquria P. Adderley, David Anthony Tulis. Protease-activated receptor 2 controls vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation in cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2-dependent manner. Journal of Vascular Research, 2023.
• Jordan E. Williams, Zannatul Mauya, Virginia Walkup, Shaquria Adderley, Colin Evans, and Kiesha Wilson. Epigenetic Regulation of Neutrophils in ARDS. Cells, 2025