Shaquria P. Adderley, PhD

South Carolina School of Medicine

Dr. Shaquria P. Adderley is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and a cardiovascular pharmacologist with extensive experience in physiology education and vascular biology research. She earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Physiology from Saint Louis University, where her graduate work explored cellular signaling in erythrocytes, with a focus on red blood cell communication in the microcirculation and its implications for improving blood flow in diabetes. She later expanded her research to the cardiovascular system during her post-doctoral fellowships, studying vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation as it relates to stent restenosis, and eventually to lymphatic endothelial cell signaling and its role in endothelial barrier dysfunction and tissue edema. Dr. Adderley has conducted NIH- and institutionally funded research on the regulation of vascular permeability, the roles of phosphodiesterases and kinases in vascular tone and remodeling, and the impact of inflammatory mediators on lymphatic endothelial integrity. Dr. Adderley is a committed educator with over eight years of experience teaching physiology and pharmacology to medical, physician assistant, and health sciences students. She has served as a course director and instructor at institutions including Touro University Montana, Touro University Nevada, and the University of South Florida. Her teaching emphasizes active learning and clinical integration, and she has mentored undergraduate, graduate, and medical students in both classroom and laboratory settings. Dr. Adderley’s academic contributions include publications in Microcirculation, American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulatory Physiology, PLOS ONE, and Frontiers in Pharmacology, where she has also served as a Review Editor. She is an active member of professional societies such as the American Physiological Society, the International Association of Medical Science Educators, and ASPET. Her commitment to diversity and faculty development is evident through her leadership roles on curriculum and diversity committees.