Affiliations
Postdoctoral Fellow, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Education
- Ph.D., Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University (2025)
- Dissertation: Elucidating the Bitter Taste Signaling Paradox in Airway Smooth Muscle Relaxation
- Advisor: Deepak A. Deshpande, DVM, PhD
- M.S., Cell & Developmental Biology, Thomas Jefferson University
- B.S., Biological Sciences (summa cum laude), Rowan University
Laboratory Of
Dr. Hong Wang & Dr. Peihua Jiang
Research Summary
Conaway Jr, S., Richard, J.*, Deshpande, D. Spatio-temporal calcium signaling patterns underlying opposing effects of histamine and TAS2R agonists in airway smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2025 (Cofirst author study*)
Conaway Jr, S., Huang, W., Hernandez-Lara, M.A. et al. Molecular mechanism of bitter taste receptor agonistmediated relaxation of airway smooth muscle. FASEB J. 2024; 38, 14 (First-author study)
Hernandez-Lara, M.A., Yadav, S.K., Conaway Jr, S. et al. Crosstalk between diacylglycerol kinase and protein kinase A in the regulation of airway smooth muscle cell proliferation. Respir Res. 2023; 24, 155 (Co-authored study)
Sharma, P., Conaway Jr, S., Deshpande, D. Bitter Taste Receptors in the Airway Cells Functions. In: Palmer, R.K., Servant, G. (eds) The Pharmacology of Taste. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. 2021; vol 275. Springer, Cham. (Book chapter)
Conaway Jr, S., Nayak A., Deshpande D.A. Therapeutic potential and challenges of bitter taste receptors on lung cells. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2020; 51: 43-49 (Review article)
Pan, S., Conaway Jr, S., Deshpande D.A. Mitochondrial regulation of airway smooth muscle functions in Health and Pulmonary Diseases. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2019; 663:109-119 (Review article)
Tourdot, B., Conaway, S., Niisuke, K., Edelstein, L., Bray, P., and M. Holinstat. Mechanism of race-dependent platelet activation through the PAR4 and Gq signaling axis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2014; 34:2644-2650 (Co-authored study)
