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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2013 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Stephen B. Liggett is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside significant contributions to neuroscience. The subfields they work in include molecular biology, nutrition and dietetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, sensory systems, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Liggett's main research topics involve receptor mechanisms and signaling, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, olfactory and sensory function studies, neuropeptides and animal physiology, asthma and respiratory diseases, advanced chemical sensor technologies, and mechanical and optical resonators.

They have published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Drug Delivery and Translational Research

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Evaluation of the clinical impact of repeat application of hydrogel-forming microneedle array patches" (2020) in Drug Delivery and Translational Research
  • "β-Arrestin2 oligomers impair the clearance of pathological tau and increase tau aggregates" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The odorant receptor OR2W3 on airway smooth muscle evokes bronchodilation via a cooperative chemosensory tradeoff between TMEM16A and CFTR" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Identification and characterization of an atypical Gαs-biased β 2 AR agonist that fails to evoke airway smooth muscle cell tachyphylaxis" (2021) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Predicted structure and cell signaling of TAS2R14 reveal receptor hyper-flexibility for detecting diverse bitter tastes" (2023) in iScience

Frequent collaborators of Stephen B. Liggett include:

  • Donghwa Kim
  • Jung A. Woo
  • William A. Goddard
  • Hannah R. Strzelinski
  • Teresa R. Kee

Throughout their career, Liggett has received several professional recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2018
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors in 2013
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Complex promoter and coding region beta 2-adrenergic receptor haplotypes alter receptor expression and predict in vivo responsiveness.

    Connie M. Drysdale;Dennis W. McGraw;Catharine B. Stack;J. Claiborne Stephens

  • Amino-terminal polymorphisms of the human beta 2-adrenergic receptor impart distinct agonist-promoted regulatory properties.

    Stuart A. Green;Jamal Turki;Michael Innis;Stephen B. Liggett

  • Transgenic Gαq overexpression induces cardiac contractile failure in mice

    Drew D. D’Angelo;Yoshihito Sakata;John N. Lorenz;Gregory P. Boivin

  • Mutations in the Gene Encoding for the β2-adrenergic Receptor in Normal and Asthmatic Subjects

    Ellen Reihsaus;Michael Innis;Neil MacIntyre;Stephen B. Liggett

  • A Gain-of-function Polymorphism in a G-protein Coupling Domain of the Human β1-Adrenergic Receptor

    D A Mason;J D Moore;S A Green;S B Liggett

  • The Effect of Polymorphisms of the β2-Adrenergic Receptor on the Response to Regular Use of Albuterol in Asthma

    Elliot Israel;Jeffrey M. Drazen;Stephen B. Liggett;Homer A. Boushey

  • PKC-alpha regulates cardiac contractility and propensity toward heart failure.

    Julian C Braz;Kimberly Gregory;Anand Pathak;Wen Zhao

  • Use of regularly scheduled albuterol treatment in asthma: genotype-stratified, randomised, placebo-controlled cross-over trial

    Elliot Israel;Vernon M. Chinchilli;Jean G. Ford;Homer A. Boushey

  • Bitter taste receptors on airway smooth muscle bronchodilate by localized calcium signaling and reverse obstruction.

    Deepak A Deshpande;Wayne C H Wang;Elizabeth L McIlmoyle;Kathryn S Robinett

  • A polymorphism of the human beta 2-adrenergic receptor within the fourth transmembrane domain alters ligand binding and functional properties of the receptor.

    S A Green;G Cole;M Jacinto;M Innis

  • Enhanced Gαq signaling: A common pathway mediates cardiac hypertrophy and apoptotic heart failure

    John W. Adams;Yoshihito Sakata;Michael G. Davis;Valerie P. Sah

  • Synergistic polymorphisms of beta1- and alpha2C-adrenergic receptors and the risk of congestive heart failure.

    Kersten M. Small;Lynne E. Wagoner;Albert M. Levin;Sharon L R Kardia

  • Sequencing and Analyses of All Known Human Rhinovirus Genomes Reveal Structure and Evolution

    Ann C. Palmenberg;David Spiro;Ryan Kuzmickas;Shiliang Wang

  • Genetic polymorphisms of the beta 2-adrenergic receptor in nocturnal and nonnocturnal asthma. Evidence that Gly16 correlates with the nocturnal phenotype.

    J Turki;J Pak;S A Green;R J Martin

  • Early and Delayed Consequences of β2-Adrenergic Receptor Overexpression in Mouse Hearts Critical Role for Expression Level

    Stephen B. Liggett;Nicole M. Tepe;John N. Lorenz;Amy M. Canning

  • Influence of beta 2-adrenergic receptor genotypes on signal transduction in human airway smooth muscle cells.

    S A Green;J Turki;P Bejarano;I P Hall

  • Human phospholamban null results in lethal dilated cardiomyopathy revealing a critical difference between mouse and human

    Kobra Haghighi;Fotis Kolokathis;Luke Pater;Roy A. Lynch

  • The Ile164 beta2-adrenergic receptor polymorphism adversely affects the outcome of congestive heart failure.

    Stephen B. Liggett;Lynne E. Wagoner;Laura L. Craft;Richard W. Hornung

  • A polymorphism within a conserved β1-adrenergic receptor motif alters cardiac function and β-blocker response in human heart failure

    Stephen B. Liggett;Jeanne Mialet-Perez;Surai Thaneemit-Chen;Stewart A. Weber

  • Beta 1-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms confer differential function and predisposition to heart failure.

    Jeanne Mialet Perez;Deborah A Rathz;Natalia N Petrashevskaya;Harvey S Hahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Bristow
Michael R. Bristow University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Scott T. Weiss
Scott T. Weiss Harvard University
Gerald W. Dorn
Gerald W. Dorn Washington University in St. Louis
Reynold A. Panettieri
Reynold A. Panettieri Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Robert J. Lefkowitz
Robert J. Lefkowitz Duke University
Kelan G. Tantisira
Kelan G. Tantisira University of California, San Diego
Eugene R. Bleecker
Eugene R. Bleecker University of Arizona
Augusto A. Litonjua
Augusto A. Litonjua University of Rochester Medical Center
Arnold Schwartz
Arnold Schwartz University of Cincinnati
R. John Solaro
R. John Solaro University of Illinois at Chicago

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