David Fulton Lab
Lab Personnel
Hunter Sellers
- PhD Candidate
- Funding:
- AHA Predoctoral Fellowship (2025-2026)
- NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship (8/22-8/25)
Zach Brown
- PhD Student
- Funding:
- AHA Predoctoral Fellowship (1/24-12/25)
- T32 Training Grant (5/23-12/23)
Projects
Our laboratory utilizes a broad range of technologies and strategies to investigate the molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating the function of inflammatory cells, vascular endothelium and smooth muscle cells in the development of cardiovascular disorders.
Pulmonary Impact of PBK
MCG Magazine | February 1, 2022
A gene that is overexpressed in some aggressive cancers also appears to be key to
the excessive cell proliferation that thickens the walls of pulmonary arteries and
ultimately causes the right ventricle of the heart to fail, scientists report.
They have the first evidence that PBK, or PDZ-Binding Kinase, is upregulated in both
animal models and the lung tissue of patients with progressive and deadly pulmonary
hypertension, says Dr. David Fulton, director of the MCG Vascular Biology Center.
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An 'ah-ha' moment links rare lung disease with cancer and a rogue gene
DECEMBER 8, 2021 | THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
Cancer researcher Caryn Bird, 29, was walking down the hall at Augusta University
with her boss when she found she didn't have the breath to carry on a conversation.
She stopped, but it didn't get better, even after reaching his office. Her shortness
of breath was getting worse and wasn't responding to asthma treatments.
Bird wondered aloud if it was her heart and not her lungs but the other researcher
suggested it might be both. Turns out, he was right. It was pulmonary arterial hypertension.
And it was almost too late.
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Member Activities & News
2025
40th Annual Graduate Research Day held March 13-14 with awards ceremony on April 22nd
Zach Brown, PhD Candidate, awarded the Tapan Chatterjee Memorial Award for research excellence in Vascular Biology by a graduate student for project “Cell Specific Roles for PBK in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.”
2024
Congratulations to Steve Haigh and Zsuzsanna Bordan!
Steve Haigh
Steve Haigh successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “The Role of Galectin 3 in Pulmonary Artery Hypertension” on July 11th. Steve was mentored by Dr. David Fulton and his committee members were Drs. Scott Barman, Gabor Csanyi, Yuqing Huo, and David Stepp.
Steve has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. David Fulton in the Vascular Biology Center.
Congratulations Dr. Haigh!
Zsuzsanna Bordan
Congratulations Dr. Bordan!
2021
Robert Batori, PhD
Award for Excellence in Research by a Postdoctoral Fellow (poster)
- 2nd place – Robert Batori
Zsuzsanna Bordan
JI CHENG MEMORIAL AWARD for Excellence in Research, Graduate Research Day, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Best Student Presentation Award in Vascular Biology Journal Club, Augusta University, Augusta, GA