Scott Barman
Vice Chair
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Other Duties
Assistant Dean, MCG Academic Affairs, Admissions
Co-Director, Vascular Biology Center
Bio
Dr. Barman currently holds the rank of Regents’ Professor and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and is the Assistant Dean for Admissions for the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. His research area involves studying mechanisms of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH).
- SBARMAN@augusta.edu
- (706) 721-6352
- (706) 721-2347
- CB 3626
Education
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Ph.D., Physiology, General
University of North Dakota, 1986
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MS, Physiology, General
University of North Dakota, 1983
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BS, Natural Sciences
Muhlenberg College, 1980
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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BIOM 8120
Cardiovas Physio & Pharma
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MEDI 6120
Foundations of Medicine
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MEDI 6330
Healthcare Across the Lifespan
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MEDI 6150
MCG YOU+
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MEDI 6130
Musculoskeletal/Skin
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PHRM 8042
Pharmacology & Therapeutics I
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PHRM 9020
Seminar in Pharmacology
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MEDI 6240
GI/GU/Endocrine
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MEDI 5005
Integrative Science
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PHRM 8043
Pharmacology & Therapeutics II
Teaching Interests
Teaching interests include antihypertensive drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Purine synthesis suppression reduces the development and progression of pulmonary hypertension in rodent models., 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Protective role of Cav-1 in pneumolysin-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction., 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Image collection and annotation platforms to establish a multi-source database of oral lesions., 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Galectin-3 Promotes ROS, Inflammation, and Vascular Fibrosis in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, 2021
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
- Mice with a specific deficiency of Pfkfb3 in myeloid cells are protected from hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension., 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Investigates signal transduction mechanisms involved in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) mostly associated with Galectin-3 and Protein Z-binding kinase, which have been shown to be associated with cancer development
