Professor of Dermatology Associate Director, Clinical Trials Unit Director, Clinical Immunofluorescence Laboratory University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Dr. Culton completed her medical degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While there she also earned her PhD in Immunology studying autoreactive B cell development and regulation. Following her Dermatology residency, she began applying her knowledge of autoreactive B cell pathophysiology to pemphigus and pemphigoid through basic science and translational research. In her current position as Professor of Dermatology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she serves as the Director of the Clinical Immunofluorescence Laboratory and the Associate Director of the Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit. She sees pemphigus and pemphigoid patients from North Carolina and neighboring states in her specialty Autoimmune Blistering Disorder clinic. She serves as an investigator in clinical trials in mucocutaneous autoimmune diseases, has contributed to consensus statement publications as part of the International Blistering Disease Consensus Group, and supports outreach, education, and advocacy through her involvement with the International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation.