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Jessica Faulkner is an Assistant Professor at Augusta University's Medical College of Georgia, holding appointments in both the Department of Physiology and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her research focuses on the physiological mechanisms of high blood pressure, vascular damage, and fetal growth restriction in pregnancy, particularly in the context of obesity and metabolic dysfunction.
- BS in Biology from Augusta State University (2008)
- PhD in Medical Pharmacology from University of Mississippi Medical Center (2015)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at Augusta University (2016-2021)
Her laboratory investigates vascular endothelial cell biology, steroid hormone synthesis, placental hypoxia, and inflammation using transgenic mouse models, surgical models of preeclampsia, and human tissue analysis. Key techniques include blood pressure monitoring, vascular function assays, and molecular signaling studies.
- 2024: Medical College of Georgia Faculty Senate Outstanding Young Basic Science Faculty Award
- 2023: Harry Goldblatt Award for Early Career Investigators (American Heart Association)
- 2023: Fellowship of the American Heart Association
- 2020: Dean Franklin Young Investigator Award
Jessica mentors graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, including Desmond Moronge, Elisabeth Mellott, and Mona Elgazzaz, while leading a team with research manager Safia Ogbi and lab technician Gibson Cooper.
