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  • David L. Mattson, PhD

David L. Mattson, PhD

David L. Mattson, PhD

Physiology Department Chair,

Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Hypertension

 

706-721-7742
dmattson@augusta.edu
Office: CA-3096 | Lab: CA:3097
706-721-7299

Dr. Mattson's Faculty Profile

Lab Personnel

Justine Abais-Battad, PhD

  • Instructor

Emily Burns

  • Graduate Student

John Henry Dasinger, PhD

  • Senior Postdoctoral Fellow

Mary Shaw

  • Research Assistant

Sam Walton

  • Graduate Student

EducationAcademic AppointmentsResearch InterestsAwards & HonorsPublications

Education

University of Minnesota-Duluth, Biology, BS, 1984
Medical College of Wisconsin, Physiology, PhD, 1990

Academic Appointments

  • 2019 – Present

Department Chair and Professor, Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÆØÁÏ

  • 2002-2019

Professor with Tenure, Medical College of Wisconsin

  • 2014-2015

Interim Senior Associate Dean of Research, Medical College of Wisconsin

  • 2017 –2024

 Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin

  • 1992-1997

Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin

Research Interests

Studies in the Mattson laboratory examine the normal and pathophysiological regulation of renal function and arterial blood pressure. A particular emphasis is placed on the paracrine, autocrine, and hormonal regulation of renal tubular and vascular function. Additional studies are geared toward an understanding of the genetic basis of hypertension and renal disease. The work performed in my laboratory utilizes techniques taken from molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, and integrative physiology to address the role of the kidney in the regulation of sodium and water homeostasis and arterial pressure. Studies utilize in vitro measurements of mRNA, protein, enzymatic activity, enzyme kinetics, and cell signaling as well as in vivo measurements of hormone levels, blood flow, blood pressure, and other indices of renal/cardiovascular function in anesthetized and conscious rats and mice. Our experimental models include various strains of inbred and genetically manipulated rats and mice. 

Awards & Honors

1984

 Summa Cum Laude, University of Minnesota Duluth

1990

Outstanding Dissertation Award, Medical College of Wisconsin

1991

 Merck Sharpe & Dohme Travel Fellowship

1998

Fellow, American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research

2000

Established Investigator Award, American Heart Association

2006

Distinguished Lecturer in Integrative Physiology, University of Saskatchewan

2008, 2010-16

Outstanding Medical Student Educator, Medical College of Wisconsin

2013, 2018

Medical College of Wisconsin - Faculty Service Award

2015

Medical College of Wisconsin - Distinguished Service Award

2016

Medical College of Wisconsin Society of Teaching Scholars

2018

Starling Award-American Physiological Society

Publications

Publication
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Cowley, A. W., Roman, R. J., , Franchini, K. G., , Makino, A., Taylor, N. E., Evans, L. C., Mori, T., Dickhout, J. G., Jin, C., Miyata, N., Nakanishi, K., Szentiványi, M., Park, F., Skelton, M. M., Kurth, T. & Shimada, S., Dec 1 2024, In: Hypertension. 81, 12, p. 2383-2394 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Dasinger, J. H., , Walton, S. D., Burns-Ray, E. C., Cherian-Shaw, M., Baldwin, K. E., Fehrenbach, D. J. & , Nov 1 2024, In: Hypertension. 81, 11, p. 2357-2367 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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, Dasinger, J. H., Lund, H., Burns-Ray, E. C., Walton, S. D., Baldwin, K. E., Fehrenbach, D. J., Cherian-Shaw, M. & , Jul 1 2024, In: Hypertension. 81, 7, p. 1511-1523 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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, Dasinger, J. H. & , Aug 1 2023, In: Kidney360. 4, 8, p. 1181-1187 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Yang, Y., Liu, H., Liu, Y., Zhou, L., Zheng, X., Yue, R., , Kidambi, S., Liang, M., Liu, P. & Pan, X., Jul 1 2023, In: Briefings in Bioinformatics. 24, 4, bbad241.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Walton, S. D., Dasinger, J. H., Burns, E. C., Cherian-Shaw, M., & , Aug 2023, In: American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology. 325, 2, p. F214-F223

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Spires, D. R., Schibalski, R. S., Domondon, M., Clarke, C., Perez, S., Anwar, F., Burns, E., Saeed, M. I., Walton, S. D., Zamaro, A. S., Amoah, T., Arkhipov, S. N., Christopher, C. J., Campagna, S. R., , Pavlov, T. S. & , Jul 2023, In: American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology. 325, 1, p. F105-F120

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Lenarczyk, M., Alsheikh, A. J., Cohen, E. P., Schaue, D., Kronenberg, A., Geurts, A., Klawikowski, S., & Baker, J. E., Feb 2023, In: Toxics. 11, 2, 183.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

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Dasinger, J. H., Walton, S. D., Burns, E. C., Cherian-Shaw, M., & , Dec 2022, In: American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology. 323, 6, p. F666-F672

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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, Nov 1 2022, In: Hypertension. 79, 11, p. 2463-2464 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

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, Dasinger, J. H. & , Nov 1 2022, In: Hypertension. 79, 11, p. 2397-2408 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Shimada, S., Yang, C., Kumar, V., & Cowley, A. W., Jun 1 2022, In: Hypertension. 79, 6, p. 1180-1189 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Roberts, M. L., Kotchen, T. A., Pan, X., Li, Y., Yang, C., Liu, P., Wang, T., Laud, P. W., Chelius, T. H., Munyura, Y., , Liu, Y., Cowley, A. W., Kidambi, S. & Liang, M., Apr 1 2022, In: Hypertension. 79, 4, p. 761-772 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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& , Dec 2021, In: Current Hypertension Reports. 23, 12, 45.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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, May 2021, Physiologist, 64, 3, p. 36-37 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

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Kidambi, S., Pan, X., Yang, C., Liu, P., Roberts, M. L., Li, Y., Wang, T., Laud, P. W., Liu, Y., Rubens, M., Thomas, R., Widlansky, M. E., Beyer, A. M., Liu, Y., Cowley, A. W., Kotchen, T. A., Munyura, Y., Moosreiner, A., & Liang, M., Aug 1 2021, In: Hypertension. 78, 2, p. 434-446 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Miller, B., Palygin, O., El-Meanawy, A., , Geurts, A. M., Staruschenko, A. & Sorokin, A., Aug 15 2021, In: Life sciences. 279, 119661.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Lenarczyk, M., Laiakis, E. C., , Johnson, B. D., Kronenberg, A., North, P. E., Komorowski, R., Mäder, M. & Baker, J. E., Dec 2020, In: FASEB BioAdvances. 2, 12, p. 705-719 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Dasinger, J. H., , Bukowy, J. D., Lund, H., Alsheikh, A. J., Fehrenbach, D. J., Zemaj, J. & , Jun 2021, In: Pregnancy Hypertension. 24, p. 126-134 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Santillan, M. K., Becker, R. C., Calhoun, D. A., Cowley, A. W., Flynn, J. T., Grobe, J. L., Kotchen, T. A., Lackland, D. T., Leslie, K. K., Liang, M., , Meyers, K. E., Mitsnefes, M. M., Muntner, P. M., Pierce, G. L., Pollock, J. S., Sigmund, C. D., Thomas, S. J., Urbina, E. M. & Kidambi, S., Jun 1 2021, In: Hypertension. 77, 6, p. 1857-1866 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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, Saravia, F. L., Lund, H., Dasinger, J. H., Fehrenbach, D. J., Alsheikh, A. J., Zemaj, J., Kirby, J. R. & , Aug 2021, In: Acta Physiologica. 232, 4, e13662.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Basile, D. P., & , Mar 2021, In: Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension. 30, 2, p. 151-158 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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, Dasinger, J. H. & , Jan 1 2021, In: American journal of hypertension. 34, 1, p. 3-14 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Fehrenbach, D. J., , Dasinger, J. H., Lund, H., Keppel, T., Zemaj, J., Cherian-Shaw, M., Gundry, R. L., Geurts, A. M., Dwinell, M. R. & , Jan 1 2021, In: Hypertension. 77, 1, p. 228-240 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Shimada, S., , Alsheikh, A. J., Yang, C., Stumpf, M., Kurth, T., & Cowley, A. W., Sep 1 2020, In: Hypertension. 76, 3, p. 849-858 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Dasinger, J. H., & , Jul 2020, In: American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 319, 1, p. R26-R32

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Fehrenbach, D. J. & , Mar 2022, In: American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology. 318, 3, p. F544-F548

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Kidambi, S., Wang, T., Chelius, T., Nunuk, I., Agarwal, P., Laud, P., , Cowley, A. W., Liang, M. & Kotchen, T., Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific reports. 10, 1, 11685.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Alsheikh, A. J., Dasinger, J. H., , Fehrenbach, D. J., Yang, C., Cowley, A. W. & , Apr 2020, In: American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology. 318, 4, p. F982-F993

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Lerman, L. O., Kurtz, T. W., Touyz, R. M., Ellison, D. H., Chade, A. R., Crowley, S. D., , Mullins, J. J., Osborn, J., Eirin, A., Reckelhoff, J. F., Iadecola, C. & Coffman, T. M., Jun 1 2019, In: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979). 73, 6, p. e87-e120

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Cowley AW Jr, Roman RJ, Mattson DL, Franchini KG, O'Connor PM, Makino A, Taylor NE, Evans LC, Mori T, Dickhout JG, Jin C, Miyata N, Nakanishi K, Szentiványi M Jr, Park F, Skelton MM, Kurth T, Shimada S. Hypertension. 2024 Dec;81(12):2383-2394. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.21711. Epub 2024 Sep 30. PMID: 39344517

Dasinger JH, Abais-Battad JM, Walton SD, Burns-Ray EC, Cherian-Shaw M, Baldwin KE, Fehrenbach DJ, Mattson DL.  Hypertension. 2024 Nov;81(11):2357-2367. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.23303. Epub 2024 Sep 20.PMID: 39301728

Abais-Battad JM, Dasinger JH, Lund H, Burns-Ray EC, Walton SD, Baldwin KE, Fehrenbach DJ, Cherian-Shaw M, Mattson DL.  Hypertension. 2024 Jul;81(7):1511-1523. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.22608. Epub 2024 May 17.PMID: 38757269

 

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