Dr. Culton completed her medical degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While there she also received her PhD in Immunology where she studied autoreactive B cell development and regulation. She continued her training at UNC and following her Dermatology residency she began applying her knowledge of autoreactive B cell pathophysiology to pemphigus by studying B cells and autoantibodies from patients. In her current position as Associate 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 and sees pemphigus and pemphigoid patients from North Carolina and neighboring states in her specialty Autoimmune Blistering Disorder clinic She has served as an investigator in clinical trials in mucocutaneous autoimmune diseases, has contributed to consensus statement publications as part of the International Bullous Diseases Group, and supports outreach, education and advocacy through her involvement with the International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation.