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Morgan Fullerton

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Assistant ProfessorBiochemistry, Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of Ottawa

Morgan Fullerton

Assistant Professor

Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (5 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Research

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Atherosclerosis Macrophage Autophagy Cholesterol Homeostasis Reverse Cholesterol Transport Cardiovascular Disease Immunometabolism Amp-Activated Protein Kinase

Latest funding

Metabolic regulation of anabolism suppresses atherogenesis
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$994,500
Replacement of a high-throughput long-term live-cell analysis instrument
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Energy sensing pathways and inflammation in atherosclerotic progression
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$135,000

All 11 grants and awards

Metabolic regulation of anabolism suppresses atherogenesis

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fullerton, Morgan D

Keywords: Ampk/Mtorc1; Anabolism; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular Disease; Cholesterol Metabolism; Haematopoiesis; Immunometabolism; Lipophagy; Monocyte/Macrophage; Nutrient Sensing

$994,500

Replacement of a high-throughput long-term live-cell analysis instrument

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Côté, Marceline

$150,000

Energy sensing pathways and inflammation in atherosclerotic progression

SupervisorCIHR2022CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Kilgour, Marisa K

Keywords: Ampk; Atherosclerosis; Energy Metabolism; Flow Cytometry; Inflammation; Mtor

$135,000

Mitochondrial choline metabolism in innate immunity

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fullerton, Morgan

$144,000

Monocyte activation by energy sensing pathways in atherosclerosis

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fullerton, Morgan D

Keywords: Amp-Activated Protein Kinase; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Hmg-Coa Reductase; Macrophage; Metabolism; Monocyte; Myelopoiesis; Prenylation

$701,890

Nutrient sensing pathways direct hematopoietic inflammatory rewiring in atherosclerosis

SupervisorCIHR2020Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Smith, Tyler

Keywords: Amp-Activated Protein Kinease (Ampk); Atherosclerosis; Chronic Inflammation; Immunology; Immunometabolism; Mechanistic Target Of Rapamycin (Mtor); Trained Immunity

$105,000

Rapid non-invasive body composition analysis in non-anesthetized small mammals

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Harper, MaryEllen

$127,309

AMPK regulation of macrophage cholesterol metabolism in atherosclerosis

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fullerton, Morgan D

Keywords: Amp-Activated Protein Kinase; Atherosclerosis; Autophagy; Cholesterol Homeostasis; Dyslipidemia; Macrophage; Mitochondria; Reverse Cholesterol Transport

$745,389

AMPK regulation of macrophage cholesterol metabolism in atherosclerosis

Nominated PICIHR2015Operating Grant - PA: ICRH - New investigators (Bridge Funding)

Principal investigators: Fullerton, Morgan D

Keywords: Amp-Activated Protein Kinase (Ampk); Atherosclerosis; Autophagy; Cholesterol Homeostasis; Dyslipidemia; Macrophage; Mitochondria; Reverse Cholesterol Transport

$100,000

Mechanisms linking choline metabolism and immunity

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fullerton, Morgan

$210,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 25, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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