Current Lab Members
Huy Ta, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Phone: 434-924-5951
Email: hqt7e@virginia.edu
Huy is working with Dr. Laubach supporting various projects including the role of Piezo1 and TRPV4 channels and purinergic receptors in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). In vivo murine and in vitro pulmonary microvascular endothelial and alveolar epithelial cell models are being used. Huy also plays an important role in the research training of the surgery residents in the lab by assisting with analysis of cell, molecular and biochemical pathways after lung transplant in pigs as well as training in our murine models.
Research Assistant Professor
Phone: 434-924-5951
Email: hqt7e@virginia.edu
Huy is working with Dr. Laubach supporting various projects including the role of Piezo1 and TRPV4 channels and purinergic receptors in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). In vivo murine and in vitro pulmonary microvascular endothelial and alveolar epithelial cell models are being used. Huy also plays an important role in the research training of the surgery residents in the lab by assisting with analysis of cell, molecular and biochemical pathways after lung transplant in pigs as well as training in our murine models.
Steve Young, MD (Univ of Virginia)
Surgery Resident
Phone: 434-982-3711
Email: SDY4VR@uvahealth.org
Steve is a Surgery Research Resident supported by our NIH T32 training grant. He is working on several projects in the lab involving porcine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after transplant, murine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury, as well as porcine EVLP and IVLP projects.
Surgery Resident
Phone: 434-982-3711
Email: SDY4VR@uvahealth.org
Steve is a Surgery Research Resident supported by our NIH T32 training grant. He is working on several projects in the lab involving porcine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after transplant, murine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury, as well as porcine EVLP and IVLP projects.
Sean Noona, MD (Univ of Virginia)
Surgery Resident
Phone: 434-982-3711
Email: SWN5DV@uvahealth.org
Sean is a Surgery Research Resident supported by our NIH T32 training grant. He is working on several projects in the lab involving porcine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after transplant, murine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury, as well as porcine EVLP and IVLP projects.
Surgery Resident
Phone: 434-982-3711
Email: SWN5DV@uvahealth.org
Sean is a Surgery Research Resident supported by our NIH T32 training grant. He is working on several projects in the lab involving porcine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after transplant, murine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury, as well as porcine EVLP and IVLP projects.
Matthew Weber, MD (Thomas Jefferson Univ)
Surgery Resident
Phone: 434-924-5951
Email: zds7kb@uvahealth.org
Matt is a Surgery Research Resident supported by our NIH T32 training grant. He is working with Dr. Zequan Yang on several projects: 1) assessing therapeutics attenuating the cardio-splenic axis in myocardial ischemia to limit infarct progress and cardiac dysfunction, and 2) role of vagal nerve stimulation in hemorrhagic and septic shock models. Matt is also helping us with our porcine models of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after transplant as well as EVLP and IVLP projects.
Surgery Resident
Phone: 434-924-5951
Email: zds7kb@uvahealth.org
Matt is a Surgery Research Resident supported by our NIH T32 training grant. He is working with Dr. Zequan Yang on several projects: 1) assessing therapeutics attenuating the cardio-splenic axis in myocardial ischemia to limit infarct progress and cardiac dysfunction, and 2) role of vagal nerve stimulation in hemorrhagic and septic shock models. Matt is also helping us with our porcine models of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after transplant as well as EVLP and IVLP projects.
Cindy Dodson
Senior Research Specialist & Lab Manager
Phone: 434-924-9297
Email: csq3k@virginia.edu
Cindy manages the laboratory and maintains all of our animal and controlled substances protocols. She also supports all aspects of animal surgeries (especially our porcine models) and helps with mouse colony maintenance and animal protocols.
Senior Research Specialist & Lab Manager
Phone: 434-924-9297
Email: csq3k@virginia.edu
Cindy manages the laboratory and maintains all of our animal and controlled substances protocols. She also supports all aspects of animal surgeries (especially our porcine models) and helps with mouse colony maintenance and animal protocols.
Autumn Rogers
Laboratory Specialist
Phone: 434-924-1583
Email: adr9v@virginia.edu
Autumn is supporting our large animal surgery studies such as porcine models of lung transplant, EVLP, IVLP, and ECMO.
Laboratory Specialist
Phone: 434-924-1583
Email: adr9v@virginia.edu
Autumn is supporting our large animal surgery studies such as porcine models of lung transplant, EVLP, IVLP, and ECMO.
Dustin Money, RRT-ACCS
Perfusion Specialist
Phone: 434-243-2712
Email: dtm2j@virginia.edu
Dustin was trained as a Critical Care Respiratory Therapist and ECMO Specialist and is working in our lab to support many critical aspects of our animal models of EVLP, IVLP, and ECMO.
Perfusion Specialist
Phone: 434-243-2712
Email: dtm2j@virginia.edu
Dustin was trained as a Critical Care Respiratory Therapist and ECMO Specialist and is working in our lab to support many critical aspects of our animal models of EVLP, IVLP, and ECMO.
Tony Herring
Grants Administrator
Phone: 434-924-9297
Email: ajh@virginia.edu
Tony has been an integral part of our laboratory for over 20 years as a senior surgical technician and laboratory manager. Tony remains an important member of our laboratory research and is our Grants Administrator.
Grants Administrator
Phone: 434-924-9297
Email: ajh@virginia.edu
Tony has been an integral part of our laboratory for over 20 years as a senior surgical technician and laboratory manager. Tony remains an important member of our laboratory research and is our Grants Administrator.