Current Lab Members
Anthony Norman, MD (Tufts University)
Surgery Resident
Phone: 434-982-3711
Email: an4cv@virginia.edu
Anthony is a Surgery Research Resident supported by our NIH T32 training grant. He is working on several projects involving porcine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after transplant, murine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury, porcine in vivo lung perfusion (IVLP), and hypovolemic and obstructive shock in rats.
Surgery Resident
Phone: 434-982-3711
Email: an4cv@virginia.edu
Anthony is a Surgery Research Resident supported by our NIH T32 training grant. He is working on several projects involving porcine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after transplant, murine lung ischemia-reperfusion injury, porcine in vivo lung perfusion (IVLP), and hypovolemic and obstructive shock in rats.
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. He is also working with the surgery residents to assist with analysis of cell, molecular and biochemical pathways during IRI after lung transplant in pigs.
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. He is also working with the surgery residents to assist with analysis of cell, molecular and biochemical pathways during IRI after lung transplant in pigs.
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.
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.
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.
Tony Herring
Director of Research Administration
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 before becoming our department’s Director of Research Administration. Tony remains an important member of our laboratory research and is administrator of our grants.
Director of Research Administration
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 before becoming our department’s Director of Research Administration. Tony remains an important member of our laboratory research and is administrator of our grants.