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Rounds Lab Members & Trainees

Current Lab Members:

Julie NewtonJulie Newton
Julie Newton, B.A.
Lab Manager
Phone:  401-273-7100, ext 3646

email:  [email protected]

Miles MundyMiles Mundy
Miles Mundy
Lab Technician
Phone:  401-273-7100, ext 3643

email: [email protected]

Past Trainees:

Thilo LangeThilo LangeSasha Lange, PhD
Research Associate 
2014-2015
Gustavo GabinoGustavo GabinoGustavo Gabino-Miranda, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/2012-6/2013
Current Position:  Pulmonologist, San Antonio, TX
Project:  Smoke-induced Alterations in Tubulin Acetylation
Pavlo SakhatskyyPavlo SakhatskyyPavlo Sakhatskyy, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/2010-6/2012
[NIH T32HL094300]
Current Position:  Pulmonologist, Safety Harbor, FLA
Project:  Cigarette Smoke-induced Endothelial Cell Injury
Matthew JankowichMatthew JankowichMatthew Jankowich, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/2005-6/2007
Current Position:  Assistant Professor, Brown University, Pulmonologist, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI

Project:  Differential Response of Cell Stress Elements to Apopotic Atimuli in Endothelial Cells

Kevin MartinKevin MartinKevin Martin, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/2004-6/2006
Current Position:  Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA

Project:  Circulating Endothelial Cells and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Daniel SousaDaniel SousaDaniel Sousa, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/2003-6/2004
Current Position:  Pulmonologist, Southcoast Physicians Group, Fall River, MA

Project:  Lung Cancer

Qing LuQing LuQing Lu, PhD, DVM
Postdoctoral Fellow/ Assistant Professor of Medicine
9/2003-1/2012
[Parker B. Francis Fellowship]
Current position:  Associate Professor of Medicine, Brown University, Research Biologist, Providence VAMC, Providence, RI
Project:  Small GTPases and Endothelial Monolayer Permeability
Kristina KramerKristina KramerKristina Kramer, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/2000-6/2002
Current position: Pulmonologist, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA
Project:  Adenosine-Induced Endothelial Apoptosis
Sonchai HiranniramolSonchai HiranniramolSonchai Hiranniramol, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1999-6/2001
Current position: Pulmonologist, Bangkok Hospital, Huaykwang,Bangkok
Project:  Effect of Inhaled Corticosteroids in
COPD
Patricia Russo-MagnoPatricia Russo-MagnoPatricia Russo-Magno, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1998-6/1999
Current position: Pulmonologist, Kent Hospital, Warwick, RI
Project:  Compliance with CPAP in Sleep Apnea
Elizabeth HarringtonElizabeth HarringtonElizabeth Harrington, PhD
Instructor
2/1997-7/1998
[VA Merit Review Entry Program]
Current position:   Professor, Brown University, Research Biologist, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI
Project:  Compliance with CPAP in Sleep Apnea
Arjun Karki, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1997-6/1998

 

Current position:   Chairman, Critical Care Medicine; Consultant Physician, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care, Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu
Project:  Inhaled Corticosteroids in
COPD
Laura Likar, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1993-6/1995
Current position:   Pulmonologist, Santa Cruz Pulmonary Medical Group, Santa Cruz, CA
Project:  ATP and Endothelial Cell Apoptosis; CPAP Compliance
Amos Charles, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1992-6/1994
Current position:   Clinical Associate Professor, Brown University, Pulmonologist,Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI
Project:  Effect of Endotoxin on Endothelial Na+/K+ ATPase
Annie Lin Parker, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1992-6/1994
Current position:   Pulmonologist, Winchester Highlands, Winchester, MA
Project:  ATP and Neutrophil/ Endothelial
Cell Adhesion
Ellen Clarke, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1991-6/1993
Current position:   Pulmonologist, Northern Virginia Pulmonary & Critical Care, Annandale, VA
Project:  Endothelial Cell Injury and Platelet
Activation
 
Alice Alvarez Bonitati, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1990-6/1991
Current position:   Clinical Associate Professor, Brown University, Pulmonologist,Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
Project:  Effect of Endotoxin on Endothelial Cell Ecto-ATPase Activity 
Joseph Meharg, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1989-6/1991
Current position:   Clinical Assistant Professor, Boston University, Pulmonologist, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI
Project:  Endothelial Cell Injury and Na+/K+ ATPase Function
Emmett Eby, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1987-6/1988
Current position:   Pulmonologist, Southcoast Medical Services, Wareham, MA
Project:  Pulmonary Hypertension in the
Elderly
 
Marta Render, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1983-6/1985
Current position:   Professor of Clinical
Medicine, University of Cincinnati School of
Medicine, Assistant Chief of Medicine,
Cincinnati VA Medical Center , Cincinnati, OH
Project:  Endothelial Cell Proliferation and
Neutrophil Adhesion
 
Harrison Farber, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1982-6/1984
Current position:   Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Project:  Endothelial Cell Injury and Leukocyte Chemoattractant Production 
Ruben Corral Moreno, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1982-6/1984
Current position:   Pulmonologist, Clinica Santa Clarita, Tijuana
Project:  Acute Lung Injury and Chylomicron Metabolism
Richard O'Brien, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1980-6/1982
Current position:   Associate Professor,
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO
Project: Acute Lung Injury and Endothelial Cell Metabolic Function 
Nicholas Hill, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1980-6/1982

 

Current position:   Professor,
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Project: Acute Lung Injury and Vascular Reactivity 
Kyle Fuchs, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
7/1979-6/1980
Current position:   Pulmonologist, Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center, Portland, OR
Project: Pregnancy and Lung Vascular Reactivity 
Undergraduates:
Brown University Students:
  • Paul Shamirian, 6/2011-8/2011, class of 2012, BS
  • Gregory Radin, 6/2008-8/2008, class of 2011, MD
  • Megan Garber, 1/2003-6/2003, class of 2008, MA
  • Caroline Marcus, 6/2000-9/2000, class of 2001, BS
  • Eileen Wu, 5/1998-8/1998, class of 2000, BA; class of 2003, MD 
  • Chad Stockham, 6/1997-8/1997, class of 1999, BS
Leadership Alliance Students:
  • Alexander Weingart, 6/2017-8/2017, University of Vermont, class of 2019, BS
  • Mahogany Oldham, 6/2015-8/2015, Malone University, class of 2018, BS
  • Rajshekharm Basak, 6/2013-8/2013, Community College of NY, class of 2017, BS
  • Stephanie Rivera Morales, 6/2012-8/2012, University of Puerto Rico, class of 2015, BS
  • Melanie Ortiz, 6/2009-8/2009, University of Puerto Rico, class of 2011,  BS
  • Noelle Hutchins, 6/2002-8/2002, University of North Carolina, class of 2004, BS
  • Montier Hall, 6/1999-8/1999, Delaware State University, class of 1999, BS
  • Zarixia Zavala-Ruiz, 6/1998-8/1998, University of Puerto Rico, class of 1999, BS
  • Damani Piggott, 6/1994-8/1994, Morehouse College, class of 1997, BS
Other Students:
  • Karen Heins, 6/1996-8/1996, Mount Holyoke College, class of 1998, BS