LSTCI Alumni
Where are they now?
Matthieu Jabaudon
Professor of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine​
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Scientific Director of the Nurse Anesthetist School​
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Vice-President for Clinical and Translational Research of the Clinical Research and Innovation Department​
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Department of Perioperative Medicine, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Universite Clermont Auvergne
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My time at the Laboratory for Science and Translation in Critical Illness (LTSCI) was truly an enriching experience. I had the opportunity to develop both technical and non-technical skills across the spectrum of research—from fundamental (in vitro & in vivo) studies to translational biomarker investigations and clinical research. Beyond the exceptional scientific training, this experience was also a remarkable human adventure. The LTSCI team, along with their collaborators, fosters an incredibly supportive and stimulating environment, making it an outstanding place for learning, discovery, and growth. I highly recommend joining this dynamic team!
Jamie Meegan PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology & Cell Biology
University of South Alabama
Dr. Jamie Meegan received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Chemistry from Trine University (Angola, IN) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences from the University of South Florida (Tampa, FL). She completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship in the LSTCI under the mentorship of Drs. Julie Bastarache & Lorraine Ware, investigating how hemoglobin released from red blood cells during sepsis contributes to microvascular hyperpermeability and lung injury. Her work so far has led to 20 publications and several prestigious awards and honors, including a Parker B. Francis Fellowship (Francis Family Foundation) and K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Meegan is continuing her work at the University of South Alabama Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology & Cell Biology investigating how injurious circulating mediators, including oxidation of lipoproteins by hemoglobin, disrupts the lung microvascular endothelial barrier and contributes to organ injury during sepsis. Her laboratory website is m2vlab.org.
Alexander Dragnich MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Lung Transportation
During my time with the LSTCI my focus was on the cognitive complications of critical illness in lung transplant recipients. Lung transplantation is a somewhat predetermined period of critical illness which allows for interesting questions to be asked in patients with a known, or at the very least discoverable, “baseline”. Specifically, I investigated the pre-transplant patient level risks for developing a condition known as delirium in the ICU. Separately, I also conducted a study looking into the association of ICU-delirium with short term outcomes in lung transplant recipients. The LSTCI group helped sharpen my research questions, refine my methodology, and polish my skills as a presenter in advance of several national meetings. These days, I still interact with the LSTCI however I am on faculty as a transplant pulmonologist and medical intensivist here at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.