Principal Investigator
Jamie E. Meegan, Ph.D.
Dr. Meegan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology & Cell Biology at the University of South Alabama Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine. She 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). During her Ph.D. under the mentorship of Dr. Sarah Yuan, she investigated how neutrophil extracellular traps contributed to microvascular endothelial barrier dysfunction. Dr. Meegan completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, TN) in the Laboratory for Science and Translation in Critical Illness under the mentorship of Drs. Julie Bastarache & Lorraine Ware. During her postdoctoral training, she investigated how hemoglobin released from red blood cells during sepsis contributes to microvascular hyperpermeability and lung injury. Her work so far has led to over 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). Outside of the lab, Jamie enjoys spending time outdoors on hikes, camping, or near water, reading, doing puzzles, traveling to new places, and eating delicious food, especially with her husband, Chris, and family and friends.
Research Staff
Vivian Eberly, M.S.
Vivian is a Research Technologist II in Dr. Meegan’s lab. She received a Bachelor of Science in Immunology, Minor in Chemistry, and Master of Science (Multidisciplinary Biomedical Science with a focus in Immunology) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She previously worked in UAB’s Research in Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology Department. When not working in the lab, Vivian enjoys spending time with her husband, Nolan, and dog, Blue. Her hobbies include gardening, martial arts, puzzles, and crafts.
Possibly You?
Dr. Meegan is looking for highly motivated, hardworking, organized, reliable, collaborative, and communicative individuals to join the lab!
Undergraduate Students
Dr. Meegan is not currently accepting new undergraduate students in the lab, but please fill out the undergraduate student questionnaire here if you would like to be contacted if new positions become available: https://forms.gle/uN8G3ApEjTRfFJGH9
Graduate Students
Dr. Meegan is looking for a Ph.D. student to join the lab. Interested students will need to be accepted into the Basic Medical Sciences Ph.D. Graduate Program at the University of South Alabama Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine to be considered.
Applications are due March 31st.
Details on the program can be found here: https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/com/doctoral-program/how-to-apply.html
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