Our lab’s research interests center around injury and repair mechanisms critical to pulmonary endothelial cell function. Major areas of focus include nosocomial pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and acute lung injury. We (Drs. Sarah Voth and Rebekah Morrow) are focusing on endothelial cell injury and disease propagation where we employ Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a leading cause of nosocomial pneumonia, to uncover cell damage and repair mechanisms in acute lung injury. In our lab, we routinely use mammalian and bacterial culture, microscopy, western blot, RT-PCR, ELISA, colony formation, migration, and invasion assays. We are actively looking to recruit students into the lab, and the majority of our work will be conducted in the University of Louisiana Monroe School of Pharmacy.