Jonathan Kropski, MD

Professor of Medicine AND Cell and Developmental Biology

Elsa S. Hanigan Chair in Medicine

Director, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Dr. Jonathan Kropski received his undergraduate degree from Davidson College and his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship at Vanderbilt University. His research interests include the genetic basis of interstitial lung disease, rare/familial lung diseases, and molecular mechanisms of lung injury, repair and fibrosis. His laboratory utilizes genetic, genomic, bioinformatic approaches as well as cell and transgenic animal models to investigate the molecular mechanisms regulating lung injury and repair mechanisms.

Rafael Fernandez, MD/PhD

Fellow, Pulmomary/Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Rafi is a PSTP Pulmonary fellow interested in telomere biology and its role in pulmonary fibrosis.

Alexander Linsatala, MD/PhD

Fellow, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Alex is a PSTP Pulmonary fellow working with the West Lab and our group on genomic mechanisms underlying Group III pulmonary hypertension.

Merced Malabanan, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Division of Allergy,Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Merced is our Research Program Manager focused on clinical/translational studies.

Ujjal Singha, PhD

Research Instructor, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Ujjal is a senior scientist leading organoid and iPSC work in the group.

Taylor Sherrill, MS

Laboratory Manager, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Taylor is our laboratory manager and an expert in animal models.

Carla Calvi, MS

Senior Research Specialist, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Carla is a senior scientist who leads studies focused on orphan GPCR regulation of alveolar repair.

Alfredo Vasquez, BS

Research Assistant, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Alfredo is a research assistant who manages our biorepositories.

Holley David, BS

Research Assistant, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Holley is a Research Assistant working with Scott focused on alveolar organoids and HIF-regulated metabolic studies.

Brooke Adams, BS

Vanderbilt Medical Student

Brooke is a Vanderbilt Medical Student exploring different genetic forms of pulmonary fibrosis.

Lab alumni

Kelli Clemons, Research Assistant - Med/Peds Resident, East Carolina University

Justin C. Hewlett, MD - pulmonary fellow - Assistant Professor, ILD Clinic Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

A. Chris Habermann, Research Assistant - U. Tennessee School of Medicine

Nichelle I. Winters, MD/PhD - postdoctoral fellow - Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Nashville, TN

Jason Gokey, PhD - Assistant Professor, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

A Scott McCall MD/PhD - Assistant Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado

Franck Kamga, PhD, PhD - BMS

Arlo Colvard - MSTP, Vanderbilt

Abigail Dietrich - IGP, Vanderbilt

Soibhan Kelley, MD - Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt Health