Lab Members
Meet the Ridge Lab team members. We welcome requests for information about our work and collaboration opportunities.
Principal Investigator

Karen M. Ridge, PhD
Ernest S. Bazley Professor of Pulmonary Sciences and Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD: University of Illinois at Chicago
Research Professor

Ruihua Ma, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
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PhD: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Physician Scientist

Andrew Prigge, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care)
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MD: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Graduate Students

McKenzie Fulcer
Graduate Student, Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences and Program in Public Health
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Mary Lotesto
Graduate Student, Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences
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Karen F. Lou
Graduate Student, Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences
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Tatiana Ortiz Serrano
Graduate Student, Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences
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Research Staff

Jennifer Davis
Research Technologist
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Walter Wood
Research Technologist
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Undergraduate Students

Emma Landsly
Undergraduate Student