The Jackson Lab
The Garden Party, May 2017
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Champagne paper celebration, June 2017
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Lauren Parker Jackson
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences & Biochemistry
Lauren completed her Ph.D. at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Trinity College, Cambridge, UK. She then worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group in London before joining David Owen's lab in Cambridge for postdoctoral work. When not in the lab, Lauren enjoys sports (CrossFit, swimming), music, wine tasting, and spending time with her family.
Lauren's CV
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences & Biochemistry
Lauren completed her Ph.D. at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Trinity College, Cambridge, UK. She then worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group in London before joining David Owen's lab in Cambridge for postdoctoral work. When not in the lab, Lauren enjoys sports (CrossFit, swimming), music, wine tasting, and spending time with her family.
Lauren's CV
Amy Kendall is our lab manager. She holds a Master's degree and 15+ years of experience at Vanderbilt. Amy's expertise lies in protein expression and purification, as well as structural methods, including X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy.
Meredith Frazier is a graduate student working on the interaction between AP4 and tepsin. Meredith graduated from Elon University in North Carolina before joining the Vanderbilt IGP in August 2013. She is currently supported on the Vanderbilt Molecular Biophysics training grant. Meredith passed her qualifying exam in August 2015. In addition to her biochemical and NMR talents, Meredith is a huge baseball fan and avid sports statistician.
Rodger Burcham is a graduate student working on the structural biology of endosomal coat proteins. Rodger graduated from the University of Alabama (Huntsville) and qualified in August 2016. Rodger is currently focused on using cutting edge cryo-electron microscopy techniques to study endosomal trafficking protein complexes.
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Betty Xie is a graduate student working on the regulation of the COPI coat using a variety of biochemical, biophysical, and yeast genetic techniques.
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Natalie Wallace is a graduate student focusing on the roles of coat proteins in neurons. She will explore cargoes and binding partners for the AP4 and AP5 coats.
Allison Isabelli stayed on as a research technician after graduating from Vanderbilt in May 2017.
Katelyn Reneslacis & Christian Jung are undergraduate researchers.
Katelyn Reneslacis & Christian Jung are undergraduate researchers.
Lab alumni
Tara Archuleta, postdoc (2014-2017)
Anderson Monken, undergraduate researcher (2015-2017)
Alyssa Rodriguez, IGP rotation student (spring 2017)
Noah Bradley, IGP rotation student (spring 2017)
Mac Castro, IGP rotation student (fall 2016)
Jeff Yung, undergraduate researcher (2015-2016)
Brennica Marlow, QCB rotation student (fall 2015)
Lauren Salay, IGP rotation student (spring 2015)
Mark dela Cerna, QCB rotation student (spring 2015)
Ronald Holt, technican (2014)
Tara Archuleta, postdoc (2014-2017)
Anderson Monken, undergraduate researcher (2015-2017)
Alyssa Rodriguez, IGP rotation student (spring 2017)
Noah Bradley, IGP rotation student (spring 2017)
Mac Castro, IGP rotation student (fall 2016)
Jeff Yung, undergraduate researcher (2015-2016)
Brennica Marlow, QCB rotation student (fall 2015)
Lauren Salay, IGP rotation student (spring 2015)
Mark dela Cerna, QCB rotation student (spring 2015)
Ronald Holt, technican (2014)
