The Jackson Lab
Lab retreat, May 2016
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Live on the Green, summer 2015
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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.
Tara Archuleta is a postdoc. Tara completed her Ph.D. in the Chemical and Physical Biology program at Vanderbilt in the lab of Ben Spiller. She trained as a protein crystallographer and biochemist. Tara is currently addressing the biological role of tepsin in AP4 coated vesicles and has brought the Jackson lab into the world of tissue culture. When not in the lab, Tara looks after her dog and two guinea pigs.
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 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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Anderson Monken is a senior undergraduate majoring in Chemistry, Economics, and Math. He will continue his research on the tepsin VHS-like domain as a Littlejohn VUSRP Research Fellow in summer 2016.
Allison Isabelli is a senior undergraduate working on mammalian expression of the AP4 coat complex.
Allison Isabelli is a senior undergraduate working on mammalian expression of the AP4 coat complex.
Lab alumni
Mac Castro, IGP rotation student (fall 2016)
Natalie Wallace, 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)
Mac Castro, IGP rotation student (fall 2016)
Natalie Wallace, 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)
