Vanderbilt University

All eukaryotic cells must solve a logistical challenge by moving transmembrane proteins and lipids between different membrane-bound organelles, much like Fedex moves packages between different hubs. We investigate these fundamental biological processes, broadly referred to as membrane trafficking pathways. Using a range of techniques in the modern life sciences, we explore how cells initiate and regulate these pathways that are so critical to human health and disease. We aim to identify unknown components and to characterize the molecular mechanisms of ill-defined pathways. Furthermore, we hope to provide insight into human diseases, including neurological disorders and cancers, that are caused by mutations in or loss of vital trafficking proteins.
RECENT LAB NEWS
* Congratulations to Mintu & Amy! Their paper has been accepted at Science Advances  (bioRxiv version)
* Welcome to our new graduate rotation students, Ellie & Raquel!
* Vanderbilt's Beckman Scholars Program has been successfully renewed (Dec 2024)
* Lauren will give talk at Biophysical Society Meeting in February
* Excited to welcome two new undergraduates to the lab, Cassidy & James for fall 2024
* Lauren named to ASCB/EMBO annual meeting Program Committee (2025 & 2026)
* Lauren named as multi-PI on NIH molecular biophysics training grant renewal
* Lauren named Chancellor Faculty Fellow (2023-2025) and appointed as co-director for Biochemistry & Chemical Biology Program (2022-2027)

Jackson lab philosophy & expectations

Research

Learn more about our research on vesicle coat proteins and  membrane trafficking pathways at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.

Team

Learn about the lab, projects, and folks who do the work here.
(Photo: Jackson lab pH strip,
Halloween, fall 2024)

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Contact us

We are always looking for talented and motivated graduate students, postdocs, and undergraduates. Get in touch here.
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