The Jackson Lab
Commencement, May 2023
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Lab retreat, May 2018
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Lauren Parker Jackson (CV)
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences & Biochemistry
Chancellor Faculty Fellow
Co-director, Biochemistry & Chemical Biology Program
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 two children, husband, and huge Southern/Anglo family.
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences & Biochemistry
Chancellor Faculty Fellow
Co-director, Biochemistry & Chemical Biology Program
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 two children, husband, and huge Southern/Anglo family.
Amy Kendall is our lab manager. She holds a Master's degree and 20+ years of experience at Vanderbilt. Amy's expertise lies in everything we do, including molecular cloning; protein expression and purification; cell culture; and multiple structural methods, including X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy. Amy is currently leading our single particle cryoEM studies in the lab.
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Mintu Chandra, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor working on endosomal coat assembly. He completed his Ph.D. in structural biology & biophysics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) followed by a postdoc with Brett Collins at the IMB (Queensland). He is our membrane expert and biochemist/structural biologist extraordinaire!
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Cameron Cohen is a graduate student who is studying the molecular role of tepsin in trafficking & autophagy.
Ommay Farah, a Vanderbilt MARC Scholar, is an undergraduate researcher majoring in Neuroscience. She is completing an Honors Neuroscience project in the lab.
Neil Yao is a junior in the lab working on endosomal coat proteins and nanodiscs. He is also a classicist and talented singer.
Cassidy Ditkoff
Neil Yao is a junior in the lab working on endosomal coat proteins and nanodiscs. He is also a classicist and talented singer.
Cassidy Ditkoff
Lab alumni
Dr. Natalie Wallace, graduate student (currently postdoc @ Peabody College)
Sarah Korn, summer undergraduate research tech (Binghamton University, 2021-2024)
Maggie McCorkle, Master of Biosciences (2022-23)
Dr. Betty Xie, graduate student (currently @ Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego)
Dr. John Gadbery, postdoc (currently @ GeneDX)
Olivia Pembridge, undergraduate researcher, MCB Honors thesis (currently @ AstraZeneca)
Carli Needle, undergraduate researcher (NYU Medical School)
Christian Jung, undergraduate researcher, Biochemistry Honors thesis (medical school)
Allie Isabelli, undergrad & research technician
Dr. Meredith Frazier, graduate student (2014-2018; currently Assistant Prof @ College of Charleston)
Rodger Burcham, master's student (2015-2018)
Dr. Tara Archuleta, postdoc (2014-2017; currently Lecturer @ Univ. of Arizona)
Anderson Monken, undergraduate researcher (2015-2017), Chemistry Honors
Luwi Shamambo, undergraduate researcher (VSSA, summer 2017)
Jeff Yung, undergraduate researcher (2015-2016)
Ronald Holt, technician (2014)
Rotation students
Raquel Guerrero, BSCI (2025)
Ellie Lokken, BSCI (2025)
Noah Lind, BSCI (2024)
David Carpio, BSCI (2024)
Will Harrison, IGP (2024)
Srujan Vadlamadi, BSCI (2023)
Emma Peacock, IGP (2023)
Margo Goldfarb, QCB (2022)
Emma Peacock, IGP (2022)
Luis Martinez, BSCI (2022)
Jake Hermanson, QCB (2021)
Cameron Cohen, IGP (2021)
Malek Jacobs, IGP (2020)
Sarah Zelle, IGP (2020)
Drew Dixson, IGP (fall 2020)
Valeria Garcia Lopez, BSCI (fall 2020)
Deanna Bowman, IGP (spring 2020)
Matt Petrovich, BSCI (spring 2020)
Alec Brown, BSCI (fall 2018)
Phyllis Wang, QCB (fall 2018)
Ivette Perez, IGP (fall 2018)
Emily Linton, IGP (spring 2018)
Kaylee Johnson, IGP (spring 2018)
Alyssa Rodriguez, IGP (spring 2017)
Noah Bradley, IGP (spring 2017)
Mac Castro, IGP (fall 2016)
Brennica Marlow, QCB (fall 2015)
Lauren Salay, IGP (spring 2015)
Mark dela Cerna, QCB (spring 2015)
Dr. Natalie Wallace, graduate student (currently postdoc @ Peabody College)
Sarah Korn, summer undergraduate research tech (Binghamton University, 2021-2024)
Maggie McCorkle, Master of Biosciences (2022-23)
Dr. Betty Xie, graduate student (currently @ Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego)
Dr. John Gadbery, postdoc (currently @ GeneDX)
Olivia Pembridge, undergraduate researcher, MCB Honors thesis (currently @ AstraZeneca)
Carli Needle, undergraduate researcher (NYU Medical School)
Christian Jung, undergraduate researcher, Biochemistry Honors thesis (medical school)
Allie Isabelli, undergrad & research technician
Dr. Meredith Frazier, graduate student (2014-2018; currently Assistant Prof @ College of Charleston)
Rodger Burcham, master's student (2015-2018)
Dr. Tara Archuleta, postdoc (2014-2017; currently Lecturer @ Univ. of Arizona)
Anderson Monken, undergraduate researcher (2015-2017), Chemistry Honors
Luwi Shamambo, undergraduate researcher (VSSA, summer 2017)
Jeff Yung, undergraduate researcher (2015-2016)
Ronald Holt, technician (2014)
Rotation students
Raquel Guerrero, BSCI (2025)
Ellie Lokken, BSCI (2025)
Noah Lind, BSCI (2024)
David Carpio, BSCI (2024)
Will Harrison, IGP (2024)
Srujan Vadlamadi, BSCI (2023)
Emma Peacock, IGP (2023)
Margo Goldfarb, QCB (2022)
Emma Peacock, IGP (2022)
Luis Martinez, BSCI (2022)
Jake Hermanson, QCB (2021)
Cameron Cohen, IGP (2021)
Malek Jacobs, IGP (2020)
Sarah Zelle, IGP (2020)
Drew Dixson, IGP (fall 2020)
Valeria Garcia Lopez, BSCI (fall 2020)
Deanna Bowman, IGP (spring 2020)
Matt Petrovich, BSCI (spring 2020)
Alec Brown, BSCI (fall 2018)
Phyllis Wang, QCB (fall 2018)
Ivette Perez, IGP (fall 2018)
Emily Linton, IGP (spring 2018)
Kaylee Johnson, IGP (spring 2018)
Alyssa Rodriguez, IGP (spring 2017)
Noah Bradley, IGP (spring 2017)
Mac Castro, IGP (fall 2016)
Brennica Marlow, QCB (fall 2015)
Lauren Salay, IGP (spring 2015)
Mark dela Cerna, QCB (spring 2015)
