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The Nordman Lab | Department of Biological Sciences | Vanderbilt University

Jared Nordman, PI
Jared received his Ph.D. in 2008 from the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine. He performed his postdoctoral training at the Whitehead Institute in the laboratory of Terry Orr-Weaver.

Martina (Marti) Brienza-Ramos, Research Assistant I
Marti received her B.S. from MTSU and joined the Nordman lab in 2019.

Alex Munden, PhD Student
Alex received a B.Sc from Johns Hopkins University in 2010. After working as an RA at Vanderbilt Medical School, Alex started the IGP program in 2015 and joined the Nordman lab in 2016.

Souradip Das, PhD Student
"Dip" joined the lab in 2018 directly through the BioSci program. His interests are in understanding changes in replication timing and genome structure during development.

Logan Richards, PhD Student
Logan received a B.Sc from Purdue University in 2017. Logan started the IGP program in 2017 and joined the Nordman lab in 2018. His interests include trying to understand the molecular mechanism by which Rif1 regulates replication timing. **Please note: if you lose a bet in the Nordman lab, you may end up with a mustache!

Reyhaneh (Rey) Tirgar, PhD Student
Rey received her B.Sc from the University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX) in 2018. She officially joined the Nordman lab in 2019. Her interests is in understanding how the replication machinery navigates compact regions of chromatin.

Dongsheng Han, PhD Student
Dongsheng received his B.Sc and Masters from Sun Yat-Sen University in China, working under the supervision on Yikang Rong. He joined the Nordman lab in 2020

Jack Rong, Undergraduate Researcher
Jack is originally from Beijing and is now a sophomore at Vanderbilt. He loves dissecting and staining salivary glands!

Amanda Sun, Undergraduate Researcher
Amanda is a sophomore at Vanderbilt and our newest recruit. She is also one the first BCB majors here at Vanderbilt.

This could be you!!
We are always looking for talented and motivated people to join our team. If you're interested in joining our group please contact Jared.

Previous Members:
Name Position Current position
Saumya Patel - Research Assistant - now in medical school

Diana Balasubramanian - Post doc - lab manager (Burkowitz lab)

Jackie Hao - Undergrad - ?

Mihira Konda - Undergrad - ?

The Nordman Lab | ​Department of Biological Sciences | Vanderbilt University

Jared Nordman, PIJared received his Ph.D. in 2008 from the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine. He performed his postdoctoral training at the Whitehead Institute in the laboratory of Terry Orr-Weaver.

Martina (Marti) Brienza-Ramos, Research Assistant IMarti received her B.S. from MTSU and joined the Nordman lab in 2019.

Alex Munden, PhD StudentAlex received a B.Sc from Johns Hopkins University in 2010. After working as an RA at Vanderbilt Medical School, Alex started the IGP program in 2015 and joined the Nordman lab in 2016.

Souradip Das, PhD Student"Dip" joined the lab in 2018 directly through the BioSci program. His interests are in understanding changes in replication timing and genome structure during development.

Dongsheng Han, PhD StudentDongsheng received his B.Sc and Masters from Sun Yat-Sen University in China, working under the supervision on Yikang Rong. He joined the Nordman lab in 2020

Jack Rong, Undergraduate ResearcherJack is originally from Beijing and is now a sophomore at Vanderbilt. He loves dissecting and staining salivary glands!

Amanda Sun, Undergraduate ResearcherAmanda is a sophomore at Vanderbilt and our newest recruit. She is also one the first BCB majors here at Vanderbilt.

This could be you!!We are always looking for talented and motivated people to join our team. If you're interested in joining our group please contact Jared.

Previous Members:Name Position Current positionSaumya Patel - Research Assistant - now in medical schoolDiana Balasubramanian - Post doc - lab manager (Burkowitz lab)Jackie Hao - Undergrad - ?Mihira Konda - Undergrad - ?