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.

Saumya Patel, Research Assistant I
Saumya received a B.Sc. in 2016 from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.


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.

Jackie Hao, Undergraduate Researcher
Jackie is now a senior here at Vanderbilt majoring in MCB. Although he likes to purify proteins, he has a new love for CRISPR!

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.