Education
PhD, University of Edinburgh, 2006
BS, Flinders University of South Australia, 2001
Overview
Research in the Jordan laboratory focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating DNA repair, chromosome segregation and cell cycle progression. Their lab studies the importance of Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) complexes and cell cycle kinases, particularly Polo-like (PLK) kinases and Aurora kinases. The Jordan lab uuse mouse as a model organism to study consequences of gene mutation and chromosome missegregation, which give rise to physical and mental developmental defects, infertility and cancer predisposition. They also use mouse and human pluripotent stem cells to help define the function of these proteins within essential molecular pathways of the cell.
Current research from the Jordan laboratory encompasses the following:
1) Gametogenesis (spermatogenesis and oogenesis)
2) Pluripotent stem cell preservation, proliferation, and differentiation
3) Neurodevelopment
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CURRENT LAB MEMBERS:
Philip Jordan - Principle Investigator
Marina Pryzhkova - Assistant Scientist
Michelle Xu - PhD student
Marnie Skinner - PhD student
Carter Simington - ScM Masters student
Kerstin Baran - ScM Masters student
GRADUATED STUDENTS:
Ayobami Ward - ScM Masters student - 2015
Himaja Gaddipati - ScM Masters student - 2015
Miebaka Jamabo - ScM Masters student - 2016
Zach Perdun - ScM Masters student - 2017
Maria Laura Reategui - ScM Masters student - 2018
Xueqi Zhao - ScM Masters student - 2018
Grace Hwang - PhD student - 2018
Jessica Hopkins - PhD student - 2018
Yujiao Zhang - ScM Masters student - 2019
Nathaniel Rogers - ScM Masters student - 2019
Stephen Wellard - PhD student - 2020
Tara Biser - PhD student - 2020
Alisa Boyko - PhD student - 2020
Chris Shults - ScM Masters student - 2020
Maggie Li - ScM Masters student - 2020
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Honors and Awards
2021: R01 NIH Research Grant, NIGMS
2019: R03 NIH Research Grant, NINDS
2018: Johns Hopkins University Catalyst Award
2017: KY Cha Award in Stem Cell Technology, ASRM
2017: Johns Hopkins Discovery Award
2017: R21 NIH Research Grant, ORIP
2016: R01 NIH Research Grant, NIGMS
2015: Johns Hopkins University Discovery Award
2014: Ho-Ching Yang Memorial Faculty Fellowship in Cancer Prevention
2013: R00 NIH Pathway to Independence Award, NICHD
2011: K99 NIH Pathway to Independence Award, NICHD
2010: US-UK Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award, US-UK Fulbright Commission
2006: Federation of European Biochemical Societies Research Award
2005: Society for General Microbiology President’s Research Award and post-funding prize
2005: European Unions’ ERASMUS Student Mobility Award
2004: British Council - Austrian Academic Research Collaboration Award
2002: Darwin Trust International PhD Scholarship, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
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