The Jordan Lab
Our research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating DNA repair, chromosome segregation and cell cycle progression. Our lab studies the importance of Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) complexes and cell cycle kinases, particularly Polo-like (PLK) kinases and Aurora kinases. We use mouse as a model organism to study consequences of gene mutation and chromosome missegregation, which give rise to physical and cognitive developmental defects, infertility and cancer predisposition. We also use mouse and human pluripotent stem cells to help define the function of these proteins within essential molecular pathways of the cell. Our current research encompasses the following:
1) Gametogenesis (spermatogenesis and oogenesis)
2) Pluripotent stem cell genome maintenance
3) Neurodevelopment
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Jordan Lab News
February 2026
November 2025
A big welcome to Michael Millett, who has joined our lab as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
August 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Marnie Skinner, PhD student, who successfully defended her thesis!
June 2025
A big welcome to Saemee Kim, who has joined our lab as an ORISE Undergraduate Research Fellow.
May 2025
A big welcome to Bo "Eddie" Pan, who has joined our lab as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
April 2025
Our lab received an R01 research grant renewal from NIGMS
December 2024
August 2024
A big welcome to Juliana Candelaria, who has joined our lab as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
August 2024
A big welcome to Macdonald Chirara, who has joined our lab as an Undergraduate Research Intern.
May 2024
A big welcome to Paula Nhan from the MCB PhD program at USUHS, who has joined our lab.
April 2024
Dr. Marina Pryzhkova receives an Ovarian Cancer Research Program Pilot Award from CDMRP
September 2023
Our lab received an R01 research grant from NICHD
August 2023
Congratulations to Angela Xiong for receiving 1st prize at the USU summer intern poster session.
July 2023
February 2023
November 2022
Jordan Lab attends the Mid-Atlantic Meiosis Mini-Symposium
June 2022
Our lab begins a new adventure at Uniformed Services University
June 2022
Congratulations to ScM graduate Kerstin Baran for beginning her PhD journey at UNC.
June 2022
Our lab receives a Discovery Award from Johns Hopkins University
May 2022
Congratulations to Michelle Xu for successfully defending her PhD thesis
August 2021
Justin Ruiz joins the Jordan Lab as a Research Specialist
July 2021
Congratulations to ScM graduate Carter Simington for beginning his PhD journey at U. Berkeley.
April 2021
Marnie Skinner joins the Jordan Lab as a PhD student
March 2021
Kerstin Baran joins the Jordan Lab as an ScM Masters student
December 2020
Our lab received an R01 research grant renewal from NIGMS
November 2020
Congratulations to Alisa Atkins for successfully defending her PhD thesis
October 2020
Congratulations to Stephen Wellard for successfully defending his PhD thesis
October 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Marina Pryzhkova for receiving the KY Cha Award in Stem Cell Technology
July 2020
Congratulations to Tara Little for successfully defending her PhD thesis
July 2020
Congratulations to ScM graduate Chris Shults for beginning his PhD journey at U. Maryland.
March 2020
Maggie Li and Chris Shults present at the Baltimore Area Repair Symposium
February 2020
Alisa Atkins receives a scholarship from the International Mammalian Genome Society
December 2019
Tara Little presents at the 2019 ASCB|EMBO Meeting
December 2019
Lab holiday dinner to the Guinness Brewery
September 2019
Lab outing to the Union Brewery
August 2019
Stephen Wellard received a prize for best journal club presentation for 2018-2019
May 2019
Our lab receives an R03 Research Grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
May 2019
Lab lunch at the Abbey Burger Bistro
May 2019
Yujiao Zhang and Nathaniel Rogers complete their Masters in Science!
March 2019
Yujiao Zhang accepted into the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
March 2019
Nathaniel Rogers accepted into the Tulane University School of Medicine
January 2019
Yujiao Zhang accepted into the Duke-NUS MD program
December 2018
Alisa Boyko receives the Crawford Family Research Scholarship
October 2018
Jessica Hopkins successfully defends her PhD thesis!
August 2018
Our lab receives an Equipment Grant from National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), NIH
June 2018
Jessica Hopkins receives a poster presentation prize at the Gordon Research Conference on Meiosis
June 2018
Philip Jordan gives the keynote presentation at the Gordon Research Seminar on Meiosis
June 2018
Our lab receives a Catalyst Award from Johns Hopkins University
April 2018
Grace Hwang receives the Scocca Award for excellence in laboratory research!
February 2018
Grace Hwang successfully defends her PhD thesis!
December 2017
Marina Pryzhkova was promoted to Assistant Scientist
November 2017
Philip Jordan was promoted to Associate Professor
September 2017
Alisa Boyko received an ASCB Travel Award to attend the ASCB/EMBO Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA
July 2017
Our lab receives a Discovery Award from Johns Hopkins University
June 2017
Our lab receives the KY Cha Award In Stem Cell Technology from ASRM
April 2017
Our lab receives an R21 Exploratory Grant from the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, NIH
March 2017
Grace Hwang is the leading author of a research manuscript accepted for publication in Development
January 2017
Philip Jordan was elected as a member of the Sydney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JHU
October 2016
Meiosis Super Group Meeting at the NIH
September 2016
July 2016
Stephen Wellard received a poster prize at The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC) in Orlando, FL.
June 2016
March 2016
Jessica Hopkins received a poster prize at the Baltimore Area Repair Symposium (BARS)