The Jackson Laboratory

Discoveries that change lives

Here at JAX, we are bridging the gap between mouse and human data to drive biological discovery and accelerate translation to the clinic. With the latest equipment, methodologies and best-in-class core services, our highly collaborative and diverse research teams are overcoming long-standing challenges in a variety of research and disease areas.

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Developing the most sophisticated models and applications, we are committed to providing you with the tools that propel science.

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Education runs deep at JAX, and our many in-person, virtual and online education programs reach thousands of learners each year across the globe. Whether you’re a high school student or postdoctoral associate exploring careers in science, or a practicing clinician or established scientist, you’ll find something new to learn at JAX.

The Jackson Laboratory and Allentown unveil a revolutionary AI-driven home-cage monitoring solution set to transform preclinical research

Researchers flip genes on and off with AI-designed DNA switches

Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Yale University, have used…

Why do we love carbs? The origins predate agriculture and maybe even our split from Neanderthals

Study from The University at Buffalo and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic…

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Study probes how eating less can extend lifespan

Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory conduct pivotal study into aging and lifespan to uncover new details about how diets might make…

Cancer research trainees advance their skills at JAX with support from the American Cancer Society

Earlier this year, The Jackson Laboratory’s NCI-designated Basic Research…

$1.6 million NIH grant fuels JAX’s mass spectrometry capabilities to decode complex diseases

The new funding will help support the first-of-its-kind single-cell mass…

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