The Jackson Laboratory

Congrats to the 2024 awardees! 🏆 🌟 President’s Award of Distinction: Amanda Erwin President's Faculty Award for Excellence in Research: Jeffrey Chuang President's Innovation Award: Brian Hoffmann President's Innovation Award: Elise Courtois President’s Innovation Award: Norman Burdzel, PE President’s Award for Excellence through Diversity & Inclusion: Adam McLean President’s Award for Excellence through Diversity & Inclusion: Crystal Burke President’s Community & Sustainability Award: James Carney President’s Community & Sustainability Award: Teaching The Genome Generation Team – Sarah Wojiski, Alexa Wnorowski, Christina Vallianatos, PhD, Erica Gerace

The JAX Rare Disease Translational Center is excited to work with SRF to produce a new patient-derived research model for the SYNGAP1 community. By working directly with the foundation, the RDTC can align perspectives and priorities with the science and resources to serve the SYNGAP1 and rare disease communities. Learn more in the press release below featuring Matt Simon.

🌍 Embrace diversity and make a global impact on human health. We believe human diversity is an essential ingredient for empowering the global biomedical community, and therefore our programs endeavor to reflect, embrace and celebrate the diversity of our world. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and open faculty positions in Connecticut and Maine: www.jax.org/facultyjobs Careers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX)

Join the JAX Technical Information Services team on December 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET for an in-depth webinar on the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement) and effective colony management. In this webinar, we’ll cover: • Best practices for mouse colony management • Strategies to align colony management with the 3Rs • Environmental and genetic factors that affect mouse breeding performance • Genotyping and PCR troubleshooting resources Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about best practices in colony management—register here today to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/3BbNh8W

Ready to make an impact? You belong at JAX. We are looking for accomplished faculty at all ranks to join our mission-driven research community in Farmington, CT, Bar Harbor and Portland, ME. You’ll enjoy a friendly and professional atmosphere, flexible work arrangements, competitive salaries and industry-leading benefits that support you physically, mentally and financially. And with our extensive education and professional development programs, you’ll grow your career. Apply now: www.jax.org/facultyjobs Careers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX)

Exciting news: our induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) webpage has a new look! With a fresh new design, smoother navigation, and enhanced features, it’s now easier than ever to: ✅ Search by gene ✅ Browse by variant ✅ Explore by disease relevance ✅ and quickly request a quote and order your favorite iPSC lines Plus, more than 100 new CRISPR-engineered lines have been added, including gene knock-out clones. Our collection has expanded to nearly 400 lines, offering even more options to meet the unique needs of your research. Whether you're diving into personalized medicine, drug discovery, or disease modeling, our improved platform ensures you’ll get the tools you need—quickly and efficiently. Explore the latest advancements here: https://bit.ly/3OrGD1m

🩺 EndoRISE, a CT state initiative co-directed by JAX and UConn Health, recently visited a group of school nurses in @meriden Meriden, CT to discuss the importance of recognizing endometriosis symptoms in students. Educating healthcare professionals is just one piece of the multifaceted approach EndoRISE is taking to improve health outcomes for the one in 10 female-born individuals with endometriosis. ⭐ Read more about the visit: https://lnkd.in/g5eAkE6w 🔬Endometriosis research at JAX: www.jax.org/endo 🎗 EndoRISE: www.endorise.org Meriden Public Schools

JAX CEO and President Lon Cardon, Ph.D. participated in a recent panel session about how genetics can unlock new interventions for disease at the Milken Institute's Future of Health Summit 2024. Cardon reflected on the pivotal moment we are in to realize the potential of genetics to transform human health, how rare diseases can inform our approaches to common disease and the power of genetic sequencing to connect patients to clinical trials. #MIHealthSummit

Do you want to be part of a unique, mission-driven biomedical research institution making a global impact? By joining The Jackson Laboratory, you’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive team on a quest to improve human health. Explore open faculty positions in Farmington, CT, Bar Harbor, and Portland, ME here: www.jax.org/facultyjobs 💡Research areas of interest: • Aging • Cancer • Cell, tissue, and mouse models of disease • Computational biology and data science • Functional genomics • Genetic disorders • Immunology • Neuroscience Careers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX)

🦓 🧬 When Terry Pirovolakis’ son was diagnosed with the ultra-rare disease, SPG50, his journey to finding a cure started with the JAX Rare Disease Translational Center. Learn more from CSQ Magazine about the Pirovolakis family’s quest to find a better future for their son and the journey that led them to the creation of Elpida Therapeutics: https://lnkd.in/eg9jrk9u