Fast facts
Mission statement
We discover the genetic basis for preventing, treating and curing human disease, and we enable research and education for the global biomedical community.
Operating revenue FY2008: $160.3 million
- Public support, including program grants and contracts: $62.5 million
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JAX® Mice & Services: $90.8 million
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Contributions and other - Operating: $7.0 million
- Current (FY2009) Budget: $168.9 million
Total staff size:
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1,363 employees
- Bar Harbor, Maine: 1,244
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Sacramento, California: 92
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Other locations: 27
Our researchers:
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218 Ph.D.s, M.D.s, and D.V.M.s, including:
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38 Professors
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42 Research Scientists and Research Associates and Research Assistant Professors
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26 Database Scientists
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50 Postdoctoral Associates
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18 Emeritus Scientists
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21 Adjunct Scientists
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17 Visiting Investigators
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6 Affiliated Scientists
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Research programs:
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38 Principal Investigators leading research groups in six major areas:
- Cancers: brain, leukemia, lung, lymphoma, mammary, ovarian; cancer initiation and progression; cancer detection and therapies
- Computational biology and Bioinformatics: mouse genome informatics, comparative genomics
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Developmental and reproductive biology: birth defects, Down syndrome, sex determination, aging, osteoporosis
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Immunology: HIV-AIDS, anemia, autoimmunity, immune system disorders, lupus, tissue transplant rejection
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Metabolic diseases: atherosclerosis, diabetes, gallstones, hypertension, obesity
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Neurobiology: blindness, cerebellar disorders, deafness, epilepsy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, neurodegenerative diseases
Genetic resources - FY2008
- 2.5 million JAX® Mice distributed
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JAX® Mice have been shipped to approximately 16,000 investigators in at least 60 countries.
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More than 4,000 varieties are available as breeding mice, frozen embryos, or DNA samples.
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Induced Mutant Resource: More than 1,400 targeted and 700 transgenic mouse lines are available, many of which are models for cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, ALS, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, spinal muscular atrophy, Huntington's disease and various autoimmune diseases. More than 400 new lines are imported annually.
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The Laboratory Animal Health Services program oversees the health, welfare, and husbandry of Jackson Laboratory mice and provides expertise in the evaluation of clinical diseases.
Cancer Center designation
The Jackson Laboratory, founded in 1929 as a cancer research facility, has been designated as a Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute since 1983 to conduct basic research.
Education, Training and Courses & Conferences, FY2008
- Summer Student Program: 31 high school and college students
- Courses, Conferences and Workshops: 829 participants, 529 faculty
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High school internships offered since 1993, school-year program open to all local high schools: average 10 students per year
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College internships, a semester's independent research project on campus: average five students per year
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Masters of Science in Teaching with University of Maine
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Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Predoctoral Associate program with University of Maine: 9 participants
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Postdoctoral Associate program: 50 participants
