Research areas & faculty
The Jackson Laboratory faculty come together from diverse backgrounds to advance mammalian genetics research.
Research area
Aging
The recently established Jackson Aging Center focuses on the basic mechanisms of aging to find the genetic and physiological causes of age-related diseases and disorders.
| Wesley Beamer | David Harrison | Kevin Mills |
| Rick Maser | Beverly Paigen | Clifford Rosen |
| John Sundberg |
Bioinformatics/Computational Biology
The bioinformatics and computational biology faculty develop sophisticated tools for analysis, storage, organization and annotation of the ever-increasing amounts of available genetics data for internal use and for access by the research community.
| Judith Blake | Molly Bogue | Carol Bult |
| Gary Churchill | Janan Eppig | Joel Graber |
| Martin Ringwald |
Cancer
The Jackson Laboratory has played a critical role in cancer and genetic research since 1929. We are an NCI-designated cancer center.
| Wesley Beamer | Carol Bult | Casey Fox |
| Barbara Knowles | Kevin Mills | Rick Maser |
| Lindsay Shopland | Leonard Shultz | Kyuson Yun |
Cardiovascular
Research focuses on various aspects of cardiovascular function, from early development to the role of genetics in determining cholesterol levels.
| Thomas Gridley | Beverly Paigen |
Development
Jackson Laboratory faculty investigate the basic processes that take us from fertilized egg to functional being, which also hold key information about how our genes function.
| Susan Ackerman | David Bergstrom | Robert Burgess |
| Leah Rae Donahue | Thomas Gridley | Barbara Knowles |
| Martin Ringwald | Lindsay Shopland | Kyuson Yun |
| Zhong-wei Zhang |
Genomics
Genetics used to mean single-gene research. There’s now an entire genome to investigate and comprehend, and Jackson Laboratory researchers are using sophisticated new techniques to unravel its complexities.
| Judith Blake | Molly Bogue | Carol Bult |
| Gary Churchill | Muriel Davisson | Janan Eppig |
| Wayne Frankel | Joel Graber | Kenneth Paigen |
| Lindsay Shopland |
Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology
The Jackson Laboratory is at the forefront of the new thinking about how the body’s immune response and inflammation contribute to a variety of diseases, including cancer and diabetes.
| Casey Fox | Edward Leiter | Kevin Mills |
| Luanne Peters | Derry Roopenian | David Serreze |
| Leonard Shultz | John Sundberg |
Metabolism
Research at the Laboratory addresses the vast genetic networks that contribute to obesity and metabolic disorders.
| Muriel Davisson | Edward Leiter | Jurgen Naggert |
| Patsy Nishina | Beverly Paigen | Clifford Rosen |
| David Serreze |
Neurobiology
The Jackson Laboratory addresses a wide range for research topics regarding neurological function and dysfunction, from developmental processes and sensory disorders to neuron degeneration.
| Susan Ackerman | Robert Burgess | Bo Chang |
| Gregory Cox | Wayne Frankel | Simon John |
| Kenneth Johnson | Verity Letts | Jurgen Naggert |
| Patsy Nishina | Kevin Seburn | Richard Smith |
| Kyuson Yun | Zhong-wei Zhang |
Reproductive Biology
Research into egg and sperm production and associated problems provides new ways to address reproductive disorders such as infertility and the potential for better contraception methods.
| John Eppig | Thomas Gridley | Mary Ann Handel |
Research Tools
Improving human health requires new and better tools for discovery. The Jackson Laboratory scientists develop disease model systems as well as technology breakthroughs for use at the Lab as well as in the research community at large.
| Joerg Bewersdorf | Molly Bogue | Muriel Davisson |
| Leah Rae Donahue |
Stem Cells
Stem cells may hold the key to breakthroughs in many of the Laboratory’s research areas, with particular emphasis focused on their role in cancer and aging.
| David Harrison | Kyuson Yun |
Name
| Name | Research areas |
| Ackerman, Susan | Development, Neurobiology |
| Beamer, Wesley G. | Aging, Cancer |
| Bergstrom, David | Development |
| Bewersdorf, Joerg | Research Tools |
| Blake, Judith A. | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics |
| Bogue, Molly | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics, Research Tools |
| Bult, Carol J. | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Cancer, Genomics |
| Burgess, Robert W. | Development, Neurobiology |
| Chang, Bo | Neurobiology |
| Churchill, Gary A. | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics |
| Cox, Gregory | Neurobiology |
| Davisson, Muriel T. | Genomics, Metabolism, Research Tools |
| Donahue, Leah Rae | Development, Research Tools |
| Eppig, Janan | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics |
| Eppig, John | Reproductive Biology |
| Fox, Casey | Cancer, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology |
| Frankel, Wayne N. | Genomics, Neurobiology |
| Graber, Joel. H. | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics |
| Gridley, Thomas | Cardiovascular, Development, Reproductive Biology |
| Handel, Mary Ann | Reproductive Biology |
| Harrison, David E. | Aging, Stem Cells |
| John, Simon | Neurobiology |
| Johnson, Kenneth | Neurobiology |
| Knowles, Barbara B. | Cancer. Development |
| Leiter, Edward H. | Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Metabolism |
| Letts, Verity | Neurobiology |
| Maser, Richard | Aging, Cancer |
| Mills, Kevin | Aging, Cancer, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology |
| Naggert, Jürgen K. | Metabolism, Neurobiology |
| Nishina, Patsy | Metabolism, Neurobiology |
| Paigen, Beverly | Aging, Cardiovascular, Metabolism |
| Paigen, Kenneth | Genomics |
| Peters, Luanne | Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology |
| Ringwald, Martin | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Development |
| Roopenian, Derry C. | Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology |
| Rosen, Clifford J. | Aging, Metabolism |
| Seburn, Kevin | Neurobiology |
| Serreze, David V. | Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Metabolism |
| Shultz, Leonard D. | Cancer, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology |
| Shopland, Lindsay S. | Cancer, Development, Genomics |
| Smith, Richard | Neurobiology |
| Sundberg, John | Aging, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Metabolism |
| Yun, Kyuson | Cancer, Neurobiology, Stem Cells |
| Zhang, Zhong-wei | Development, Neurobiology |
Faculty directory
Professors
| Name | |
| Susan L. Ackerman, Ph.D. | susan.ackerman@jax.org |
| Wesley G. Beamer Ph.D. | wesley.beamer@jax.org |
| Robert E. Braun, Ph.D. | bob.braun@jax.org |
| Gary A. Churchill, Ph.D. | gary.churchill@jax.org |
| Muriel T. Davisson, Ph.D. | muriel.davisson@jax.org |
| Janan T. Eppig, Ph.D. | jte@informatics.jax.org |
| John J. Eppig, Ph.D. | john.eppig@jax.org |
| Wayne N. Frankel, Ph.D. | wayne.frankel@jax.org |
| Thomas Gridley, Ph.D. | tom.gridley@jax.org |
| David E. Harrison, Ph.D. | david.harrison@jax.org |
| Simon W.M. John, Ph.D. | simon.john@jax.org |
| Edward H. Leiter, Ph.D. | ed.leiter@jax.org |
| Juergen K. Naggert, Ph.D. | juergen.naggert@jax.org |
| Patsy Nishina, Ph.D. | patsy.nishina@jax.org |
| Beverly J. Paigen, Ph.D. | bev.paigen@jax.org |
| Kenneth Paigen, Ph.D. | ken.paigen@jax.org |
| Luanne Peters, Ph.D. | luanne.peters@jax.org |
| Derry C. Roopenian, Ph.D. | derry.roopenian@jax.org |
| Clifford J. Rosen, MD | clifford.rosen@jax.org |
| David V. Serreze, Ph.D. | dave.serreze@jax.org |
| Leonard D. Shultz, Ph.D. | lenny.shultz@jax.org |
| John P. Sundberg, DVM, Ph.D. | john.sundberg@jax.org |
| Richard P. Woychik, Ph.D. | rick.woychik@jax.org |
Associate Professors
| Name | |
| Judith A. Blake, Ph.D. | judith.blake@jax.org |
| Carol J. Bult, Ph.D. | carol.bult@jax.org |
| Robert W. Burgess. Ph.D. | robert.burgess@jax.org |
| Gregory A. Cox, Ph.D. | greg.cox@jax.org |
| Kenneth R. Johnson Ph.D | ken.johnson@jax.org |
| Martin Ringwald, Ph.D. | ringwald@informatics.jax.org |
Assistant Professors
| Name | |
| Casey J. Fox, Ph.D. | casey.fox@jax.org |
| Joel H. Graber, Ph.D. | joel.graber@jax.org |
| Richard S. Maser, Ph. D. | rick.maser@jax.org |
| Kevin D. Mills, Ph.D. | kevin.mills@jax.org |
| Lindsay S. Shopland, Ph.D. | lindsay.shopland@jax.org |
| Kyuson Yun, Ph.D. | kyuson.yun@jax.org |
| Zhong-wei Zhang, Ph.D. | zhongwei.zhang@jax.org |
Adjunct Staff Members
| Name | |
| Alain Arneodo, Ph.D. | |
| Roderick Bronson, DVM | rod.bronson@jax.org |
| Elissa Chesler, Ph.D. | cheslerej@ornl.gov |
| Christoph Cremer, Ph.D. | ccremer@jax.org |
| Wolfgang Eck, Ph.D. | weck@jax.org |
| Michael Grunze, Ph.D. | mhgrunze@jax.org |
| Janet M. Hock, Ph.D. | jhock@emh.org |
| Keith Hutchison, Ph.D. | keithh@maine.edu |
| Andre Khalil, Ph.D. | akhalil@jax.org |
| Samuel E. Lux, MD | slux@jax.org |
| Michael Mason, Ph.D. | mmason@umche.maine.edu |
| Herbert Morse | hm16c@nih.gov |
| Jay Nadeau | j.nadeau@mcgill.ca |
| Stanley Nathanson, MD | sgn@jax.org |
| Anja Nohe, Ph.D. | anohe@umche.maine.edu |
| Allan Pack, Ph.D. | pack@mail.med.upenn.edu |
| Davor Solter, MD, Ph.D. | das@jax.org |
| Joachim Spatz, Ph.D. | jspatz@jax.org |
| John Schimenti, Ph.D. | jcs92@cornell.edu |
| Heinrich Walt, Ph.D. | heinrich.walt@usz.ch |
| James F. Willott, Ph.D. | jfw@jax.org |
Senior Research Scientists
| Name | |
| Leah Rae Donahue, Ph.D. | leahrae.donahue@jax.org |
| Mary Ann Handel, Ph.D. | maryann.handel@jax.org |
| Kenneth Johnson, Ph.D. | ken.johnson@jax.org |
| James Kadin, Ph.D. | jak@informatics.jax.org |
| Joel Richardson, Ph.D. | jer@informatics.jax.org |
Research Scientists
| Name | |
| David Bergstrom, Ph.D. | dave.bergstrom@jax.org |
| Joerg Bewersdorf, Ph.D. | joerg.bewersdorf@jax.org |
| Molly Bogue, Ph.D. | molly.bogue@jax.org |
| Yi-Guang Chen, Ph.D. | yiguangchen@jax.org |
| Bo Chang, MD | bo.chang@jax.org |
| Wilhelmine de Vries, Ph.D. | mimi.devries@jax.org |
| Gareth Howell, Ph.D. | gareth.howell@jax.org |
| Ronny (Ron) Korstanje, Ph.D. | ron.korstanje@jax.org |
| Verity Letts, Ph.D. | verity.letts@jax.org |
| Anne Peaston, Ph.D. | anne.peaston@jax.org |
| Petko Petkov, Ph.D. | petko.petkov@jax.org |
| Michael Sasner, Ph.D. | mike.sasner@jax.org |
| Kevin Seburn, Ph.D. | kevin.seburn@jax.org |
| Rosemarie Seymour, DVM | rose.seymour@jax.org |
| Richard Smith, MD, DSc | richard.smith@jax.org |
| Shirng-Wern (Sharon) Tsaih, Ph.D. | sharon.tsaih@jax.org |
| Rong Yuan, Ph.D. | rong.yuan@jax.org |
Associate Research Scientists
| Name | |
| Anna Anagnostopoulos, Ph.D. | anna.anagnostopoulos@jax.org |
| Rebecca Boumil, Ph.D. | rebecca.boumil@jax.org |
| Alexei Evsikov, Ph.D. | alexei.evsikov@jax.org |
| Kevin Flurkey, Ph.D. | kevin.flurkey@jax.org |
| Imogen Hurley, Ph.D. | imogen.hurley@jax.org |
| Luke Krebs, Ph.D. | luke.krebs@jax.org |
| Jeff Lake, Ph.D. | jeff.lake@jax.org |
| Renhua Li, Ph.D. | renhua.li@jax.org |
| Don Peter Liu, Ph.D. | don.liu@jax.org |
| Cathleen M. Lutz, Ph.D. | cat.lutz@jax.org |
| Kayarat Saidas (Si) Nair, Ph.D. | si.nair@jax.org |
| Anthony Nicholson, B.V.S.c., Ph.D. | anthony.nicholson@jax.org |
| Charles G. Ostermier, Ph.D | chuck.ostermeier@jax.org |
| Stefka Petkova, Ph.D. | stefka.petkova@jax.org |
| Raymond Robledo, Ph.D. | ray.robledo@jax.org |
| Kenneth E Sahr, Ph.D. | ken.sahr@jax.org |
| Manju Sharma, Ph.D. | manju.sharma@jax.org |
| Roger B. Sher, Ph.D | roger.sher@jax.org |
| Koji Sugiura, Ph.D. | koji.sugiura@jax.org |
| Fengyun Sun, Ph.D. | fengyun.sun@jax.org |
| You-Qiang Su, Ph.D. | youqiang.su@jax.org |
| Robert Taft, Ph.D. | rob.taft@jax.org |
| Yun Wang, D.V.M., Ph.D. | yun.wang@jax.org |
| Julie M. Wells, Ph.D. | julie.wells@jax.org |
| Michael Wiles, Ph.D. | michael.wiles@jax.org |
| Hyuna Yang, Ph.D. | hyuna.yang@jax.org |
Affiliated Scientists
| Name | |
| Peggy Danneman, V.M.D., M.S. | peggy.danneman@jax.org |
| James Fahey, DVM | jim.fahey@jax.org |
| Jon Geiger, Ph.D. | jon.geiger@jax.org |
| John Macauley, Ph.D. | john.macauley@jax.org |
| Barbara Tennent, Ph.D. | barbara.tennent@jax.org |
| Ray Vonder Haar, Ph.D. | ray.vonderhaar@jax.org |
Predoctoral Staff
| Name | |
| John Michael Brockman | michael.brockman@jax.org |
| Moheeb Al Awwami | maa@jax.org |
| Hana Al-Khabbaz | hana.alkhabbaz@jax.org |
| Yaoyu Chen | yaoyu.chen@jax.org |
| Molly Harris | molly.harris@jax.org |
| Cong Peng | cong.peng@jax.org |
| Priyam Singh | priyam.sing@jax.org |
| Yong Woo | yong.woo@jax.org |
| Jingxia Xu | jingxia.xu@jax.org |
Postdoctoral Staff
Emeritus Staff
| Name | |
| Donald W. Bailey, Ph.D. | donwayb@localnet.com |
| Jane E. Barker, Ph.D. | jane.barker@jax.org |
| Seldon E. Bernstein, Ph.D. | seldonb@jax.org |
| Chen K. Chai, Ph.D. | |
| Douglas L. Coleman, Ph.D. | doug.coleman@jax.org |
| Robert L. Collins, Ph.D. | rlc@jax.org |
| Igor K. Egorov, Ph.D., DSc | ike@jax.org |
| Eva M. Eicher, Ph.D. | eva.eicher@jax.org |
| Robert Evans, Ph.D., DSc | revans@jax.org |
| Richard R. Fox, Ph.D. | dfox@jax.org |
| Barbara H. Hugus, Ph.D. | |
| Andrew A. Kandutsch, Ph.D. | nakand@localnet.com |
| Larry E. Mobraaten, Ph.D. | larry.mobraaten@jax.org |
| David D. Myers, DVM, Ph.D. | dave.myers@jax.org |
| Thomas H. Roderick, Ph.D. | roderick@gwi.net |
| Leroy C. Stevens, Ph.D. | |
| Benjamin A. Taylor, Ph.D. | bat@jax.org |
| Wesley K. Whitten, Ph.D. | whittenjm@hotmail.com |
