A unique organization, a mission that matters.
Cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's, addiction. Such diseases disrupt our lives, change our perspective, motivate us to understand, treat and prevent them.
At The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), we apply passion, innovation and ever-increasing precision to make it possible to live fully — without disease.
JAX’s mission is bold: to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
An independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit biomedical research institution, JAX is a unique organization that is forging exciting new paths to discovery. The Laboratory's 90+ years of innovative scientific breakthroughs have formed the foundation of modern medicine, and are pushing us toward a future of personalized medicine.
More than 2,200 JAX employees around the world are working to pair our deep understanding of mammalian genetics with advanced human genomics technologies and expanding computational power. We are deciphering the genetic and molecular causes of human disease to shape a unique and integrated approach to personalized medicine — one where treatment is based on individual genomics, and where prediction and prevention play an equally important role. We are developing and sharing new comprehensive tools and solutions that accelerate research, data resources that amplify discovery, and educational programs that empower and connect scientists across the globe.
Researchers, clinicians, patients, families — we are united in our quest to predict, treat, and prevent human disease. JAX is making this exciting future possible.
Accelerating discovery through world-class research
More than 70 JAX research teams work collaboratively across disciplines to interrogate disease from all angles, leveraging diverse expertise in aging, behavioral disorders, bioinformatics, cancer, complex traits, developmental disorders, diabetes and obesity, eye research, genetics and genomics, immune disorders, infectious diseases, neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases, reproductive disorders, resource development, and skin disease.
For inquiries about collaborating with JAX research, please contact BJ Bormann, Vice President for Translational Science and Network Alliances.
Empowering biomedical research around the globe
From high school and undergraduate programs, to graduate and postdoctoral training, to conferences and clinical education programs that further the education of practicing scientists and professionals, The Jackson Laboratory advances science and improves health through our commitment to education.
JAX is a global resource for developing, distributing and analyzing innovative models of human disease. It offers an array of model creation, husbandry and diagnostic and analytic services, ranging from custom breeding and strain preservation to drug efficacy studies and genome sequencing, all focused on empowering basic scientific research and drug discovery. A ever-expanding collection of research databases offer cutting-edge curated information to scientists around the world, improving collaboration and speeding discovery.
Learn how the use of mice in biomedical research has contributed dramatically to medical progress.
