Let the Postbac at JAX Program help you stand out. Through our two-year semi-structured training program, postbacs immerse themselves in cutting edge research as part of a team, pursue an independent research project with direct ties to human health and disease, strengthen their professional skills, and improve their scientific communication.
Our Genomic Education team supports the professional development of trainees through:
Postbac trainees also benefit from:
Postbacs are matched with PIs for training and mentorship so that they can meaningfully contribute to their lab’s research program. Postbacs are valuable members of our trainee community that also includes Postdocs and PhD students. In addition to conducting research, postbacs attend trainee-specific workshops and events, and have free access to JAX courses (both online and in-person). As a research institution with a diverse group of nearly 3,000 staff, JAX has a wide range of scientific interest groups and social communities that help forge connections between colleagues.
A full-time research training experience for Worthington Scholars and alumni, with professional development and mentorship to prepare you for a career in biomedicine.
Undergraduate Institution: Minnesota State University Moorhead
Undergraduate Degree: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Health and Medical Sciences with a minor in Neuroscience
JAX PI: Gareth Howell, Ph.D.
Research Focus at JAX: Investigating the TNF alpha (TNFa) pathway to determine its implications in the causation of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Undergraduate Institution: Marshall University
Undergraduate Degree: Biology and Biochemistry with a minor in Pre-Professional Health
JAX PI: Mary Teena Joy, Ph.D.
Research Focus at JAX: Using mouse models to study and map the morphology of pyramidal neurons in the cortex after ischemic stroke. This work has the potential to re-contextualize how neuroplasticity is viewed after stroke.
Undergraduate Institution: Long Island University
Undergraduate Degree: Biochemistry
JAX PI: Lenny Shultz, Ph.D.
Research Focus at JAX: Amyloid beta plaques are a primary pathology of Alzheimer’s disease, yet research in mouse models has shown limited translatability to human disease. To bridge this gap, we are studying the impact of human microglia on amyloid beta plaque progression in vivo using humanized mouse models, contributing to disease mechanism insights and therapeutic development.
Undergraduate Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Undergraduate Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology with a minor in Computer Science
JAX PI: Beth Dumont, Ph.D.
Research Focus at JAX: Using genetically diverse mice to assess the role of genetic factors in female reproductive development and reproductive aging.
Undergraduate Institution: Reed College
Undergraduate Major: Neuroscience
JAX PI: Gregory Carter, Ph.D.
Research Focus at JAX: Researching potential mechanisms of pathogenesis in early onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
