Jackson Laboratory

Jackson Laboratory

Aging

Research into the basic mechanisms of aging to find the genetic and physiological causes of age-related diseases and disorders.

Conservation and genetics

The Search Magazine Article May 03, 2017

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The Search Magazine ArticleMay 03, 2017

Conservation and genetics

Aging

Press ReleaseApril 12, 2017

C. elegans reveal aging-related genes, JAX researchers report

Press ReleaseApril 11, 2017

$2.4M National Eye Institute grant to JAX for retinal pigment epithelium studies

Vision
Aging

Blog Post March 14, 2017

Ancient DNA offers clues to our genomic future

Press ReleaseJanuary 30, 2017

Unraveling the mystery of why cancer cells survive and thrive

Research HighlightDecember 13, 2016

The aging immune system and loss of adaptive immune response

The Search Magazine ArticleOctober 20, 2016

Extending the healthy lifespan of the elderly

Aging
Aging

The Search Magazine ArticleAugust 30, 2016

Exploring the science of aging

The Search Magazine ArticleJuly 07, 2016

Aerospace to Aging

Aging
Aging

Press ReleaseApril 26, 2016

The Jackson Laboratory and Calico to investigate basic biology of aging

Aging
Aging

eNewsApril 26, 2016

Longer and better living through senescent cell ablation

Aging

eNewsFebruary 11, 2016

Postdoctoral fellowships to study the complex etiology of Alzheimer's disease

Blog Post February 03, 2016

The Golden Girls of lab mice

Aging
Aging

eNewsJanuary 21, 2016

Toward more predictive genetic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

Press ReleaseOctober 29, 2015

Study shows exercise can ward off signs of aging

Education Resources

Jul 16 - 28

Short Course

The 58th McKusick Short Course

Precision medicine, Ethics, Stem cells, Microbiome, Infectious Disease, Immunology, Model Development, Rare Diseases, Aging, Behavioral and Cognitive Impairment, Cardiovascular, Cancer/Tumors, Developmental Biology, Diabetes, Genetic Tools, Optogenetics and Pharmacogenetics, Autoimmunity, Immunodeficiency, Inflammation, Lupus, Bioinformatics, Cancer, Computational Biology, Complex Traits, Infectious Disease Research, Immune Disorders

Oct 02 - 07

Workshop

16th Annual Workshop on the Pathology of Mouse Models for Human Disease

Model Development, Stem cells, Aging, Autoimmune Diseases, Bones and Joints, Dermatology, Cancer/Tumors, Digestion, Resource Development and Dissemination, Aging

Oct Nov 30 - 03

Short Course

21st Century Mouse Genetics

Genetic Tools, Model Development, Neurodegenerative Disease, Rare Diseases, Reproductive Biology, Aging, Developmental Biology, Cancer/Tumors, Diabetes, Bioinformatics, Complex Traits, Cancer, Computational Biology, Genetics and Genomics

Research & Faculty

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Aging

Our researchers investigate many aspects of aging, including how to promote healthy aging and stop diseases of aging.

Postdoctoral Associate

Catherine Cook Kaczorowski, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

The Chesler Lab

Researches the genetics underlying behavior and identifies relationships among behavioral traits.

The Cox Lab

Researches the molecular pathways of human degenerative muscle diseases.

Daniel Gatti, Ph. D.

Research Scientist

David E. Harrison, Ph.D.

Professor

Elissa J. Chesler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Greg Cox, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Guangwen "Gary" Ren, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

James Godwin, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Jennifer Trowbridge, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

The John Lab

Uses advanced methods to research glaucoma and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Kenneth Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Lihong Zhao, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Lina Kozhaya, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Mauro Costa, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Milena B. Furtado, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Molly Bogue, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Nadia Rosenthal, Ph.D., F.Med.Sci

Scientific Director and Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Mammalian Genetics

The Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging

Our goal is to focus our diverse expertise in biology and genomics on the problems and disorders associated with aging.

The Ouyang Lab

Models genome regulation using computational and statistical methods.

The Rosenthal Lab

Global leader in the use of targeted mutagenesis in mice to investigate muscle development, disease and repair.

Simon John, Ph.D.

Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator

Predoctoral Associate

Yair Dorsett, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Zhengqing Ouyang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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