Jackson Laboratory

Aging

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

Aging and our microbiomes

Research Highlight October 19, 2022

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News and Insights

Research HighlightOctober 19, 2022

Aging and our microbiomes

Research HighlightSeptember 08, 2022

Measuring frailty in mice to examine aging

Search MagazineOctober 06, 2021

A lifelong friendship inspires support for JAX blood cancer research

Search MagazineSeptember 08, 2021

Researching why and how we age

Search MagazineSeptember 08, 2021

Aging and immune function: a weakening line of defense

Press ReleaseMarch 30, 2021

Study seeks to learn why Covid-19 is so deadly for the old

Press ReleaseOctober 20, 2020

Why do we age and how?

Press ReleaseAugust 18, 2020

How does CHIP raise risk for blood diseases?

Education Resources

May 08 - 12

Workshop

Principles and Techniques for Improving Preclinical to Clinical Translation in Alzheimer's Disease Research

Jul 17 - 28

Short Course

Human and Mammalian Genetics and Genomics: The 64th McKusick Short Course

Precision medicine, Ethics, Stem cells, Microbiome, Infectious Disease, Immunology, Model Development, Rare Diseases, Aging, Cardiovascular, Cancer/Tumors, Developmental Biology, Diabetes, Genetic Tools, Optogenetics and Pharmacogenetics, Autoimmunity, Inflammation, Lupus, Addiction, Dermatology, Autoimmune Diseases Information, Metabolic Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disease, Reproductive Biology, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Rett Syndrome, Breast Cancer, Neurodevelopmental Defects, Metabolic Defects, Cystic Fibrosis, Genetics and Genomics, Reproductive Disorders, Complex Traits, Developmental Disorders, Diabetes and Obesity, Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Diseases, Immune Disorders, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Cancer

Sep 11 - 13

Workshop

Workshop on Vascular Catheterization in the Laboratory Mouse

Model Development, Genetic Tools, Genetics and Genomics, Resource Development and Dissemination

Oct 16 - 19

Conference

Impacts of Sleep and Circadian Biology on Alzheimer's Disease and Aging

Lungs Respiratory, Model Development, Resource Development and Dissemination

Research & Faculty

Aging

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

Molly Bogue, Ph.D.

Molly Bogue, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Catherine Cook Kaczorowski, Ph.D.

Catherine Cook Kaczorowski, Ph.D.

Professor, Evnin Family Chair in Alzheimer’s Research

The Chesler Lab

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

Greg Cox, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

The Cox Lab

Researches the molecular pathways of human degenerative muscle diseases.

Daniel Gatti, Ph.D.

Daniel Gatti, Ph.D.

Senior Computational Scientist

Monica Dave, Predoctoral Staff

Monica Dave, Predoctoral Staff

David E. Harrison, Ph.D.

Professor

Nadia Rosenthal, Ph.D., FMedSci, FAAHMS

Nadia Rosenthal, Ph.D., FMedSci, FAAHMS

Scientific Director and Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Mammalian Genetics, the Maxine Groffsky Endowed Chair

Guangwen "Gary" Ren, Ph.D.

Guangwen "Gary" Ren, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

James Godwin, Ph.D.

James Godwin, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Jennifer Trowbridge, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, The Dattels Family Chair

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

Professor, Director, JAX Cancer Center, Edison T. Liu Endowed Chair in Cancer Research

Kira Young, Ph.D.

Kira Young, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

The Korstanje Lab

Studies the genetics of kidney function and disease, particularly in the context of aging.

Lina Kozhaya, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

The Rosenthal Lab

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

Lihong Zhao, Ph.D.

Lihong Zhao, Ph.D.

Project Scientist

Ramalakshmi Ramasamy, Ph.D.

Ramalakshmi Ramasamy, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate