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Behavioral and Cognitive Impairment

A learning disability interferes with the brain's ability to retain, process, and produce information.

Addiction is not a moral failure

The Search Magazine Article December 06, 2016 Learn More

Discovering the genetic basis of sleep regulation

Research Highlight December 01, 2016 Learn More

News and Insights

The Search Magazine ArticleDecember 06, 2016

Addiction is not a moral failure

Research HighlightDecember 01, 2016

Discovering the genetic basis of sleep regulation

Blog Post May 23, 2016

Toward a better understanding of behavior, biology and addiction

The Search Magazine ArticleApril 13, 2016

Thinking about thinking

Blog Post February 03, 2016

The key to addressing the addiction epidemic begins with science

The Search Magazine ArticleJanuary 13, 2016

Exploring the mysteries of the brain

Blog Post December 07, 2015

The genetics of violent behavior

Press ReleaseSeptember 02, 2015

NIH award for Jackson Laboratory

The Search Magazine ArticleJuly 06, 2015

Thinking outside the blocks

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
Sep 11 - 16
Short Course

Short Course on the Genetics of Addiction

Behavioral and Cognitive Impairment, Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomics, Behavioral Disorders
Oct 22 - 28
Workshop

Principles and Techniques in Mouse Behavioral Phenotyping and Pharmacology

Model Development, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neuroscience, Behavioral and Cognitive Impairment, Optogenetics and Pharmacogenetics, Ataxia Movement Defects, Neuromuscular Defects, Autism, Learning deficits, Rett Syndrome, Neurodevelopmental Defects, Behavioral Disorders, Complex Traits, Developmental Disorders, Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Diseases, Resource Development and Dissemination

Research & Faculty

The Chesler Lab

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

Elissa J. Chesler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Jason Bubier, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Karen Svenson, Ph.D.

Sr. Scientific Program Manager/Research Scientist

Study Director

The Rare and Orphan Disease Center

350 million people are affected by rare and orphan disease. The Rare and Orphan Disease Center conducts research to better treat these diseases.

Vivek Kumar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

The Zhang Lab

Studying the development and function of neural circuits and dysfunctions related to autism spectrum disorders.

Zhong-wei Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor