Jackson Laboratory

Jackson Laboratory

Autism

Autism-spectrum disorders such as Asperger's syndrome, autism and Rett syndrome share certain characteristics, including social withdrawal.

News and Insights

The Search Magazine ArticleApril 13, 2016

Thinking about thinking

Blog Post May 22, 2013

Duplications, deletions and variation, oh my!

Blog Post August 24, 2012

Fathers and autism

The Search Magazine ArticleJuly 01, 2011

The human connection

The Search Magazine ArticleOctober 01, 2010

Rett syndrome and autism

Education Resources

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.

Gang Ning, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Robert Burgess, Ph.D.

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