Jackson Laboratory

Neurodegenerative Disease

The Jackson Laboratory addresses a wide range for research topics regarding neurological function and dysfunction, from developmental processes and sensory disorders to neuron degeneration.

News and Insights

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Press ReleaseJuly 22, 2018

Eight new mouse models for Alzheimer’s disease available to researchers

Profile StoryApril 24, 2018

An eye for research

Press ReleaseSeptember 18, 2017

New $5.4M grant funds JAX studies of ‘cognitive resilience’ to Alzheimer’s disease

Press ReleaseMarch 30, 2017

JAX researchers identify mutations in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease that worsen peripheral nerve damage

Search MagazineFebruary 28, 2017

Our mouse model paved the way for a new SMA drug

eNewsAugust 17, 2016

MicroRNAs and Parkinson's Disease

Press ReleaseAugust 17, 2016

NIH grant will fund new JAX resource for peripheral neuropathy research

Press ReleaseMay 09, 2016

New insight in sphingolipid formation reveals neurodegenerative process

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Education Resources

Oct 15 - 17

Workshop

Workshop on Stereotaxic Surgery in the Laboratory Mouse (in Paris, France)

Model Development, Neuroscience, Neurodevelopmental Defects, Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Diseases

Oct 22 - 26

Workshop

Improving Preclinical Translation of Alzheimers Disease Research

Oct Nov 29 - 02

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

Apr 08 - 13

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

May22

Programs

Open House - ME campus

Cancer/Tumors, Developmental Biology, Ethics, Genetic Tools, Kidney, Model Development, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neuroscience, S.T.E.M., Women in Science, Alzheimer's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genetics and Genomics, Resource Development and Dissemination

Research & Faculty

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Amy N. Hicks, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

The Cox Lab

Researches the molecular pathways of human degenerative muscle diseases.

Cynthia Smith, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

David Hill, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Jacqui White, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Biometric Analysis

James Kadin, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

Jürgen Naggert, Ph.D.

Professor

Kenneth Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Laurent Bogdanik, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Study Director

Michael Sasner, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Molly Bogue, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Mouse Genome Informatics

International database resource for the laboratory mouse, providing integrated genetic, genomic, and biological data.

The Ouyang Lab

Models genome regulation using computational and statistical methods.

Parkinson's Disease Mouse Model Resource

The Parkinson’s Disease Mouse Model Resource characterizes and distributes new mouse models of Parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease.

Peripheral Neuropathy Resource

Serves as a centralized resource for mouse models and tools that have been validated for use in preclinical studies of peripheral neuropathy.

Simon John, Ph.D.

Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator

Yair Dorsett, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Zhengqing Ouyang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor