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Blog PostDecember 09, 2021Studying CRS in a Diverse Population
To understand the future of these preclinical studies, we sat down with James Keck, Ph.D., who was recently recognized as a JAX President’s Innovation Fellow for his work creating mouse-based platforms to study the immune system, and evaluate new therapeutics for both safety and efficacy. -
Press ReleaseOctober 21, 2021JAX Ellsworth welcomes its 125th employee
The Jackson Laboratory has hired its 125th employee at the Charles E. Hewett Center in Ellsworth. The Center opened just three years ago to enable wider access to vital JAX mouse resources for the worldwide biomedical research community. -
Research HighlightSeptember 20, 2021Variable COVID-19 pathology depends on host genetic backgrounds
Mice with different genetic backgrounds exhibit highly variable responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection, mirroring the large differences in COVID-19 disease severity seen in humans. -
Research HighlightOctober 20, 2020From one cell to trillions: Exploring early development
JAX researchers are probing the mysteries of pluripotent stem cells; the earliest stages of life.
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Research HighlightNovember 19, 2021Exploring the functional genetic diversity of wild mice
Researchers are working to broaden the genetic diversity of mice used in biomedical research. -
Press ReleaseSeptember 23, 2021Innovation awarded to a ‘scientist’s scientist’
James Keck has been recognized as JAX President’s Innovation Fellow for inventions to accelerate drug development. -
Press ReleaseNovember 10, 2020New tools for the Alzheimer’s research community
Second NIH contract to JAX will expand cell lines for studies of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. -
Research HighlightSeptember 15, 2020Defective protein quality control and neuromuscular disease
JAX Associate Professor Greg Cox discovered that mutations in NEMF, a key component of RQC, cause neuromuscular disorders in mice. He also identified human patients with pathogenic variants in NEMF who exhibit both motor neuron dysfunction and intellectual disabilities, underscoring RQC’s clinical importance.
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