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Blog PostMarch 01, 2024Intersectional Genetics: Cre-lox with a twist
Cre-lox technology initially represented the pinnacle of sophistication; but as it drove scientific breakthroughs and advanced understanding, more refined questions arose, creating the need for an even more sophisticated tool. -
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.
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Blog PostDecember 05, 2023Essential Tips for Selecting Mouse Models in Research
Whether you have a specific disease, gene, tissue, phenotype, or therapeutic in mind, there are four excellent resources to help you with model selection. -
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.
Education Resources
May
06 - 10
Principles and Techniques for Improving Preclinical to Clinical Translation in Alzheimer's Disease Research
May
06 - 10
Engineering Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC) to Model Neurological Diseases: Symposium and Workshop
Jul Aug
22 - 02