Helix Fund
The Helix Fund is the engine behind JAX’s cutting-edge research, advanced scientific technologies, and educational programs. Support the Helix Fund today to help us shape the future of human health through lifesaving research.
The Helix Fund Signature Societies recognize Helix Fund donors who give $1,000 or more in cumulative current use gifts each year to the Laboratory. The Signature Societies are named after distinguished JAX scientists whose groundbreaking discoveries improved our understanding of disease and led to better treatments for patients today.
Named after Douglas Coleman, who greatly increased our understanding of the genetic and hormonal bases for obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Your privileges include:
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- A distinctive Society commemorative keepsake upon joining.
- Special invitation to Forum for Discovery events to hear directly from JAX researchers and leaders how we are shaping the future of precision medicine.
- Invitation to JAXtaposition speaker series, featuring talks with leading JAX scientists on diseases and their impact on our lives.
- Printed copy of the JAX Annual Report which includes research highlights, philanthropic milestones and financials.
- Printed version of Search magazine three times per year with in-depth articles that showcase how JAX research is advancing the biomedical field.
- Monthly Leading the Search e-newsletter with information about how the Laboratory is finding more effective ways to treat, prevent and cure diseases.
- Your name featured alongside other donors on JAX’s online donor honor roll and interactive donor walls in Bar Harbor, Maine and Farmington, Connecticut.
Douglas Coleman Donor Honor Roll
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- Anonymous (4)
- Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Adair
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adelman
- Adaora A. Adimora
- Mr. and Mrs. Curtis G. Anderson
- Mr. Matthew R. Andruchow
- Dr. Karen Artzt
- Patty Bacon
- Dr. David Baltimore and Alice S. Huang
- Jean Marc and Marian Bara
- Robert and Betsy Shack Barbanell
- Mrs. Lydia Barnes
- Bass-Grossman Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
- Bruce and Martha Bauer
- Gail W. Berry, M.D.
- Robert and Genie Birch
- Otis W. Brawley, M.D.
- James and Lee Broder
- Pamela Brown '71
- Stuart '57 and Jean Brown
- Mr. Richard H. Bullock and Ms. Carol E. Woolman
- Dr. Carol Bult
- Sandra D. Carpenter
- Richard and Pat Carr
- Coleman H. and Jo Champlin Casey
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Chalk
- Dr. and Mrs. Hsin Cheng Chao
- Harry Charlston and Mary Ann Charlston
- Barbara and Irving Cohen
- Tom Craig
- Mrs. Edith LaC. Dabney
- Ms. Jeanne Cahill Davis
- Mr. Michael P. Dilworth
- Mr. and Mrs. John R. Doss
- Alexandra and William Dove
- Mr. and Mrs. Wells B. Dow
- John M. and Carolyn B. Eckert
- Bill and Helen Elkins
- Gregory and Judith Fergin
- Heidi and David Fitz
- John and Jacqueline Fitzpatrick
- Denis M. Forster
- Mr. and Mrs. William G. Foulke Jr.
- Paul and Carol Fremont-Smith
- Dr. Jeffrey Friedman
- Thomas Gelehrter '54
- Ms. Pamela Gleichman and Mr. Karl Norberg
- Paul A. Godley, M.D.
- Dr. Ralph J. '65 and Mrs. Millicent Graff
- Kevin and Karen Greene
- Aimee Smith and Tracy Harding
- Penelope P. Harris
- Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett Harwood III
- Julia Helms
- Randy and Janis Henry
- Andrew Hirschberg
- Mr. Leo A. Holt
- Dr. and Mrs. David Ingall
- William and Jeanne Johnson
- Anthony Johnson
- Thomas P. Jones
- Ms. Cathy Kalahar
- Ed and Ann Kania
- Mrs. Jacquelynn Kaufman
- Jack and Maggie Kelley
- Chris and Kathleen Koch
- Larry and Marilyn Kopke
- Julius and Patricia Krevans
- Mr. Robert James Kriss
- Carol and David '66 Kyner
- Sam and Nancy Ladd
- Michelle and Steve Lando
- Kate and Rick Lannamann
- Mr. Dwight E. Lee
- Charles Lee, Ph.D.
- Edward Leiter
- Leo X. Liu, M.D.
- Ms. Louise Lopez
- John and Tamara Lundgren
- Dr. Brobson Lutz '64
- Kathryn MacLeod
- Baxter and Barbara Maffett
- Susan Mathews and Stephen Hoffing
- Mr. and Mrs. David McClellan
- Richard Metz
- Thea Michailides
- Charles and Judith Micoleau
- George J. and Heather M. Mitchell
- Michael '80 and Katharine '80 Morley
- Stephanie B. Rubin Morris '83
- Mr. and Mrs. Joel W. Motley
- David D. Myers, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Auro and Priya Nair
- Mr. and Mrs. James W. Noyes
- Stuart and Roslyn Orkin
- Mr. John B. Overton and Dr. Ruth Overton
- Virginia E. Papaioannou '67
- Mr. Michael A. Papale III
- Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm E. Peabody
- Joyce and David Peterson
- R. Anderson Pew
- Stephen Pilder and Susan Waddington-Pilder
- Mary and William Purdy
- Tom Reynolds '76 and Mariluz Villa
- Lloyd and Lee Reynolds
- Priscilla E. Richardson
- Jeanne Riggs
- Sarah Ritter
- Bill and Sonnie Robb
- Elizabeth S. Roberts '64
- C. Ruth Roberts
- Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller
- Richard W. and Linda Jackson Roeckelein
- Yijun Ruan, Ph.D.
- Anne Russell
- Robert and Anne Sargent
- Mr. and Mrs. W. Tom Sawyer, Jr.
- Jeffrey and Amie Schantz
- Elizabeth C. Schermerhorn-Apgar, Ph.D.
- Dr. Rosalind A. Segal '74
- Dave '91 and Suzanne Serreze
- Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Shand
- Warren L. Simpson Jr.
- Ms. Swati Sinha and Mr. Davanum Srinivas
- Grace K. Stanek
- Irwin and Arlyn Stein
- Joan A. Steitz, Ph.D.
- Donald Stern '71
- George Strawbridge, Jr.
- Raymond H. Taylor
- Patricia Tipton
- Mr. James Tost
- Ms. Jennifer Tost
- Rocco P. and Anne Marie Triolo Charitable Gift Fund
- Linda and Hubert Van Peenen
- Bill and Kathy Vandegrift
- Drs. Candace and Edward Walworth
- Ms. Paula Renee Webster
- Dr. Nancy Weiland '60
- Erica and George Weinstock
- Peter and Pam Wellin, Marjorie King and Cynthia Plum
- Mr. and Mrs. Alexander B. Wheeler Jr.
- Bill and Debbie Wight
- Jonathan and Sydney Winthrop
- Yuan-Lin Yang
- Karl and Dian Zeile
- Mr. and Mrs. Allen W. Zern
- Karen Zielinski and Constance Crocker
Named after Margaret Green, who maintained and expanded a comprehensive map of the mouse genome over a period of more than 20 years.
Your privileges include all Douglas Coleman Signature Society privileges, plus:
- Preferred seating at the JAXtaposition speaker series, featuring talks with leading JAX scientists on diseases and their impact on our lives.
- Access to intimate meet-the-researcher lunches and behind-the-scene tours of JAX campuses in Bar Harbor, Maine, or Farmington, Connecticut.
Margaret Green Donor Honor Roll
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- Anonymous (1)
- Arthur Aleshire
- Robert B. Binswanger, Ph.D.
- Bruce and Susan Birren
- Ms. Elizabeth A. Burks
- Mr. and Mrs. David E. Burks
- Mr. James V. Burks
- Mr. Marvin L. Conney
- R & V Cushman Fund of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
- L. William and Marie H. Demaso
- Mr. William E. Fowler and Ms. Mary C. Wolf
- Peter and Susan Geiger
- Suzie and Arthur Gowie
- Mr. Phil Harriman
- Ms. Christine G. Hayworth
- Leslie A. Houghton, Ph.D. '77
- Rue Judd
- Mr. and Mrs. John N. Kelly
- Laurin and Dr. Norman Kleiman
- Allan and Joan Kleinman
- Michael Lebel
- Gregory Leet and Albie Micklich
- Bob and Lois McKown
- Mr. I. Wistar Morris III
- Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Neilson
- Rosemary G. O'Brien and Joanne Schindelheim
- Nancy C. Page Blackburn
- Kylie Rosenstock
- John and Nancy Ryan
- Mr. Louis B. Schatz
- Mary W. Schley M.D. '50
- Mr. Winthrop A. Short
- Dr. and Mrs. William S. Sly
- Kathleen M. Sutton
- Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tedone
- Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Vittorini
Named after Elizabeth "Tibby" Russell, who performed the first successful bone marrow transplant in mice.
Your privileges include all Margaret Green Signature Society privileges, plus:
- Exclusive quarterly update from the Vice President of Research on the latest JAX research and faculty news.
- An annual written report on the important impact of your gift on JAX research and programs.
- Preferred seating at Forum for Discovery events, where you hear directly from JAX researchers and leaders how we are shaping the future of precision medicine.
Tibby Russell Donor Honor Roll
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- Anonymous (2)
- Robert Alvine
- Mrs. Lizabeth Becton-Read
- Carolyn Bennett
- Richard and Susan Bingham Fund
- Michael J. Blessing, Esq.
- Mark and Recia Blumenkranz
- Frank and Barbara Boyle
- Nancy Brown
- Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Cabot
- Ronald and Marlene Carpenter
- Dr. Diane B. Cloud and Sanford Cloud, Jr. Esq.
- Joseph M. Cohen
- Kathleen and Randy Corbet
- J Taylor and Suzanne Crandall
- Lise DeSimone
- Ms. Josephine Detmer
- Rogie Dickey
- Mr. Ross Dworman
- Mr. Paul Emple
- Jacqueline Fawcett, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
- Mr. and Mrs. Donald Feith
- Stephen Fletcher
- JoAnne Goodnight
- Mrs. Francoise M. Haasch-Jones and\ Mr. Rhett L. Jones
- Anthony '75 and Linda Helstosky
- Ms. Jean Hoffman
- GayLynn and Mel Jackson
- Weslie R. Janeway
- Samantha Knowlton, M.D.
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Kogod
- Fernand and Nicole Lamesch
- Marion H. Lavy
- Mr. Sam R. Little
- Dr. and Mrs. Edison T. Liu
- Katy Longley
- Drs. Diane Louie and Paul Rothenberg
- Barry and Teresa Luke
- Jane C. MacElree
- Reginald McManus
- Lusia Milch
- Carolyn Hansen Montgomery
- Ginger More
- Dorothy Suzi Osher
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peck
- Lou and Joan Perry
- Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius B. Prior Jr.
- Charles M. Rice
- Arthur Rock and Toni Rembe
- David E. Shaw
- Hon. and Dr. Warren M. Silver
- Irving I. Silverman
- Janice Stanton
- Howsie Stewart
- Mr. Carl W. Stiewe and Ms. Maike Rohde
- Peter Stogis
- Miguel Browne and Silvija Strikis
- The Alexis and Susan Te Charitable Foundation, a Donor Advised Fund
- of The Renaissance Charitable Foundation
- Nick and Joan Thorndike
- Ms. Pamela M. Thye
- Ms. Hedda W. Von Goeben
- Paul and Helen Weaver
- Mr. Caspar Weinberger Jr.
- Diana and Bill Wister
- Mr. Brian F. Wruble
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees
Named after Nobel Prize winner George Snell, who is considered the father of immunogenetics.
Your privileges include all Tibby Russell Signature Society privileges, plus:
- Personalized Presidential correspondence on the latest developments at JAX.
- Private event or dinner with JAX President and CEO Edison Liu, M.D. and special JAX guests.
- An exclusive invitation to one of the JAX Board of Trustees private dinners with special guest speaker.
- Complimentary webcast participation in the prestigious McKusick Short Course on Human and Mammalian Genetics and Genomics ($650 value).
George Snell Donor Honor Roll
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- Mr. Thomas Barry
- Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Byrd
- Jane C. Carr
- Mr. and Mrs. Lou J. D'Ambrosio
- Julie Daum
- Anthony DeChellis/Fortunata Foundation
- Gillian E. Ehrich
- Steven B. Fink, J.D.
- John and Carole German
- Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Gerrity
- John A. Gibbons Jr.
- Cynthia S. Johnson
- Mrs. Christine Kiernan
- Dr. Donna A. King '75
- Richard and Theresa Lubman
- Neal Milch
- Arthur K. Watson Charitable Trust
- Frank and Kimberly Moss
- Paul A. and Dartha C. Reid
- Dr. Willys K. Silvers '49, '50
- Mrs. Priscilla E. Smith
- Mr. Donald H. Swan
- S. Tucker Taft and Phyllis R. Yale
- Sonny and Christine Whelen
- Roger A. Williamson
- Suzanne and Berton Zbar
Catalyst Circle members are Helix Fund donors who have chosen to advance JAX’s mission through ongoing monthly gifts. By giving just $30, $20 or even $10 a month, you are fueling revolutionary genetics and genomics research at JAX – all to help people live longer, healthier lives.
As a Catalyst Circle member, you will receive:
- Special communications
- A Catalyst Circle charter membership card
- Your name listed in the Catalyst Circle honor roll
- An exclusive JAX luggage tag, so that you can share your commitment to finding cures with your friends and family.
- Less mail from JAX (because we’ll know we can rely on your consistent support).
Additional Information
- Your gift may be designated to a particular disease or educational program.
- The Helix Fund does not include gifts to endowments or capital funds.