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Research Leadership

Research leadership at JAX

The JAX Research, Educational, and Academic Leadership (REAL) Team brings together leaders across campuses to advance JAX’s research and education mission. In support of the CSO, the REAL Team provides strategic direction, oversight, and guidance in setting research goals and priorities to advance the research mission at JAX.


Mary Dickinson, Ph.D.

Mary Dickinson, Ph.D., leads JAX’s research enterprise, overseeing scientific strategy, and operations to build on JAX’s unique strengths in genetics and genomics. She is responsible for recruiting and retaining faculty, overseeing and seeding new initiatives and collaborations, and planning and executing the research capital budget.

Meet Mary



REAL Team members

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Mark Adams, Ph.D.

Professor & Interim Scientific Director, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

Meet Mark
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Madeleine Braun, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Vice President, Research Growth Initiatives

Meet Madeleine

Dana Carroll, J.D.

Vice President for Research Administration

Meet Dana

Samantha Lee, Ph.D.

Senior Director of Research Strategy

Meet Samantha
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Cathleen Lutz, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Vice President, Rare Disease Translational Center, Professor, Evnin Family Chair

Meet Cathleen
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Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Director, JAX Cancer Center, Edison T. Liu Endowed Chair in Cancer Research

Meet Karolina
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Daniel Paull, Ph.D.

Scientific Director, JAX-NYSCF and Vice President, Discovery & Platform Development

Meet Daniel
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Nadia Rosenthal, Ph.D., FMedSci, FAAHMS

Scientific Director and Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Mammalian Genetics, the Maxine Groffsky Endowed Chair

Meet Nadia

Jens Rueter, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer, JAX; Medical Director, MCGI

Meet Jens
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Charlie Wray, Ph.D.

Vice President for Education

Meet Charlie

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