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Search MagazineOctober 02, 2019Maximizing research potential
Six JAX early-career faculty members receive major grant awards. -
Search MagazineSeptember 04, 2019Computing the etiology of cancer
What if, much like screening through genetic testing, we could learn how to better treat individual patients through their unique epigenetic markers? This is the question that Assistant Professor Sheng Li, Ph.D. tackles in her lab every day. -
Research HighlightAugust 21, 2019The long-term maintenance of sperm production in mammals
A research team led by Professor and Janeway Distinguished Chair Robert Braun, Ph.D., and Associate Research Scientist Manju Sharma, Ph.D., found a rare subpopulation of spermatogonial cells expressing a specific protein, EOMES, that appear to represent the elusive long-lived spermatogonial stem cells that support continued spermatogenesis. -
Search MagazineJuly 23, 2019Unraveling the genetics of heart failure
JAX predoctoral associate Anthony Pettinato has been awarded a fellowship from the American Heart Association to support his doctoral research program. He is using genetics to understand the causes of heart failure.
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Research HighlightSeptember 20, 2019An epigenetic eraser
The genome editing tool, Casilio, can be used to efficiently remove methyl groups from DNA and activate expression of methylation-silenced genes in experimental systems. Casilio was created by Jackson Laboratory Assistant Professor Albert Cheng. -
Research HighlightAugust 21, 2019The future of human and experimental genetics
This year, science luminaries came to Maine for an additional special symposium that celebrated the McKusick Short Course's 60th anniversary. The symposium title, “The Future of Human and Experimental Genetics,” foreshadowed the theme of the talks. -
Press ReleaseAugust 01, 2019Preventing anaphylaxis
New research by JAX Assistant Professor Adam Williams, published in Science, points the way to more precise allergy testing as well as identifying new approaches for treating allergy. -
Tech CornerJuly 17, 2019Improved methods, expanded capabilities: Analyzing cells one at a time
Researchers are able to do many things today that were impossible five, three, even one year ago. Some of the new options are science-fiction-level impressive.