Collaborative research programs
Modern science is not a solitary pursuit. A more effective way to find innovative solutions to complex problems is to bring together a variety of perspectives. Jackson Laboratory scientists have long valued collaborative research and use that thinking to address some of today’s most difficult biomedical challenges.
Mutagenesis projects
Reproductive genomics
ENU-induced mutagenesis of male and female mice provides mouse models of infertility available for use by the reproductive and developmental biology research community.
Centers
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center
The Jackson Laboratory is an NCI-designated Cancer Center, with 58 members organized into one research program, "Modeling Cancer: Stem Cells to Therapy." Its goal is to understand the fundamental mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression in the context of mouse biology and genomics.
Rare and Orphan Disease Center
The Rare and Orphan Disease Center brings together global mouse resources and the expertise of scientists at The Jackson Laboratory for a start-to-finish approach to model development for rare and orphan diseases.
The Center for Genome Dynamics (CGD)
The goal of the CGD is to evaluate the role of genome-wide organization in mammalian biology by developing detailed maps of genetic interactions that encompass allelic diversity, functional categories, gene expression, recombination hotspots, and phenotype associations.
The Jackson Aging Center
The goal of the Jackson Aging Center is to develop powerful genetic and information research tools for aging-related diseases, and to further enhance the utility of the mouse as a model organism for understanding human aging.
Other programs
Institute for Molecular Biophysics
The Institute is an interdisciplinary research center formed as a partnership between the University of Maine, The Jackson Laboratory, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, as well as other affiliated institutes to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the study of fundamental biophysical phenomena.
Biology of Beta Cell Consortium
This project allows research on human disease processes without putting individuals at risk.
