Research areas & faculty
The Jackson Laboratory faculty come together from diverse backgrounds to advance mammalian genetics research. Research is now underway at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington, Conn., in addition to our main campus in Bar Harbor, Maine.
* Located at JAX Genomic Medicine in Connecticut.Research area
Aging
The recently established Jackson Aging Center focuses on the basic mechanisms of aging to find the genetic and physiological causes of age-related diseases and disorders.
| Gary Churchill | Chengkai Dai | David Harrison |
| Gareth Howell | Ron Korstanje | Kevin Mills |
| Beverly Paigen | Luanne Peters | John Sundberg |
Bioinformatics/Computational Biology
The bioinformatics and computational biology faculty develop sophisticated tools for analysis, storage, organization and annotation of the ever-increasing amounts of available genetics data for internal use and for access by the research community.
| Judith Blake | Molly Bogue | Carol Bult |
| Greg Carter | Elissa Chesler | Jeffrey Chuang* |
| Gary Churchill | Janan Eppig | Joel Graber |
| Zhengqing Ouyang* | Martin Ringwald | Yijun Ruan* |
Cancer
The Jackson Laboratory has played a critical role in cancer and genetic research since 1929. We are an NCI-designated cancer center.
| Carol Bult | Chengkai Dai | Janan Eppig |
| Joel Graber | Frank McKeon* | Kevin Mills |
| Lindsay Shopland | Leonard Shultz | Jennifer Trowbridge |
| Wa Xian* | Kyuson Yun |
Cardiovascular
Research focuses on various aspects of cardiovascular function, from early development to the role of genetics in determining cholesterol levels.
| Ron Korstanje | Beverly Paigen |
Development
Jackson Laboratory faculty investigate the basic processes that take us from fertilized egg to functional being, which also hold key information about how our genes function.
| Susan Ackerman | David Bergstrom | Robert Braun |
| Robert Burgess | Leah Rae Donahue | Steve Murray |
| Martin Ringwald | Lindsay Shopland | Kyuson Yun |
| Zhong-wei Zhang |
Genomics
Genetics used to mean single-gene research. There’s now an entire genome to investigate and comprehend, and Jackson Laboratory researchers are using sophisticated new techniques to unravel its complexities.
Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology
The Jackson Laboratory is at the forefront of the new thinking about how the body’s immune response and inflammation contribute to a variety of diseases, including cancer and diabetes.
| Edward Leiter | Kevin Mills | Luanne Peters |
| Derry Roopenian | David Serreze | Leonard Shultz |
| John Sundberg | Jennifer Trowbridge |
Metabolism
Research at the Laboratory addresses the vast genetic networks that contribute to obesity and metabolic disorders.
| Edward Leiter | Jurgen Naggert | Patsy Nishina |
| Beverly Paigen | David Serreze |
Neurobiology
The Jackson Laboratory addresses a wide range for research topics regarding neurological function and dysfunction, from developmental processes and sensory disorders to neuron degeneration.
Reproductive Biology
Research into egg and sperm production and associated problems provides new ways to address reproductive disorders such as infertility and the potential for better contraception methods.
| Robert Braun | John Eppig | Mary Ann Handel |
| Kenneth Paigen | Laura Reinholdt |
Research Tools
Improving human health requires new and better tools for discovery. The Jackson Laboratory scientists develop disease model systems as well as technology breakthroughs for use at the Lab as well as in the research community at large.
| Judith Blake | Molly Bogue | Leah Rae Donahue |
| Simon John | Cathleen Lutz | Steve Murray |
| Laura Reinholdt | Michael Sasner |
Stem Cells
Stem cells may hold the key to breakthroughs in many of the Laboratory’s research areas, with particular emphasis focused on their role in cancer and aging.
| Robert Braun | David Harrison | Frank McKeon* |
| Jennifer Trowbridge | Wa Xian* | Kyuson Yun |
* Located at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington, Conn.
Name
| Name | Research areas | Location |
| Ackerman, Susan | Development, Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Bergstrom, David | Development | Bar Harbor |
| Blake, Judith A. | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics, Research Tools | Bar Harbor |
| Bogue, Molly | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics, Research Tools | Bar Harbor |
| Braun, Robert | Development, Genomics, Reproductive Biology, Stem Cells | Bar Harbor |
| Bult, Carol J. | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Cancer, Genomics | Bar Harbor |
| Burgess, Robert W. | Development, Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Carter, Greg | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics | Bar Harbor |
| Chang, Bo | Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Chesler, Elissa | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics, Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Chuang, Jeffrey* | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics | Farmington |
| Churchill, Gary A. | Aging, Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics | Bar Harbor |
| Cox, Gregory | Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Dai, Chengkai | Aging, Cancer | Bar Harbor |
| Donahue, Leah Rae | Development, Research Tools | Bar Harbor |
| Eppig, Janan | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Cancer, Genomics | Bar Harbor |
| Eppig, John | Reproductive Biology | Bar Harbor |
| Frankel, Wayne N. | Genomics, Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Graber, Joel. H. | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Cancer, Genomics | Bar Harbor |
| Handel, Mary Ann | Reproductive Biology | Bar Harbor |
| Harrison, David E. | Aging, Stem Cells | Bar Harbor |
| Howell, Gareth | Aging, Genomics, Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| John, Simon | Genomics, Neurobiology, Research Tools | Bar Harbor |
| Johnson, Kenneth | Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Korstanje, Ron | Aging, Cardiovascular | Bar Harbor |
| Leiter, Edward H. | Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Metabolism | Bar Harbor |
| Letts, Verity | Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Lin, Da-Ting | Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Lutz, Cathleen | Neurobiology, Research Tools | Bar Harbor |
| McKeon, Frank* | Cancer, Stem Cells | Farmington |
| Mills, Kevin | Aging, Cancer, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology | Bar Harbor |
| Murray, Steve | Development, Research Tools | Bar Harbor |
| Naggert, Jürgen K. | Metabolism, Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Nishina, Patsy | Metabolism, Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Ouyang, Zhengqing | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics | Farmington |
| Paigen, Beverly | Aging, Cardiovascular, Metabolism | Bar Harbor |
| Paigen, Kenneth | Genomics, Reproductive Biology | Bar Harbor |
| Peters, Luanne | Aging, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology | Bar Harbor |
| Reinholdt, Laura | Reproductive Biology, Research Tools | Bar Harbor |
| Ringwald, Martin | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Development | Bar Harbor |
| Roopenian, Derry C. | Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology | Bar Harbor |
| Ruan, Yijun | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics | Farmington |
| Sasner, Michael | Research Tools | Bar Harbor |
| Seburn, Kevin | Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Serreze, David V. | Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Metabolism | Bar Harbor |
| Shultz, Leonard D. | Cancer, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology | Bar Harbor |
| Shopland, Lindsay S. | Cancer, Development, Genomics | Bar Harbor |
| Smith, Richard | Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
| Sundberg, John | Aging, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Metabolism | Bar Harbor |
| Trowbridge, Jennifer | Cancer, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Stem Cells | Bar Harbor |
| Xian, Wa* | Cancer, Stem Cells | Farmington |
| Yun, Kyuson | Cancer, Development, Neurobiology, Stem Cells | Bar Harbor |
| Zhang, Zhong-wei | Development, Neurobiology | Bar Harbor |
Faculty directory
Professors
| Name | |
| Susan L. Ackerman, Ph.D. | susan.ackerman@jax.org |
| Robert E. Braun, Ph.D. | bob.braun@jax.org |
| Carol J. Bult, Ph.D. | carol.bult@jax.org |
| Gary A. Churchill, Ph.D. | gary.churchill@jax.org |
| Janan T. Eppig, Ph.D. | jte@informatics.jax.org |
| John J. Eppig, Ph.D. | john.eppig@jax.org |
| Wayne N. Frankel, Ph.D. | wayne.frankel@jax.org |
| David E. Harrison, Ph.D. | david.harrison@jax.org |
| Simon W.M. John, Ph.D. | simon.john@jax.org |
| Edward H. Leiter, Ph.D. | ed.leiter@jax.org |
| Frank D. McKeon, Ph.D.* | frank.mckeon@jax.org |
| Juergen K. Naggert, Ph.D. | juergen.naggert@jax.org |
| Patsy Nishina, Ph.D. | patsy.nishina@jax.org |
| Beverly J. Paigen, Ph.D. | bev.paigen@jax.org |
| Kenneth Paigen, Ph.D. | ken.paigen@jax.org |
| Luanne L. Peters, Ph.D. | luanne.peters@jax.org |
| Derry C. Roopenian, Ph.D. | derry.roopenian@jax.org |
| Yijun Ruan, Ph.D.* | yijun.ruan@jax.org |
| David V. Serreze, Ph.D. | dave.serreze@jax.org |
| Leonard D. Shultz, Ph.D. | lenny.shultz@jax.org |
| John P. Sundberg, DVM, Ph.D. | john.sundberg@jax.org |
Associate Professors
| Name | |
| Judith A. Blake, Ph.D. | judith.blake@jax.org |
| Robert W. Burgess. Ph.D. | robert.burgess@jax.org |
| Elissa J. Chesler, Ph.D. | elissa.chesler@jax.org |
| Jeffrey H. Chuang, Ph.D.* | jeffrey.chuang@jax.org |
| Gregory A. Cox, Ph.D. | greg.cox@jax.org |
| Joel H. Graber, Ph.D. | joel.graber@jax.org |
| Kenneth R. Johnson Ph.D | ken.johnson@jax.org |
| Kevin D. Mills, Ph.D | kevin.mills@jax.org |
| Martin Ringwald, Ph.D. | ringwald@informatics.jax.org |
| Zhong-wei Zhang, Ph.D. | zhongwei.zhang@jax.org |
Assistant Professors
| Name | |
| Gregory Carter, Ph.D. | greg.carter@jax.org |
| Chengkai Dai, Ph.D. | chengkai.dai@jax.org |
| Gareth R. Howell, Ph.D. | gareth.howell@jax.org |
| Zhengqing Ouyang, Ph.D.* | zhengqing.ouyang@jax.org |
| Lindsay S. Shopland, Ph.D. | lindsay.shopland@jax.org |
| Jennifer J. Trowbridge, Ph.D. | jennifer.trowbridge@jax.org |
| Wa Xian, Ph.D.* | wa.xian@jax.org |
| Kyuson Yun, Ph.D. | kyuson.yun@jax.org |
Adjunct Staff Members
| Name | |
| Roderick Bronson, DVM | rod.bronson@jax.org |
| Rafael Casellas, Ph.D. | casellar@mail.nih.gov |
| Christoph Cremer, Ph.D. | cremer@kip.uni-heidelberg.de |
| Michael Festing, Ph.D. | michaelfesting@aol.com |
| David R. Gandara, M.D. | david.gandara@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
| Dale L. Greiner, Ph.D. | dale.greiner@umassmed.edu |
| Thomas Gridley, Ph.D. | gridlt@mmc.org |
| Michael Grunze, Ph.D. | apc@pci.uni-heldelberg.de |
| Matthew Hibbs, Ph.D. | mhibbs@trinity.edu |
| Dieter Heermann, Ph.D. | heermann@tphys.uni-heidelberg.de |
| Harm HogenEsch, Ph.D. | hogenesch@purdue.edu |
| Keith Hutchison, Ph.D. | keithh@maine.edu |
| Andre Khalil, Ph.D. | akhalil@jax.org |
| Barbara B. Knowles, Ph.D. | barbara.knowles@ imb.a-star.edu.sg |
| Samuel E. Lux, MD | slux@jax.org |
| Michael Mason, Ph.D. | mmason@umche.maine.edu |
| Herbert Morse, MD | hm16c@nih.gov |
| Allan Pack, Ph.D. | pack@mail.med.upenn.edu |
| Jens Rueter, Ph.D. | |
| John Schimenti, Ph.D. | jcs92@cornell.edu |
| Paul N. Schofield, Ph.D. | PS@mole.bio.cam.ac.uk |
| Kevin Strange, Ph.D. | |
| Jerrold Ward, Ph.D. | jerry.ward686@comcast.net |
| Heinrich Walt, Ph.D. | heinrich.walt@usz.ch |
Senior Research Scientists
| Name | |
| Bo Chang, Ph.D. | bo.chang@jax.org |
| Leah Rae Donahue, Ph.D. | leahrae.donahue@jax.org |
| Mary Ann Handel, Ph.D. | maryann.handel@jax.org |
| James Kadin, Ph.D. | jak@informatics.jax.org |
| Ronny (Ron) Korstanje, Ph.D. | ron.korstanje@jax.org |
| Joel Richardson, Ph.D. | jer@informatics.jax.org |
Research Scientists
| Name | |
| Cheryl Ackert-Bicknell, Ph.D. | cheryl.ackertb@jax.org |
| David Bergstrom, Ph.D. | dave.bergstrom@jax.org |
| Molly Bogue, Ph.D. | molly.bogue@jax.org |
| Rebecca Boumil, Ph.D. | rebecca.boumil@jax.org |
| Arthur Chlebowski, Ph.D. | arthur.chlebowski@jax.org |
| Yi-Guang Chen, Ph.D. | yiguangchen@jax.org |
| Wilhelmine de Vries, Ph.D. | mimi.devries@jax.org |
| Alexander Diehl, Ph.D. | alexander.diehl@jax.org |
| Mary Dolan, Ph.D. | mary.dolan@jax.org |
| Anne Greenlee, Ph.D. | anne.greenlee@jax.org |
| David Hill, Ph.D. | david.hill@jax.org |
| Hyunsoo Kim, Ph.D.* | hyunsoo.kim@jax.org |
| Verity Letts, Ph.D. | verity.letts@jax.org |
| Guoliang Li, Ph.D.* | guoliang.li@jax.org |
| Yun Li, Ph.D. | yun.li@jax.org |
| Cathleen M. Lutz, Ph.D. | cat.lutz@jax.org |
| Steve Murray, Ph.D. | steve.murray@jax.org |
| Anne Peaston, Ph.D. | anne.peaston@jax.org |
| Petko Petkov, Ph.D. | petko.petkov@jax.org |
| Laura Reinholdt, Ph.D. | laura.reinholdt@jax.org |
| Michael Sasner, Ph.D. | mike.sasner@jax.org |
| Kevin Seburn, Ph.D. | kevin.seburn@jax.org |
| Cynthia Smith, Ph.D. | cynthia.smith@jax.org |
| Richard Smith, MD, D.Sc. | richard.smith@jax.org |
| Karen Svenson, Ph.D. | karen.svenson@jax.org |
| Julie Wells, Ph.D. | julie.wells@jax.org |
Associate Research Scientists
| Name | |
| Laurent Bogdanik, Ph.D. | laurent.bogdanik@jax.org |
| Jason Bubier, Ph.D. | jason.bubier@jax.org |
| Frank Buaas, Ph.D. | bill.buaas@jax.org |
| Kevin Flurkey, Ph.D. | kevin.flurkey@jax.org |
| Muneer Hasham, Ph.D. | muneer.hasham@jax.org |
| Imogen Hurley, Ph.D. | imogen.hurley@jax.org |
| Koichiro Inaki, Ph.D. | koichiro.inaki@jax.org |
| Kyungbon Lee, Ph.D. | kyungbon.lee@jax.org |
| Don Peter Liu, Ph.D. | don.liu@jax.org |
| Caroline McPhee, Ph.D. | caroline.mcphee@jax.org |
| Kayarat Saidas (Si) Nair, Ph.D. | si.nair@jax.org |
| Raymond Robledo, Ph.D. | ray.robledo@jax.org |
| Ruth L. Saxl, Ph.D. | ruth.saxl@jax.org |
| Manju Sharma, Ph.D. | manju.sharma@jax.org |
| Ileana Soto Reyes, Ph.D. | ileana.sotoreyes@jax.org |
| Ramani Soundararajan, Ph.D. | ramani.soundararajan @jax.org |
| Fengyun Sun, Ph.D. | fengyun.sun@jax.org |
| Wenzhi Sun, Ph.D. | wenzhi.sun@jax.org |
| Yusuke Yamamoto, Ph.D.* | yusuke.yamamoto@jax.org |
| Yuping Zhang, Ph.D.* | yuping.zhang@jax.org |
| Lihong Zhao, Ph.D. | lihong.zhao@jax.org |
Affiliated Scientists
| Name | |
| Peggy Danneman, V.M.D., M.S. | peggy.danneman@jax.org |
| James Fahey, DVM | jim.fahey@jax.org |
| John Macauley, Ph.D. | john.macauley@jax.org |
| Barbara Tennent, Ph.D. | barbara.tennent@jax.org |
| Ray Vonder Haar, Ph.D. | ray.vonderhaar@jax.org |
Predoctoral Staff
| Name | |
| Seungbum Choi | seungbum.choi@jax.org |
| Erik McCarthy | erik.mccarthy@jax.org |
| Kathy Snow | kathy.snow@jax.org |
| Wei Wang | wei.wang@jax.org |
| Jeremy Waselovich Jay | jeremy.jay@jax.org |
| Li Zhang | li.zhang@jax.org |
| Yue Zheng | yue.zheng@jax.org |
Postdoctoral Staff
| Name | |
| Christopher Baker, Ph.D. | christopher.baker@jax.org |
| Papia Chakraborty, Ph.D. | papia.chakraborty@jax.org |
| Yuxiao Chang, Ph.D. | yuxiao.chang@jax.org |
| Kwangbom Choi, Ph.D. | kwangbom.choi@jax.org |
| Kin-Hoe Chow, Ph.D. | kin-hoe.chow@jax.org |
| Hongjun Fu, Ph.D. | hongjun.fu@jax.org |
| Andrew Garrett, Ph.D. | andrew.garrett@jax.org |
| Amy Hicks, Ph.D. | amy.hicks@jax.org |
| Yue Hong, Ph.D.* | yue.hong@jax.org |
| Philip Jordan, Ph.D. | phil.jordan@jax.org |
| Daniela Kamir, Ph.D. | daniela.kamir@jax.org |
| Doyuen Kim, Ph.D. | doyeun.kim@jax.org |
| Pooja Kumar, Ph.D.* | pooja.kumar@jax.org |
| Kristin Lamont, Ph.D. | kristin.lamont@jax.org |
| Junhong Luo, Ph.D. | junhong.luo@jax.org |
| Qingying Meng, Ph.D. | qingying.meng@jax.org |
| Steven Munger, Ph.D. | steven.munger@jax.org |
| Gabor Nagy, Ph.D. | gabor.nagy@jax.org |
| Sushmita Nandy, Ph.D. | sushmita.nandy@jax.org |
| Sivaraman Natarajan, Ph.D. | sivaraman.natarajan@jax.org |
| Danitza Nebor, Ph.D. | danitza.nebor@jax.org |
| Marijke Niens, Ph.D. | marijke.niens@jax.org |
| Robert Pazdro, Ph.D. | robert.pazdro@jax.org |
| Pavlina Petkova, Ph.D. | pavlina.petkova@jax.org |
| Christopher Potter, Ph.D. | christopher.potter@jax.org |
| Anna Reznichenko, Ph.D. | anna.reznichenko@jax.org |
| Lorin Roiphe, Ph.D. | lorin.roiphe@jax.org |
| Jakob Satz, Ph.D. | jakob.satz@jax.org |
| Prabakaran Soundararajan, Ph.D. | prabakaran.soundararajan @jax.org |
| Morgane Stum, Ph.D. | morgane.stum@jax.org |
| George L. Sutphin, Ph.D. | george.sutphin@jax.org |
| Ricardo Verdugo Salgado, Ph.D. | ricardo.verdugo@jax.org |
| Zhonghui Tang, Ph.D. | zhonghui.tang@jax.org |
| Anna L. Tyler, Ph.D. | anna.tyler@jax.org |
| Jacy Wagnon, Ph.D. | jacy.wagnon@jax.org |
| Hao Wang, Ph.D. | hao.wang@jax.org |
| Ping Wang, Ph.D. | ping.wang@jax.org |
| Jungyeon Won, Ph.D. | jungyeon.won@jax.org |
| Yong Woo, Ph.D. | yong.woo@jax.org |
| Long-Yang Wu, Ph.D. | longyang.wu@jax.org |
| Lifeng Zhang, Ph.D. | li-feng.zhang@jax.org |
| Wen Zhang, Ph.D. | wen.zhang@jax.org |
| Yue Zhao , Ph.D. |
yue.zhao@jax.org |
Emeritus Staff
| Name | |
| Jane E. Barker, Ph.D. | jane.barker@jax.org |
| Wesley G. Beamer, Ph.D. | wesley.beamer@jax.org |
| Seldon E. Bernstein, Ph.D. | seldonb@jax.org |
| Douglas L. Coleman, Ph.D. | doug.coleman@jax.org |
| Robert L. Collins, Ph.D. | rlc@jax.org |
| Muriel Davisson, Ph.D. | muriel.davisson@jax.org |
| Igor K. Egorov, Ph.D., DSc | ike@jax.org |
| Eva M. Eicher, Ph.D. | eva.eicher@jax.org |
| Robert Evans, Ph.D., DSc | revans@jax.org |
| Richard R. Fox, Ph.D. | dfox@jax.org |
| Barbara H. Hugus, Ph.D. | barbarahugus@hotmail.com |
| Andrew A. Kandutsch, Ph.D. | nakand@localnet.com |
| Larry E. Mobraaten, Ph.D. | larry.mobraaten@jax.org |
| David D. Myers, DVM, Ph.D. | dave.myers@jax.org |
| Thomas H. Roderick, Ph.D. | roderick@gwi.net |
| Leroy C. Stevens, Ph.D. | |
| Benjamin A. Taylor, Ph.D. | bat@jax.org |
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