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The Jackson Laboratory
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Est. 1929, JAX is a non-profit scientific research institute specializing in genetics, genomics & mouse models of disease.

USA, Japan, China: https://www.jax.org/
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Biomarker testing + the expertise to interpret results are essential to precision cancer care. MCGI & @jaxeducation.bsky.social are closing the gap to precision oncology.

Get the details: https://go.jax.org/connectingthedots

#CancerBiomarkerDay #GeneticCounselorAppreciationDay 💙
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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The bold new alliance between JAX and NSYCF promises to transform biomedical research and bring life-changing therapies to patients faster than ever before. 🧬 🧪 🔬

Learn more: www.jax.org/news-and-insights/2025/october/scope-speed-scale-

cobolt blue background with the text SCOPE. SPEED. SCALE. A powerful alliance to accelerate the pace of discovery.
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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“From the laboratory bench to the executive suite” — powerful insights on leadership, resilience, and purpose from Joanne Berger-Sweeney at the Hewett Family Lecture. Congratulations to our Hewett Leadership graduates, and thank you for continuing to inspire the future of nonprofit leadership.
October 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Join the JAX Technical Information Scientists team to learn how to leverage ALS biomarkers to track disease progression in mouse models: https://jackson.jax.org/jax-event-10212025.html?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=2025_10_21_webinar&utm_content=post
October 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Researchers at the Toulouse Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases characterized human mast cell development in the JAX CD34+ HSC humanized NSG-SGM3-IL15 model. Read the full publication: https://doi.org/10.1111/all.70058 & learn more by exploring the JAX HuMice Platform
October 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬   Our buildings glow green for World Cancer Research Day—honoring the work of our scientists, including the JAX Cancer Center’s NCI rating of exceptional, and MCGI’s breakthroughs, setting a new standard for community-based oncology.

We’re proud to light the way forward in cancer research.
September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Same mission. Different methods. Radiation, chemo, immunotherapy—each fights cancer in its own way.

Want to understand how? 🎬 5 minutes of the basics: https://youtu.be/cT3E1OzxZnY

Discover more resources just like this: www.jax.org/patients
September 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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“Our study achieved 90% accuracy in distinguishing individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, which is significant because doctors currently lack reliable biomarkers for diagnosis,” said study author Derya Unutmaz.
“Our study achieved 90% accuracy in distinguishing individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, which is significant because doctors currently lack reliable biomarkers for diagnosis. “Some physicians doubt it as a real disease due to the absence of clear laboratory markers, sometimes attributing it to psychological factors," said Derya Unutmaz, JAX Profession in Immunology
July 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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The research reveals how hidden DNA variations influence everything from digestion and immune response to muscle control—and could explain why certain diseases strike some populations harder than others....
July 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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What does a rare ovarian tumor look like—cell by cell? This stunning image reveals a Sertoli-Leydig tumor at the single-cell level, highlighting the diverse cell types that make up its complex microenvironment. 🔬🧬🧪

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This is a rare type of tumor called Sertoli-Leydig tumor, which makes up fewer than 0.5% of all ovarian tumors. Though rare, Sertoli-Leydig tumors can cause significant hormonal imbalances. All tumors are heterogeneous. That means they’re made up of lots of different types of cells all working together. This colorful image shows the tumor tissue at the single-cell level. Each color highlights a different cell type within the tumor’s complex microenvironment. Cutting-edge imaging tools like single-cell sequencing can help scientists visualize and understand how cells work together (or against each other) in a tumor environment. The blue ovals are the nuclei of individual cells. Yellow highlights the endothelial cells that form blood vessels, while magenta and cyan mark different types of epithelial tumor cells. The green strands represent myofibroblasts and perivascular cells—supporting cells often involved in tissue remodeling. Orange spots show macrophages, a type of immune cell that helps clear debris, and red marks antigen-presenting cells, which help alert the immune system to potential threats.
July 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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📘 New in Redox Biology, "Discovery of genomic loci for liver health and steatosis reveals overlap with glutathione redox genetics" with Susan McClatchy & Gary Churchill:

doi.org/10.1016/j.re...

#jaxresearch 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬 ⑂ #ScientificResearchPublishing
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July 16, 2024 at 1:50 PM
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📔 New review in Neuropharmacology, "Strategies to dissect microglia-synaptic interactions during aging and in #Alzheimer's disease" by Sarah Heuer, Erik Bloss & Gareth Howell:

🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬 ⑂ #jaxresearch #ScientificResearchPublishing
#alzsky #Neuroscience

doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
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May 30, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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🔎 New Review in Science Direct, "Chapter One - Satellite cells in the growth and maintenance of muscle" with JAX Postdoc John Bachman:

#jaxresearch #ScientificResearchPublishing 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬 ⑂

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May 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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Registration for the Genome Technology Forum is now open! Join @genometdcc.bsky.social at this hybrid event on June 10. Deadlines are May 27 for in-person participation in Connecticut & June 9 for virtual attendance:
bit.ly/4bhdZth
May 20, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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Join us June 10 in Farmington, CT, at the Genome Technology Forum!

The National Human Genome Research Institute & @genometdcc.bsky.social invite you to a hybrid event with industry leaders and genome technology developers and users 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬 ⑂: bit.ly/4bhdZth
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May 8, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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A new Meeting Report in Nature Cardiovascular Research from @natureportfolio.bsky.social, "Linking immune modulation to cardiac fibrosis" with Nadia Rosenthal and colleagues 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬 ⑂:

www.nature.com/articles/s44...
April 25, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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📘 New in iScience from Cell Press, "Engraftment of adult hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in a novel model of humanized mice" by Karolina Palucka & team:

🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬 #CanSky #OncoSky #ScientificResearchPublishing

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March 28, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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New in Molecular Therapy Methods & Clinical Development from Cell Press, "AAV8 gene therapy reverses cardiac pathology and prevents early mortality in a mouse model of Friedreich’s ataxia" with Crystal Davis, Elena Gonzalo-Gil & Cat Lutz:
🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬 #ScientificResearchPublishing

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March 12, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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JAX was featured by Biocompare in a piece on the importance of genetically modified mice and how they serve a critical role in precision medicine 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬:

www.biocompare.com/Editorial-Ar...
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March 11, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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In honor of the global symbol for #rarediseases, JAX paticipates in the #RareDiseaseDay #ShowYourStripes campaign! Learn more about JAX's work to solve challenges for rare diseases with the Rare Disease Translational Center 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬:
www.jax.org/research-and...
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February 29, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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🦓 Only in February! Earn your stripes for RareDiseaseDay with this "rare" zebra digital badge courtesy of JAX Genomic Education! 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬 #AcademicSky. Learn more:
education.learning.jax.org/exploring-ra...
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February 27, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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We are counting down to Rare Disease Day, February 29! This international awareness day sheds light on more than 7,000 #rarediseases that impact over 300 million people globally! 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬 ⑂
February 26, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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How does hunger work? In 1949, obese #mousemodels at JAX were thought to be unable to produce a crucial protein involved in weight regulation. In this article from MIT Technology Review, a neuroscientist tackles this question from a new angle: 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬 #Neuroscience
www.newscaf.com/technology/w...
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February 1, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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📣 #AcademicSky news! The JAX Cancer Center and The American Cancer Society are teaming up to send ACS-funded trainees to attend @jaxeducation.bsky.social 's "Workshop on Techniques in Modeling Human Cancer in Mice" and "Annual Cancer Short Course" this year:
#CanSky 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬
www.jax.org/CancerCourses
January 29, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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🧠 New brain network modeling tools were developed through MODEL-AD, a consortium of experts, which includes JAX. This article from PharmaBiz shows how they will use them in their pre-clinical investigations, including models of late-onset #Alzheimer’s disease 🧪🤝🖥️ 🧬:
www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails....
December 29, 2023 at 2:03 PM