About The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Founded in 1929, The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with more than 1,900 employees who are passionate about our mission: to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health. The Laboratory is a world leader in mammalian genetics and human genomics and generating the development of scientific breakthroughs and improved therapies with ever-greater precision and speed. We also educate current and future scientists and provide critical resources, data, tools and services to researchers worldwide.