🧠 🌲 @jax.org was pleased to host the Maine chapter of @sfn.org recently! Neuroscience researchers from across Maine came together for short talks and a poster session that sparked discussion and collaboration, showcasing the strength and impact of Maine’s neuroscience community.

🧬 Join us April 21 for Scientifically Speaking - a virtual event featuring emerging JAX scientists. From tissue regeneration to therapy-resistant leukemia, get a snapshot of new discoveries shaping the field. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3G2AuIe

Congratulations to all students who participated in this year’s Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair, a celebration of curiosity, creativity, and the power of young scientists to ask big questions. 🧪 🏆 Read more at: https://go.jax.org/wj31l7

A key cancer-fighting gene in leukemia is switched off—not broken—and, in a study published in @science.org #ScienceTranslationalMedicine, scientists from JAX have found a way to switch it back on. 🧬🧪 https://go.jax.org/AMLswitch

Recognize these genetics pioneers? 🧬 Mary-Claire King, Francis Collins, and Svante Pääbo helped shape the field as we know it today. Swipe to learn more and visit our website to join us for the 2026 McKusick Short Course: https://go.jax.org/mckusick26

🤝 We’re proud to continue our partnership with @northeasternu.bsky.social's Roux Institute to help grow Maine’s #biotech workforce with hands-on, experiential learning. Biotech M.S. students recently spent time at @jax.org to gain practical experience working with the mouse as a research model.

A key cancer-fighting gene in leukemia is switched off—not broken—and, in a study published in @science.org #ScienceTranslationalMedicine, scientists from JAX have found a way to switch it back on. 🧬🧪 https://go.jax.org/AMLswitch

A carpenter for 50 years on Mount Desert Island, Henry thought a stage IV prostate cancer diagnosis would mean hours on the road. Instead, world-class genomic cancer care came to him through JAX's Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative (MCGI). See genomic care make a difference 🧬 🧪: go.jax.org/HenryMCGI

Worthington Scholarship Foundation's $1M gift has established the Worthington-JAX Biomedical Fellows Scholarship to expand access to premier biomedical research training for eligible students and educators. 🧪 Learn more: https://bit.ly/46SXNPd

A key cancer-fighting gene in leukemia is switched off—not broken—and, in a study published in @science.org #ScienceTranslationalMedicine, scientists from JAX have found a way to switch it back on. 🧬🧪 https://go.jax.org/AMLswitch

At JAX’s Rare Disease Translational Center in Bar Harbor, Maine, innovations are transforming medicine through genomic research, tackling rare diseases and advancing personalized care - often one family at a time. https://bit.ly/4tpYXuv

Congrats to Arunachalam Sekar and Luke Trinity, named this year’s JAX Scholars 🧬 This fellowship supports exceptional postdocs advancing our understanding of mammalian biology and human disease. Meet the scholars & their innovative work: https://bit.ly/4dnFTYX

See the full story: go.jax.org/EndoRISE33126 🎥 JAX, UConn Health, and the state of Connecticut established a first-of-its-kind, coordinated ecosystem, EndoRISE, aligned around a shared goal: accelerate discovery and improve outcomes for endometriosis, a disease disrupting millions of lives.

1 in 10: The endometriosis challenge Premieres tomorrow. 🎬 🔔 Set a reminder to watch live: https://youtu.be/2K4tUnWQmFc #endometriosis

There are many reasons to attend the 34th Annual Short Course on Experimental Models of Human Cancer - here are our top 3. 📅 August 6 - 14 📍 Bar Harbor, ME or Virtual 🔗 Register: go.jax.org/cancershortcourse26

The Genome Technology Development Webinar Series. 👉 www.jax.org/GenomeTechDev26 👈 Three webinars featuring leading scientists discussing current capabilities, ongoing challenges, and future opportunities in genome technology innovation. Roundtable discussion following the presentations 🧪🧬💻👩‍🔬 #edusky

EndoRISE is a collaborative engine—bringing together JAX, @uconnhealth.bsky.social (UConn Health), and the state of Connecticut—to advance endometriosis research, innovation, support, and education. See how we're addressing the endometriosis challenge on March 31. #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth

Huge congratulations to Mark Adams, professor and interim scientific director at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, who has been elected a 2025 Fellow of @aaas.org — one of the most distinguished lifetime honors for scientists. 🎉 🧪

Long-read sequencing is changing the game in genomics. Join a 4-day Long-Read Sequencing Workshop with @jaxeducation.bsky.social -expert insights & real-world applications across genome, transcriptome and epigenome analysis. 📅 May 11–14 | In person + virtual https://bit.ly/41fDHvd

🧬 Undergrad curious about #CancerGenomics? Join @jacksonlab.bsky.social’s 🆓 virtual Cancer Genomics programs in July: www.jax.org/education-an... ✅ Interpret real cancer genomics data ✅ Connect with cancer & genomics professionals ✅ Inquiry project to design treatment plan for a fictitious patient

What happens when researchers, clinicians, advocates, and policymakers build something together? See how JAX, @uconnhealth.bsky.social (UConn Health), the state of Connecticut, and EndoRISE are addressing the endometriosis challenge on March 31. #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth

Pictured in 1978: McKusick Short Course founders Victor McKusick and Tom Roderick. What began as a bold vision is now a 67-year legacy shaping the future of human genetics. Join the next chapter: go.jax.org/mckusick26

Worthington Scholarship Foundation's $1M gift has established the Worthington-JAX Biomedical Fellows Scholarship to expand access to premier biomedical research training for eligible students and educators. 🧪 Learn more: https://bit.ly/46SXNPd

Congratulations to all students who participated in this year’s Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair, a celebration of curiosity, creativity, and the power of young scientists to ask big questions. 🧪 🏆 Read more at: https://go.jax.org/wj31l7

Through cutting-edge testing, JAX scientists are helping to more accurately diagnose brain tumors - and changing the lives of patients in the process. Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwzGW2YY1W4 🧪🧠 #BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek

JAX researchers have found that PDL-1, a protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs, may also help the body fight influenza. 🧪 https://go.jax.org/PDL1

🧪🧠 During Brain Awareness Week, explore the @jaxeducation.bsky.social course Genetic Testing in Pediatric Neurology 2.0, designed to help clinicians understand genetic testing and choose the right tests for pediatric neurological conditions. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3L3JnSa

What if a routine eye scan could tell a doctor if you were at risk of Alzheimer’s disease? JAX scientist Gareth Howell is exploring how genetics shape the way our eyes - and brains - age. Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ4T0EpGzto 👁️ 🧪🧠 #BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek

The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) and BioCT convened the third Connecticut Rare Disease Forum today at JAX Genomic Medicine in Farmington, CT, bringing together researchers, biotech executives, clinicians, and policymakers to examine the future of rare disease research and treatment. 🧬

Do you want to be part of a unique, mission-driven biomedical research institution making a global impact? There are two weeks left to apply for a faculty member opportunity at our Farmington, CT location! Apply today: https://go.jax.org/v5j8y1 🧪 🧬 🔬

🧪🧠 Brain science moves faster together. During Brain Awareness Week, see how @jaxeducation.bsky.social is helping scientists worldwide accelerate Alzheimer’s and aging research. https://bit.ly/4uosBRR

Today kicks off Brain Awareness Week, a chance to celebrate the wonders of the brain. Follow along to see why science around brain research matters, and how JAX is advancing crucial research, providing education and sharing mouse models to shed light on this small but mighty organ 🧪🧠

Worthington Scholarship Foundation's $1M gift has established the Worthington-JAX Biomedical Fellows Scholarship to expand access to premier biomedical research training for eligible students and educators. 🧪 Learn more: https://bit.ly/46SXNPd

It's #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth 🎗️ 🧪 🔬 ♀️ Our researchers are studying endometriosis at the single‑cell level, using advanced tools to better understand this pervasive disease. Learn more about how to get involved and support endometriosis research or the EndoRISE program at jax.org/endo

To better understand diseases that develop toward the end of life, JAX Postdoctoral Associate Lauren Kuffler looks to the beginning. 🔬🧪⚕️ See how Kuffler is unlocking clues to aging by studying early development: https://go.jax.org/57t898

JAX is proud to announce that Professor Bill Skarnes has been selected as the 17th recipient of the International Society for Transgenic Technologies (@transtechsociety.org) Prize, one of the highest honors in the field. 🧬 🧪

A carpenter for 50 years on Mount Desert Island, Henry thought a stage IV prostate cancer diagnosis would mean hours on the road. Instead, world-class genomic cancer care came to him through JAX's Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative (MCGI). See genomic care make a difference 🧬 🧪: go.jax.org/HenryMCGI

Colorectal cancer is rising among younger adults. While genetics, diet, and lifestyle all play a large role, scientists suspect that bacteria in the gut could also be a driver of the disease. JAX's Daniel Peñarete-Acosta is developing new tech to study the link between #cancer and bacteria. 🧪

A new painless patch developed by researchers at JAX in collaboration with @mit.edu offers new way to monitor immune health. The microneedle patch samples key immune cells often missed in routine blood draws and biopsies. 🧪🏥 go.jax.org/skin-patch

Young infants hospitalized with #RSV often become much sicker compared to those infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes #COVID19. Scientists from @stjuderesearch.bsky.social and JAX found that the two respiratory viruses trigger different immune responses 🧪

Young infants hospitalized with #RSV often become much sicker compared to those infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes #COVID19. Scientists from @stjuderesearch.bsky.social and JAX found that the two respiratory viruses trigger different immune responses 🧪

Lighting JAX campuses is a small but meaningful way we show our relentless support, illuminate our persistence to find new breakthroughs, and reflect hope for the 300 million living with a rare disease. Here's a favorite time-lapse from 2022's light up. 🦓 💚💜🩵🩷 #RareDiseaseDay #LightUpForRare 🧪 🧬

When you finish a run, your muscles may feel like they did all the work, but new research from JAX and the @upenn.edu have discovered that what happens in your brain after a run may determine whether you gain endurance over time. 🧪🧠 https://go.jax.org/brain-exercise

How do genes impact disease risk? By rapidly testing hundreds of thousands of #DNA sequences, scientists at JAX, @broadinstitute.org and @yale.edu#DNAhave identified specific genetic variations that contribute to blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and more.🧪🧬 https://go.jax.org/gene-maps-health

With #RareDiseaseDay tomorrow, we're proud to recognize the JAX Rare Disease Translational Center. They work to understand rare disease mechanisms, move therapies to clinic, and improve the lives of the 300 million people globally living with a rare disease: https://go.jax.org/rdtc-team 🧪 🧬

About 1 in 10 people in the U.S. are affected by a #raredisease. Studying rare diseases isn’t just a moral imperative—it’s also one of the smartest ways to understand, and eventually treat, common illnesses like #cancer, #Alzheimer’s, and #diabetes. 🧪🧬 go.jax.org/why-study-rare

We are seeking accomplished faculty at all ranks to join the mission-driven community at our research campus in CT, where scientists are united in pursuit of a common goal: to translate genetic discoveries into improvements in human health. Apply today: https://go.jax.org/v5j8y1 🧪 🧬 🔬

🧬 The go-to learning experience in #genetics and #genomics for trainees, clinicians and scientists for over 65 years! ➡️ Find out why: www.jax.org/education-an... #RareDiseaseDay #PhDSky #MedSky #GeneChat Explore highlights for @jacksonlab.bsky.social's McKusick Short Course 👇

Pinpointing the exact noncoding variants driving locus-disease associations is an enduring challenge. Using MPRA, a @jacksonlab.bsky.social, Broad & @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social team tested >220,000 variants in 5 cell types, resolving >13,000 and revealing mechanisms behind several disease traits.

For Nadia Rosenthal, scientific director at JAX, the lesson is clear: “Rare diseases often give us a clear window into the fundamental workings of biology, and what we see through that window can tell us about much more widespread conditions.” 🧪 🧬 #RareDiseaseDay https://go.jax.org/nadia-yt-social