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    • Jackson Laboratory

    Biomedical research institution

    Aerial view of The Jackson Laboratory campus in Bar Harbor, Maine

    EstablishedMay 4, 1929; 95 years ago (1929-05-04)
    FounderC. C. Little
    TypeNonprofit organizationResearch institute
    HeadquartersBar Harbor, Maine, U.S.
    Location
    Locations
    ProductsMice, C57BL/6J
    Model Organisms
    Laboratory Animals
    Fields
    LeaderLon Cardon
    Budget$628M[1] (2023)
    Staff3,000
    Websitejax.org

    The Jackson Laboratory (often abbreviated as JAX) is an independent, non-profit biomedical research institution which was founded by Clarence Cook Little in 1929.[2] It employs over 3,000 employees in Bar Harbor, Maine; Sacramento, California; Farmington, Connecticut; Shanghai, China; and Yokohama, Japan.[3] The institution is a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center[4] and has NIH Centers of Excellence in aging[5] and sy