Jackson Laboratory

Jackson Laboratory mission is to improve the quality of human life through discoveries arising from our own genetic research and by enabling the research and education of others.

Unique among biomedical institutions, The Jackson Laboratory, a non-profit institution, is the world's largest mammalian genetic research facility. The laboratory serves the global scientific community as the key provider of critical genetic resources and is a center for training present and future scientists. The Jackson Laboratory is at the forefront of the genetics revolution that is transforming medicine for the benefit of humanity.

A unique resource to the worldwide scientific community, the global scientific community relies on The Jackson Laboratory to supply genetics resources. Each year, the Laboratory supplies universities, medical schools and research laboratories all over the world with approximately 2 million JAX®Mice from more than 2,500 varieties, 97% of which are available only from The Jackson Laboratory.

Today, the mouse is recognized by the scientific community as the most important model for human diseases and disorders.

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The Jackson Laboratory
600 Main Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 USA
207-288-6000 Main
207-288-6051 Public Information