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The '''Jackson Laboratory''' (often abbreviated as '''JAX''') is an independent, non-profit [[biomedical research]] institution which was founded by [[Clarence Cook Little]] in 1929.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pressherald.com/2020/07/20/jackson-lab-to-remove-founders-name-from-conference-center/ | title=Jackson Lab to remove founder's name from conference center | date=20 July 2020 }}</ref> It employs over 3,000 employees in [[Bar Harbor, Maine]]; [[Sacramento, California]]; [[Farmington, Connecticut]]; [[Shanghai]], | The '''Jackson Laboratory''' (often abbreviated as '''JAX''') is an independent, non-profit [[biomedical research]] institution which was founded by [[Clarence Cook Little]] in 1929.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pressherald.com/2020/07/20/jackson-lab-to-remove-founders-name-from-conference-center/ | title=Jackson Lab to remove founder's name from conference center | date=20 July 2020 }}</ref> It employs over 3,000 employees in [[Bar Harbor, Maine]]; [[Sacramento, California]]; [[Farmington, Connecticut]]; [[Shanghai]], China; and [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About The Jackson Laboratory|url=http://www.jax.org/about/|publisher=Jackson Laboratory|access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> The institution is a [[National Cancer Institute]]-designated Cancer Center<ref>{{cite web |date=13 August 2012 |title=Find an NCI-Designated Cancer Center – National Cancer Institute |url=https://www.cancer.gov/research/infrastructure/cancer-centers/find#Maine |website=cancer government |language=en}}</ref> and has [[National Institutes of Health|NIH]] Centers of Excellence in aging<ref>{{cite web |title=Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence |url=https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dab/nathan-shock-centers-excellence |website=National Institute on Aging |language=en}}</ref> and [[system]]s genetics.<ref name="Fast Facts">{{cite web |title=Fast Facts |url=https://www.jax.org/about-us/fast-facts |website=The Jackson Laboratory |language=en}}</ref> The stated mission of The Jackson Laboratory is "to discover the genetic basis for preventing, treating and curing human diseases, and to enable research and [[education]] for the [[Globe|global]] biomedical [[community]]."<ref>{{cite web |title=Personalized Medicine Coalition – Advocates for precision medicine : The Jackson Laboratory |url=https://www.personalizedmedicinecoalition.org/Members/The_Jackson_Laboratory |website=personalizedmedicinecoalition |language=en}}</ref> | ||
The laboratory also provides more than 13,000 strains of [[Model organism|mouse models]] to more than 2,400 [[organization]]s in 68 countries around the world.<ref name="Fast Facts">{{cite web |title=Fast Facts |url=https://www.jax.org/about-us/fast-facts |website=The Jackson Laboratory |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, JAX is the home of the [[Mouse Genome Informatics]] database, and an international hub for scientific courses, conferences, training and [[education]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.criver.com/files/pdfs/rms/jax/rm_d_jax_eu_partnership.aspx|title=JAX Mice and Research Services Provided Through Charles River|website=Criver.com|access-date=2016-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818061606/http://www.criver.com/files/pdfs/rms/jax/rm_d_jax_eu_partnership.aspx|archive-date=2015-08-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> | The laboratory also provides more than 13,000 strains of [[Model organism|mouse models]] to more than 2,400 [[organization]]s in 68 countries around the world.<ref name="Fast Facts">{{cite web |title=Fast Facts |url=https://www.jax.org/about-us/fast-facts |website=The Jackson Laboratory |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, JAX is the home of the [[Mouse Genome Informatics]] database, and an international hub for scientific courses, conferences, training and [[education]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.criver.com/files/pdfs/rms/jax/rm_d_jax_eu_partnership.aspx|title=JAX Mice and Research Services Provided Through Charles River|website=Criver.com|access-date=2016-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818061606/http://www.criver.com/files/pdfs/rms/jax/rm_d_jax_eu_partnership.aspx|archive-date=2015-08-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||