Chia-Lin Wei's Colleagues at The Jackson Laboratory
James Fahey
Chief of Diagnostic Services/Associate Director, Comparative Medicine and Quality
Chia-Lin Wei's Contact Details
207-288-6000
Farmington, Connecticut, United States
The Jackson Laboratory
Chia-Lin Wei's Company Details
Cancer. Diabetes. Alzheimer's. Heart Disease. Parkinson's.The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) leads the search to cure diseases rooted in our DNA.Founded in 1929, we are an NCI-designated Cancer Center since 1983 and an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit research organization with over 90 years of experience in genetics and genomics research. JAX blends the brightest minds with state-of-the-art resources to accelerate discovery.Areas of Discovery (75+ Principal Investigators, >250 Ph.D.s, M.D.s, and D.V.M.s):• Cancer: We are a National Cancer Institute designated Cancer Center focusing on cancer initiation, progression, prevention and therapies.• Developmental/reproductive biology: birth defects, Down syndrome, osteoporosis, fertility• Immunology: HIV-AIDS, anemia, autoimmunity, cancer immunology, immune disorders, lupus, transplant rejection• Metabolic diseases: atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, microbiome• Neurobiology: blindness, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, deafness, epilepsy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, neurodegenerative diseases• Neurobehavioral disorders: autism, addiction, depressionSupporting Global Research: • The JAX Mouse Repository and Scientific Services are among the premier resources available for biomedical research.Committed to Education:• Summer Student Program (undergrad & high school)• Teaching the Genome Generation Short Course• Ph.D. programs: U. Maine, Tufts University and U. Connecticut• Courses, Conferences and Workshops