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Joan Staats Library at The Jackson Laboratory

Supporting The Jackson Laboratory's mission to discover precise genomic solutions for disease.

Our collections

The services and collections of the Joan Staats Library support The Jackson Laboratory's mission to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health. 

Our specialized collection areas focus on genetics, inbred mice, animal health and husbandry, development, embryology, complex traits, immunology, cancer, molecular biology, neuroscience and computational biology.

Over 11,000 online journal titles and a book collection of more than 3,400 volumes comprise the collection. The library is located on the second floor of the C.C. Little Library and Conference Center.

The Jackson Laboratory Historical Archives Collection includes the C.C. Little Papers, 1929-1954; The Jackson Laboratory Staff Personal Papers, including the George Snell Papers; The Jackson Laboratory Publications; a Photograph Collection of over 5,000 prints and negatives; and numerous media and museum collections.

Library Resources

From mice to medicine - six questions with Nadia Rosenthal

From mice to medicine - six questions with Nadia Rosenthal

How working with genetically diverse could revolutionize our understanding of human disease and treatment.

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JAX researchers call for genetically diverse models to drive innovation in drug discovery

JAX researchers call for genetically diverse models to drive innovation in drug discovery

Diverse mouse models show promise in how we understand and treat diseases, offering a significant improvement over standardized but limited mouse and cellular models.

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What is genetic biomarker testing?

What is genetic biomarker testing?

Genetic testing is a powerful tool in the fight against cancer, playing a crucial role in both prevention and personalized treatment. But what exactly are the different types of genetic tests, and how do they help?

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Essential Tips for Selecting Mouse Models in Research

Essential Tips for Selecting Mouse Models in Research

Whether you have a specific disease, gene, tissue, phenotype, or therapeutic in mind, there are four excellent resources to help you with model selection.

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Studying CRS in a Diverse Population

Studying CRS in a Diverse Population

To understand the future of these preclinical studies, we sat down with James Keck, Ph.D., who was recently recognized as a JAX President’s Innovation Fellow for his work creating mouse-based platforms to study the immune system, and evaluate new therapeutics for both safety and efficacy.

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Exploring the functional genetic diversity of wild mice

Exploring the functional genetic diversity of wild mice

Researchers are working to broaden the genetic diversity of mice used in biomedical research.

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JAX Ellsworth welcomes its 125th employee

JAX Ellsworth welcomes its 125th employee

The Jackson Laboratory has hired its 125th employee at the Charles E. Hewett Center in Ellsworth. The Center opened just three years ago to enable wider access to vital JAX mouse resources for the worldwide biomedical research community.

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Innovation awarded to a ‘scientist’s scientist’

Innovation awarded to a ‘scientist’s scientist’

James Keck has been recognized as JAX President’s Innovation Fellow for inventions to accelerate drug development.

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