Developing the next generation of modern biomedical leaders through experiential learning and educational programming at The Jackson Laboratory, around the world, and online.
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JAX Genomic Education
Students will work with mentors at JAX & JAX-NYSCF Collaborative to:
🧬 Contribute to innovative research
🔬 Build confidence & new skills
🧠 Strengthen critical thinking
🤝 Become part of a community
🗺️ Explore future pathways
We look forward to supporting their growth!
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Zeynep shared that her training at JAX helped her grow as a researcher by learning to identify questions and design projects to address them.
She developed:
🔬 Specialized technical skills
🗣️ Science communication skills
🤝 Appreciation for collaboration and science advocacy
#JAXTrainee
🎉 Congratulations to Rebeca Morales Soto (Conn.) and Elijah Pinkham (Maine) — the 2026 JAX College Scholarship recipients!
🌟 Each will receive a $10K @jax.org scholarship with opportunities for JAX campus visits & internship support as they pursue future careers in biomedicine.
#STEMEducation
🧠 Build confidence in stereotaxic surgery with hands-on training
@jax.org's workshop combines personalized instruction & practical experience to help #Neuroskyence researchers develop precision surgical skills.
Learn about techniques covered & scholarship opportunities: www.jax.org/education-an...
We inadvertently left Titas Grabauskas out of the original post.
@uconnhealth.bsky.social, Biomedical Science
🔹 Titas Grabauskas
👏 Congrats on this important milestone!
🎉 Congrats to Zeynep Sarica, a postbac in the @grhowell.bsky.social lab, who was accepted into Indiana University School of Medicine’s PhD Biomedical Gateway Program!
At @jax.org, she studied how APOE4 and lead exposure can interact to affect brain vasculature and Alzheimer's disease pathology.
🎉 We're excited to welcome students to @jax.org's Summer Student Program in Bar Harbor, Maine, & Farmington, Connecticut, & the JAX-NYSCF Collaborative Summer Internship Program in New York, New York.
👏 Congrats to the following Ph.D. candidates at @jax.org who successfully defended their dissertations!
@tuftsmedschool.bsky.social, Genetics
🔹 Haley Fortin
@tuftsmedschool.bsky.social, Neurology
🔹 Tionna Brothers
🔹 Kevin Charland
Expand your experimental toolkit for #CancerResearch at @jax.org's expert-led workshop this fall.
Hands-on training in xenografting, surgery, organoid culture & more, so you can confidently apply new approaches to your cancer biology and therapeutic studies.
👉 Register: www.jax.org/education-an...
@uconnhealth.bsky.social, Biomedical Science
🔹 Adam Thiesen
@umainegradschool.bsky.social, GSBSE
🔹 Cory Diemler
🔹 Caryl Young
We are proud to recognize these rising scientific leaders and look forward to seeing how they shape the future of biomedical research.
#JAXTrainee
