JAX® NOTES Summer 2007, No. 506

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Focused on Serving & Supporting Your Research

Since we began distributing mice to other institutions in 1933, supporting our fellow researchers has been a top priority. In keeping with that tradition, we are making significant enhancements.

New Combined Service: JAX® Speed Rederivation & JAX® Sperm Cryopreservation Service

The health status of laboratory mice concerns researchers and laboratory animal veterinarians alike. To ensure a uniform health status within their animal facilities, most institutions follow stringent guidelines for importing and maintaining laboratory animals.

Combined Expertise Enables Rapid Construction of Gene-specific Mutant Mouse Models

You can now study gene function by taking advantage of the combined expertise of Ingenium Pharmaceuticals' INGENOtyping technology and JAX® Sperm Cryopreservation and Recovery Service.

JAX®  In Vivo Services Drug Efficacy Studies: Sample Morris Water Maze Study

JAX® In Vivo Services in Sacramento, Calif., can characterize the phenotypes of disease models or perform a variety of drug efficacy studies for biomedical researchers.

JAX® Mice Publications

The 2007-2009 JAX® Mice Catalog and annual Price Lists, Most Popular JAX® Mice Strains Catalog and Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Resources Manual are now available.

JAX® Web News

Two Great Databases Recently Improved, New Version of Gene Expression Notebook and Gene Trap Information in MGI

New Jackson Laboratory Researcher Investigates Cell Growth and Cancer

All of us harbor proto-oncogenes, genes which, when functioning properly, orchestrate development and growth with astonishing precision but, when malfunctioning, can cause cancer. Proto-oncogenes are the study subject of Casey Fox PhD, a new associate staff scientist at The Jackson Laboratory.

Type 1 Diabetes Resource Mission Expands

Most cases of type 1 diabetes, or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), are characterized by an autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta cells. As a result, patients produce little or no insulin.

New Parkinson's Disease Mouse Model Resource

We recently received a new grant from an anonymous foundation to develop a Parkinson's Disease Mouse Model Repository for researching the basic pathophysiology of and testing new therapies for Parkinson's disease.

New Models for Translational Vision Research Resource

One of our senior staff scientists, Dr. Patsy Nishina, recently established and is directing a new resource for vision researchers.

Newly Available JAX® Mice Strains

Newly Available JAX® Mice Strains