THE JACKSON LABORATORY
DISCOVERY STARTS HERE
2022: Your support at work in Maine
RESEARCH
• Maine Cancer Genomics
Initiative expanded to
oncologists nationwide
through SWOG Cancer
Research Network study.
• JAX scientists received over
$130M in new federal and
peer-reviewed foundation
funding to support research.
• JAX established the Rare
Disease Translational Center
to lead the study of rare
disease from diagnosis to
research to drug development.
COMMUNITY
• JAX completed construction of the
Hemlock Lane apartments, opening
24 units of new workforce housing at
its campus in Bar Harbor.
• Laboratory staff and state
officials broke ground on Island of
Imagination Early Childhood Center,
an on-site workforce childcare
facility to care for over 50 children.
• 271 employees logged 1,927 hours
of volunteer service through JAX
volunteer time-off program.
EDUCATION
• Teaching the Genome Generation
provided hands-on genomics lessons
and labs to over 1,700 students
across 32 Maine high schools.
• The JAX Endowment for Diversity
Initiatives established to provide
specialized mentorship to biomedical
trainees from underserved
communities in science.
• JAX celebrated the 5th anniversary
of the JAX College Scholarship
Program, which has awarded
$140,000 in scholarships since 2018.
Learn more at www.jax.org
