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V O L . X X N O. X X G i V i N G G u i d e 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 34 Top funding source(s) Board oFFicers Weslie r. Janeway Vice Chair James J. Gallogly Treasurer peter F. Gerrity Secretary Board MeMBers david r. cabot Kathleen a. corbet Louis J. d'ambrosio david d. elliman anthony B. evnin, ph.d. richard s. Gurin charles e. Hewett, ph.d. richard s. Lannamann sam r. Little edison T. Liu, M.d. neal B. Milch, J.d. dennis paustenbach, ph.d. charles M. rice, ph.d. Janet rossant, ph.d. david J. roux edward rubin, M.d., ph.d. Brian F. Wruble Leo a. Holt Board of Trustees Chair, Holt Logistics Corp. edison Liu, M.d. President and CEO 2015 GoAlS f Lead the convergence of research mice, human genetics and computational genomics in the search for better treatments for disease. f Empower the biomedical community with our research resources, technologies, new mouse models of human disease and education programs. f Recruit top scientists and postdoctoral researchers. f Increase philanthropic support. funDRAiSinG eventS/oPPoRtunitieS e Jackson Laboratory hosts friend-raising and fund-raising events at its Bar Harbor campus and throughout Maine and the United States. GivinG oPPoRtunitieS Support vital research: Jackson Laboratory research is essential to solving some of humanity's most difficult diseases. Each day brings new progress toward understanding cancer, Alzheimer's, cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, diabetes, obesity and many other diseases and conditions. Support cutting-edge technology and resources: e Jackson Laboratory is internationally renowned for its expertise in using mice to model human diseases and conditions. More than two dozen Nobel Prizes and countless scientific experiments and techniques have stemmed from the Laboratory's science, resources and education programs during the last eight decades. e Laboratory shares its mice, resources and expertise with more than 20,000 scientists in 56 countries. Support the education of tomorrow's scientists: e Jackson Laboratory provides an inspiring place for people to learn about science and advance their careers through the Summer Student Program, high school internships, and predoctoral and postdoctoral opportunities. e Laboratory also offers dozens of conferences and workshops annually for working scientists and physicians seeking to integrate genetics and genomics into their work. volunteeR oPPoRtunitieS Volunteers can support e Jackson Laboratory by getting to know its people and its work; sharing their excitement for the organization among family, friends and colleagues; and sponsoring or participating in its friend-raising and fund-raising events throughout Maine. established: 1929 employees: 1,600 total; 1,250 in Maine annual revenue: $240,000,000 conTacT 600 Main St. Bar Harbor, ME 04609 (207) 288-6000 The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine Discovery Drive Farmington, Conn. 06030 (860) 856-2474 The Jackson Laboratory 1650 Santa Ana Ave. Sacramento, Calif. 95838 (800) 422-6423 www.jax.org Mission sTaTeMenT The Jackson Laboratory discovers precise genomic solutions for disease and empowers the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health. serVice LocaTion(s) The Jackson Laboratory's research, resources and education programs benefit people throughout the world, including the residents of all 16 Maine counties. Genetic resources and services . . . . . 69% Government research grants . . . . . . . 29% Private gifts and grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% the jackson laboratory Jackson Laboratory Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Simon W.M. John, Ph.D., gives a talk on glaucoma to members of his lab. Jackson Laboratory photo by Françoise Gervais.