Nadia Rosenthal soars at Jackson Labs but is grounded by Cranberry Isles.

By Alexis Raymond & Ben Wilkins

​​Many people have heard of Jackson Lab, but for some, what you do there is cloaked in mystery. What are some key points of your job as scientific director?

The Jackson Laboratory was founded almost 100 years ago as a research center dedicated to the study of genetics and cancer in laboratory mice. Since that time, JAX scientists have expanded their fields of interest, applying genetic principles to a host of different topics of relevance to human health, including fertility, developmental defects, immune disorders, heart problems, aging and Alzheimer’s, and, most recently, infectious diseases.

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