Researchers at the Jackson Laboratory (JAX) in Farmington have just received more than $6 million in federal, five-year grants to fund three studies, the lab announced.
In the past week, researchers at the independent nonprofit biomedical research institution received $2.3 million from the National Institute of General Medical Studies (NIGMS) to analyze what causes the immune system to decline with age; $1.8 million from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke involving potential treatments for multiple sclerosis; and $2 million from NIGMS to study the role of RNA structure used in the diagnosis of cancer and other diseases.
The researchers, respectively, are: JAX assistant professor Duygu Ucar, JAX research scientist Yanjiao Zhou and JAX assistant professor Zhengqing Ouyang.
In addition to the genomic medicine facility in Farmington, JAX has a mammalian genetics headquarters in Bar Harbor, Maine and a facility in Sacramento, Calif.
