The Jackson Laboratory

Leadership Team

Doug Abbott

Doug Abbott

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Meet Doug
Mark Adams, Ph.D.

Mark Adams, Ph.D.

Professor & Interim Scientific Director, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

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Brendan Arbuckle

Brendan Arbuckle

Chief Information Officer

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LuAnn Ballesteros

LuAnn Ballesteros

Vice President, External and Government Affairs

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Madeleine Braun, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Madeleine Braun, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Vice President, Research Growth Initiatives

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Lon Cardon, Ph.D., FMedSci

Lon Cardon, Ph.D., FMedSci

President and CEO

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Dana Carroll, J.D.

Dana Carroll, J.D.

Vice President for Research Administration

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Mary Dickinson, Ph.D.

Mary Dickinson, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer

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Christine Lin Egli

Christine Lin Egli

Vice President, Advancement

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Michael Ellis, Ph.D.

Michael Ellis, Ph.D.

Vice President, JMCRS Research & Development

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Dan Hoag

Dan Hoag

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Steve Holstein

Steve Holstein

Senior Vice President, External Affairs

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James Keck

James Keck

Vice President, Innovation and Product Development

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Mitchell Kennedy

Mitchell Kennedy

Executive Vice President, JAX & President, JMCRS

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Cathleen Lutz, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Cathleen Lutz, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Vice President, Rare Disease Translational Center, Professor, Evnin Family Chair

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Melanie Moon

Melanie Moon

Vice President, Global Commercial Operations

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Martha Munhall

Martha Munhall

Vice President, Human Resources

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Rika Namiki

Rika Namiki

Representative Director of JAX Japan

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Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D.

Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Director, JAX Cancer Center, Edison T. Liu Endowed Chair in Cancer Research

Meet Karolina
Daniel Paull, Ph.D.

Daniel Paull, Ph.D.

Scientific Director, JAX-NYSCF and Vice President, Discovery & Platform Development

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Nadia Rosenthal, Ph.D., FMedSci, FAAHMS

Nadia Rosenthal, Ph.D., FMedSci, FAAHMS

Scientific Director and Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Mammalian Genetics, the Maxine Groffsky Endowed Chair

Meet Nadia
Jens Rueter, M.D.

Jens Rueter, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer, JAX; Medical Director, MCGI

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Emily Schorer

Emily Schorer

Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff and Chief People Officer

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Jay Vetelino

Jay Vetelino

Vice President, Financial Planning, Budgets, Research and Administrative Finance

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Linda Waterman

Linda Waterman

Vice President, Quality and Chief Veterinary Officer

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Aubrey Watkins

Aubrey Watkins

David Shaw Family Endowed Vice President of Corporate Development

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Brett Witham

Brett Witham

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and JMCRS General Counsel

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Charlie Wray, Ph.D.

Charlie Wray, Ph.D.

Vice President for Education

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