The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit biomedical research institution with a mission to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health. The Jackson Laboratory provides more than 13,000 strains of mouse model domestically and internationally and  the home of the Mouse Genome Informatics database, and an international hub for scientific courses, conferences, training and education.

Through this externship, externs will be trained on basic mouse handling and technique provided by our trainers, work closely with the clinical veterinarians and/or veterinary technicians to treat mice, attend meetings with the veterinarians (vet meeting, project meeting, IACUC meeting, etc.), and interact with the different departments at JAX such as surgical service, animal welfare committee, research department, biosecurity team, pathology service, and etc.