Affiliate Event: Jaxtaposition – Forum for Discovery
Forum for Discovery
Presented by The Jackson Laboratory
Join us for the Laboratory’s annual Forum for Discovery where we celebrate you, our great supporters, and provide updates on cutting-edge research. JAX leadership and faculty will discuss how evolving science and technology, as well as learnings from the past year, are preparing us for a healthier future.
With your support and our expertise, we can change the future of human health – together.
For questions, please contact Advancement Events at advancementevents@jax.org.
Schedule of Events
Welcome & Introductions
1:00 p.m.
S. Catherine Longley, J.D., Executive VP and COO
State of the Laboratory
Edison Liu, M.D., President and CEO
Genetic Engineering
1:30 p.m.
Edison Liu, M.D.,
Albert Cheng, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Derya Unutmaz, M.D., Professor
Break
2:15 p.m.
How Today’s Science is Preparing for Tomorrow
2:20 p.m.
Edison Liu, M.D.,
Mark Adams, Ph.D., Deputy Director, JAX Genomic Medicine
Professor and Director, Clinical Diagnostic Research
Derya Unutmaz, M.D., Professor
Nadia Rosenthal, Ph.D., F.MedSci, FAAHMS, Scientific Director
Event Concludes
3:30 p.m.