Mark Adams
Jackson Laboratory has appointed Mark Adams as director of microbial genomic services. In this role, Adams will enhance the organization's large scale microbiome initiatives. Adams joins Jackson Laboratory from the J. Craig Venter Institute, where he directed programs that characterized genomic changes in antibiotic resistance. He also founded the Institute for Genomic Research, co-founded Celera Genomics, and served as associate professor of genetics at Case Western Reserve University.