Scientists at Janelia work together in multidisciplinary teams to solve challenging biological problems that are difficult to address in other research settings.

Many lab spaces at Janelia feature modular designs and natural light.

Credit: Brad Feinknopf

Occupying 689 wooded acres along the Potomac River, Janelia Farm provides a variety of services and facilities to support its diverse community of scientists and staff—inside and outside the lab.

A view of the Janelia Farm Research Campus at dusk.

Credit: Brad Feinknopf

The Janelia Farm model frees scientists of constraints commonly found in other research environments, providing access to world-class resources and a talented support staff.

Graduate scholar John Tuthill prepares a Drosophila specimen for imaging.

Credit: James Kegley

In addition to our resident scientists and fellows, we offer visiting scientists, graduate, and undergraduate candidates a range of scientific programs.

Graduate scholar Arbora Resulaj (left) and her mentor, Janelia Emeritus Fellow Dmitry Rinberg (right).

Credit: James Kegley

Janelia Farm regularly hosts scientific meetings, ranging from workshops to intensive, specialized conferences. See what's coming up and visit the archive of past events.

Janelia's large auditorium seats 250 people.

Credit: Matt Staley

Janelia provides outstanding employment opportunities, at all levels.

Credit: James Kegley

Many tools developed in Janelia Farm labs are made freely available to outside researchers, while others are taking shape through collaborations with industry, academia, and government.

A virtual arena for the study of flight in insects.

Credit: James Kegley

Janelia’s sense of community comes from a core belief that people of diverse disciplines and backgrounds can accomplish great things when working with a common purpose.

Research specialist Trevor Wardill (left) and group leader Vivek Jayaraman (right).

Research Resources Staff

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Monique Copeland

Torrey Gallagher

Amy Hu

Kevin McGowan

Susan Michael

Doug Murphy

Serge Picard

Melissa Ramirez

Kim Ritola

Brenda Shields

Helen White

Xiaorong Zhang

Imaging Technology

Wei-Ping Li

Doug Murphy

Mei Sun

Yalin Wang

Zhiheng Yu

Instrument Design and Fabrication

Bill Biddle

Bruce Bowers

Brian Coop

Daniel Flickinger

Ashley Hoyt

Jeff Jordan

Magnus Karlsson

Jason Osborne

Peter Polidoro

Lakshmi Ramasamy

Steven Sawtelle

Tanya Tabachnik

Samantha Watkins

Christopher Werner

Model Organisms

Suxia Bai

Amanda Cavallaro

James Cox

Dona Fetter

Caiying Guo

Donald Hall

Karen Hibbard

Jui-Chun Kao

Catherine Kimmel

Todd Laverty

James McMahon

Monti Mercer

Danielle Ruiz

Grace Zheng

Scientific Computing

Ben Arthur

Mark Bolstad

Christopher Bruns

Jody Clements

Peter Davies

Tom Dolafi

Rob Finn

Stacy Gorman

Vijay Iyer

William Katz

Jinyang Liu

Frank Midgley

Sean Murphy

Donald J. Olbris

Anitha Parvatham

Gregory Pinero

Konrad Rokicki

Todd Safford

Rob Svirskas

Adam Taylor

Eric T. Trautman

Lowell Umayam

Charlotte Weaver

Yang Yu

Library

Jeanne Fielding

Other Services

Spartaco Cicerchia

William Eisenhauer