Welcome
We are a group of geneticists, neuroscientists, and computer scientists who are passionate about discoveries of novel targets and models for mental illness through innovation at the confluence of computational, genetic, and genomic methods.
The Kumar Laboratory is located at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. We study neural circuits in the brain whose misregulation leads to behavioral abnormalities including addiction, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and depression. Using mouse molecular genetics as a foundation, and a combination of computational, biochemistry, physiology, and imaging techniques, we dissect these complex conditions in mammals.
Latest Lab News and Blogs:
Vivek Attends ODIN Conference at The Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics
Vivek attended the ODIN symposium, sponsored by The Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The 2025 Open Data in Neurophysiology (ODIN) Symposium group seeks to fill the pressing need to bridge scales and modalities in our...
Vivek gives inaugural Maine INBRE Data Science Colloquium talk
The talk was at the University of Maine, Orono hosted by Drs. Ben King and Joel Graber. Several members of the lab attended the lecture.
The first Envision Discovery Rack is installed in the Kumar Lab
On April 2, 2025 Allentown and JAX installed the first Discovery Rack in the Kumar Lab. The lab has been working together with a large team on its development over the past 2+years. The system is based on the work that the Kumar Lab has done over the past 8 years. We...
Kumar Lab featured in an article in The Scientist
Our paper that describes the new DIV Sys (aka Envision) was featured in The Scientist. https://www.the-scientist.com/ai-powered-tech-enables-continuous-lab-animal-monitoring-72714 More info here https://www.jax.org/envision AI-Powered Tech Enables Continuous Lab...
Vivek Attends Simons Foundation SFARI meeting
Vivek attended the annual SFARI meeting hosted by the Simons Foundation in NYC. He presented a poster and had awesome pizza!
Four new members join the Kumar Lab
The week of March 31, 2025 was eventful in the lab. We had 4 new members start officially in the lab. Keith Sheppard and Glen Beane started as Principal Software Engineers. Tuan Nguyen started as a Tufts Neuroscience Graduate Student. Tim Leach started as a RAII....
Jake is awarded the Paigen Fellowship
Jake has been awarded the Paigen Fellowship. Paigen Endowed Fellowship recognizes promising postdoctoral talent at JAX. Congratulations, Jake! The award is well deserved....
‘Tis the season
We celebrated the 2024 Holiday Season with a window decorating contest, participating in the JAX holiday lunch, and a dinner at Vivek's house. This year's Kumar Lab Mug was the following: [gallery...
Its FAT BEAR time in the lab
Enough said! See here for more info!
Vivek Presents at Northwestern University symposium
Vivek was invited to present at the Synaptic Dysfunction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders symposium. It was part of the NWU Conte Center and a satellite meeting to SfN 2024.
Fall 2024
Fall 2024 is here! This is one our my favorite trees in Bar Harbor. It's on Ledgelawn on way to JAX.
Yehya Wins Out to Innovate Award
Congratulations to Yehya on getting this award. They proposed to continue to study the Crichton mouse model of age dependent changes in behavior. The Out to Innovate™ Scholarships, established in 2011, are intended for LGBTQ+ undergraduate and graduate students...
