March 16, 2010 Award-winning actress Glenn Close, a supporter of The Jackson Laboratory, had her DNA completely sequenced, making her the first publicly named female to do so. Illumina, Inc., of San Diego conducted the sequencing using their Genome Analyzer technology.
Ms. Close and her husband, David Shaw--a life trustee of The Jackson Laboratory and former chairman of its board of trustees--are active advocates for the nonprofit research institution. In September 2008, they hosted a benefit gala in New York that raised more than $1.2 million for the Laboratory.
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