Scientists, Including Team at J. Craig Venter Institute, Sequence and Publish More than 10,000 Influenza Genomes as Part of NIAID's Influenza Virus Genome Sequencing Project

Genomes are Deposited into GenBank and Available as Worldwide Research Resource to Better Understand and Combat Potential Influenza Epidemics and Pandemics[more]

J. Craig Venter Institute extends CLC bio site license through 2017

JCVI's Andy Allen has been named as one of 16 prestigious Marine Microbiology Initiative investigators awarded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Karen Nelson, Ph.D., Named President, Robert Friedman, Ph.D., Appointed as Chief Operating Officer of J. Craig Venter Institute

Both will report directly to J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer[more]

Willow grant aims to fuel promising bioenergy source, bring new cash crop to farmers

Stanford researchers produce first complete computer model of an organism

A mammoth effort has produced a complete computational model of the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium, opening the door for biological computer-aided design.

JCVI Researchers, as Part of NIH Human Microbiome Project Consortium, Publish Papers Detailing the Variety and Abundance of Microbes Living on and in the Human Body

Study Represents Largest Group of Healthy Individuals Studied to Date; JCVI also Details its Metagenomics Reports (METAREP) Open Source Bioinformatics Tool[more]

Scientists Work Together to Achieve Milestone Against Deadly Diseases

Solve 1,000 Protein Structures from Infectious Disease Organisms

A 'B-12 Shot' for Marine Algae? Scientists find key protein for algae growth in the ocean

Scientists have revealed a key cog in the biochemical machinery that allows marine algae at the base of the oceanic food chain to thrive. They have discovered a previously unknown protein in algae that grabs an essential but...

Richard H. Scheuermann, Ph.D. Joins J. Craig Venter Institute as Director of Informatics

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Richard H. Scheuermann, Ph.D. Joins J. Craig Venter Institute as Director of Informatics SAN DIEGO, CA and ROCKVILLE, MD —April 12, 2012 —The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today...[more]