Press Releases & Advisories
TIGR Taps Eric Eisenstadt as Vice President for Research
Eric Eisenstadt has joined The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) as Vice President for Research. With 17 years of biotechnology experience, Eisenstadt says genomics is at a crossroads--and he intends for TIGR to help lead the...[more]
International Research Team Announces Finished Rice Genome
In a study that promises to improve crop breeding, a public research consortium has published the complete, accurate rice genome. As a member of the International Rice Genome Sequencing Project, TIGR sequenced more than 10% of...[more]
Venter Institute Announces Acquisition of the Norman Collection: The History of Molecular Biology
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Venter Institute Announces Acquisition of the Norman Collection: The History of Molecular Biology ROCKVILLE, MD — August 10, 2005 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (Venter Institute)...[more]
Genome Study of Marine Microbe Offers New Clues to Subzero Survival
In a new study, scientists have sequenced and analyzed the genome of a marine microbe, Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H. The research reveals key biochemical tools that bacteria tap to survive in frigid environments.[more]
Three Deadly Parasites Have Common Genetic Core; Studies May Help Target New Drugs To Fight Them
An international consortium of scientists including TIGR has deciphered the genomes of three deadly parasites that threaten half a billion people, causing Chagas disease, African sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis. The studies,...[more]
TIGR President Is Named To Biosecurity Science Advisory Board
TIGR President Claire M. Fraser has been appointed to the new National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, which provides oversight and advice to the Department of Health and Human Services on federally conducted or supported...[more]
U.S. / African Project Deciphers Deadly Parasite Genome
An innovative North-South research collaboration has provided molecular clues to help develop new ways to treat or prevent East Coast fever, a parasite-transmitted disease which kills a million cattle a year in East and Central...[more]
Major New Policy Study Will Explore Risks, Benefits of Synthetic Genomics
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Major New Policy Study Will Explore Risks, Benefits of Synthetic Genomics ROCKVILLE, MD - June 28, 2005 — Today three organizations, the J. Craig Venter Institute (Venter Institute), the...[more]
Genome Study of Beneficial Microbe May Help Boost Plant Health
In a study expected to greatly benefit crop plants, scientists have deciphered the genome of a root- and seed-dwelling bacterium that protects plants from diseases. The research provides clues to better explain how the helpful...[more]
TIGR President Wins ASM's Promega Biotechnology Research Award
TIGR President Claire M. Fraser has been awarded the 2005 Promega Biotechnology Research Award at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology for her "outstanding contributions to the application of biotechnology...[more]
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