Dr. J. Craig Venter named as one of the 2012 Dan David Prize Laureates

NSF Provides Additional $5.9 Million to Support Five New BREAD Program Projects

Scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and the National Institute for Agronomical Research (INRA) will join forces to use new synthetic biology technologies to...

Salmon genome in final phases of completion

COLLABORATOR PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Salmon genome in final phases of completion November 23, 2011 —The International Cooperation to Sequence the Atlantic Salmon Genome (ICSASG, the "Cooperation") has awarded the...[more]

JCVI Scientists along with International Team of Researchers Sequence the Genome of Model Legume, Medicago

Genome gives clues into legume evolution, and could provide means to better understand and better utilize closely related agricultural crops such as alfalfa[more]

Study Questions Whether Asia and Tropics Are Source of Seasonal Flu

Global flu watch: Report of rare flu coinfection in Southeast Asia hot spot

While dual infections in Cambodia did not produce new strain, study cites need for continuous tracking against risk of different influenza viruses combining to create a new pandemic

Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc. Hires Vaccine Executive Sammy J. Farah as President

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc. Hires Vaccine Executive Sammy J. Farah as President LA JOLLA, CA —(September 29, 2011) —Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc (SGVI), a privately held...[more]

JCVI's Part-time Associate Professor Elodie Ghedin is selected as 2011 MacArthur Fellow

J. Craig Venter Institute Breaks Ground on La Jolla, California's First True Sustainable Laboratory Facility

Facility will be LEED Platinum Certified and will be on the University of California, San Diego Campus[more]

Mark D. Adams, Ph.D. Joins J. Craig Venter Institute as Scientific Director

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mark D. Adams, Ph.D. Joins J. Craig Venter Institute as Scientific Director ROCKVILLE, MD and SAN DIEGO, CA — July 12, 2011 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced that...[more]