The NIAID-Supported Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center at the J. Craig Venter Institute Offers New Affymetrix Array for Faster Identification of E. Coli and Shigella

Custom microarray allows scientists to identify different strains of the potentially fatal foodborne pathogens[more]

NIH Expands Human Microbiome Project; Funds Sequencing Centers and Disease Projects

J. Craig Venter Institute Awarded $43 Million, Five Year Contract from NIAID to Continue to Develop and Provide Sequencing, Genotyping, and Bioinformatics Expertise and Services in Infectious Diseases

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE J. Craig Venter Institute Awarded $43 Million, Five Year Contract from NIAID to Continue to Develop and Provide Sequencing, Genotyping, and Bioinformatics Expertise and Services in...[more]

Genes from Tiny Algae Shed Light on Big Role Managing Carbon in World's Oceans & Coping with Environmental Change

International Team of Researchers Develops New Tool to Elucidate the Epigenome

Technology has potential application for personalized cancer therapies[more]

Venter Institute Launches the J. Robert Beyster and Life Technologies 2009-2010 Research Voyage of the Sorcerer II Expedition

Team will sail to Baltic, Black and Mediterranean Seas, sampling water and cataloguing microbial diversity; Expedition funded by local San Diego supporters Beyster Family Foundation Fund and matching grants from Life Technologies...[more]

J. Craig Venter Institute's Professional Development Program to Train USDA Scientists on Latest Tools and Methods for Eukaryotic Genome Analysis

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE J. Craig Venter Institute's Professional Development Program to Train USDA Scientists on Latest Tools and Methods for Eukaryotic Genome Analysis ROCKVILLE, MD — March 2, 2008 — As part of...[more]

PFGRC announces the deployment of a new web ordering system for Gateway® clones

Complete Genomes of All Known Human Rhinoviruses Are Published

First comprehensive sequencing and analysis of strains responsible for common cold and other respiratory illnesses, give clues to evolution and diversity of the virus[more]

Research Teams at J. Craig Venter Institute and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Uncover New Chromosomal Alterations in Cancer Using Transcriptome Sequencing Approach

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Research Teams at J. Craig Venter Institute and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Uncover New Chromosomal Alterations in Cancer Using Transcriptome Sequencing Approach ROCKVILLE, MD and...[more]