Daniel Gibson, PhD

Professor

Daniel Gibson is an Professor in the Synthetic Biology group at the JCVI. Since joining the JCVI as a postdoc in 2004, Gibson led the JCVI efforts to synthesize two complete bacterial genomes. Those projects resulted in creation of the first synthetic bacterial cell and development of an enabling suite of DNA synthesis and assembly methods.

Prior to joining the JCVI, Gibson earned his PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Southern California. While there, he used yeast as the model system for studying cell cycle surveillance mechanisms (checkpoints), which are significant in our understanding of cancer development. Before earning his Ph.D., he earned his Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Minimization and Modularization of the Genome of the Eukaryote, Kluyveromyces marxianus

Past Project

Toward Re-Programming the Gut Microbiome

Past Project
04-Aug-2016
Press Release

Teams at Venter Institute and Synthetic Genomics, Inc. Successfully Engineer 16S rRNA using One Step Process Combining CRISPR/Cas9 Systems and Yeast Recombination Machinery

24-Mar-2016
Press Release

First Minimal Synthetic Bacterial Cell Designed and Constructed by Scientists at Venter Institute and Synthetic Genomics, Inc.

Cell, JCVI-syn3.0, was minimized to just 473 genes

20-May-2010
Press Release

First Self-Replicating, Synthetic Bacterial Cell Constructed by J. Craig Venter Institute Researchers

24-Jan-2008
Press Release

Venter Institute Scientists Create First Synthetic Bacterial Genome

Publication Represents Largest Chemically Defined Structure Synthesized in the Lab

Team Completes Second Step in Three Step Process to Create Synthetic Organism