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Real Time Genomics and J. Craig Venter Institute Embark on Strategic Research Initiative
Long-term collaboration to understand de novo mutations for stem cell progression study and deliver validated, gold-standard datasets
Dr. J. Robert Beyster and Betty J. Beyster Make $2.5 Million Pledge to the J. Craig Venter Institute
Prepared Statement from J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., and the J. Craig Venter Institute and Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc. on the H7N9 avian flu strain in China
Venter Institute-Led Team Recovers and Sequences Genome of Periodontal Pathogen from Biofilm in Hospital Sink using Single-Cell Genomics
J. Craig Venter Named MRIGlobal 2013 Citation Award Winner
Preeminent Scientist Will Receive Honor at Annual Dinner on Sept. 4, 2013
Research Team led by JCVI Scientists Uncover More Complexity and Detail in Southern African Genomic Diversity
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
J. Craig Venter Institute extends CLC bio site license through 2017
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation identifies 16 leading scientists to pursue high-risk research in marine microbial ecology
JCVI's Andy Allen among new cohort of investigators
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
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Dr. Hend Alqaderi on paving the way for women in science in the GCC
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What the Public Should Not Know
J. Craig Venter, PhD, argues scientists have “a moral obligation to communicate what they're doing to the public,” and that more studies deserve greater public criticism.
Scientists coax cells with the world’s smallest genomes to reproduce normally
The discovery could sharpen scientists’ understanding of which functions are crucial for normal cells and what the many mysterious genes in these organisms are doing
San Diego arts, health, science and youth groups to share $71M from Prebys Foundation
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