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A Salty Tale: New Bacterial Genome Sequenced From Ancient Salterns
Tourists in Spain often stop to ogle the country's many saltwater lagoons, used to produce salt since Roman times. Scientists, too, admire these saltern crystallizers — and even more so, the microbes that manage to survive in such briny environs. Now, reporting in the November 28-December 2 early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at The Institute for Genomic Research and collaborators reveal the genome of one bacterium at home in the salty Spanish ponds.
First Big Influenza Genome Study Reveals Flu Evolution
Which Flu Did You Have? TIGR Scientists Survey Five New York Flu Seasons
Key Genetic Mutations in Brain Tumors Identified by Scientists from J. Craig Venter Institute, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sequencing of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases Reveals Three Novel Mutations
Researchers Predict Infinite Genomes
TIGR Taps Eric Eisenstadt as Vice President for Research
Eisenstadt Brings Unique Vision for Pushing Genomics Forward
International Research Team Announces Finished Rice Genome
TIGR Scientists Say First Complete Crop Genome Will Improve Agriculture
Venter Institute Announces Acquisition of the Norman Collection: The History of Molecular Biology
Genome Study of Marine Microbe Offers New Clues to Subzero Survival
Scientists unravel the genome of Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H, finding key biochemical tools that cold-adapted bacteria use to survive in frigid environments
Three Deadly Parasites Have Common Genetic Core; Studies May Help Target New Drugs To Fight Them
Scientists decipher, compare the genomes of parasites that threaten half a billion people, causing Chagas disease, African Sleeping Sickness and Leishmaniasis
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 dual-use biological research.
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Ongoing Zika virus work at JCVI
The rapidly developing Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak has research groups, government agencies, and industry all striving to develop a response plan to contain and ultimately prevent ZIKV spread. Currently JCVI is working with both private and public sector funders to sequence and analyze...
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Microbiome
In the early 2000s, JCVI researchers pioneered in the exploration of the human microbiome, the community of microbes that live in and on the human body. Originally while at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR, now part of JCVI) Drs. Craig Venter and Hamilton Smith were awarded a grant from...
Durban Microbiome Workshop
As part of our continued effort to bring genomics to other communities, Alex Voorhies, Derek Harkins and Andres Gomez traveled to Durban, South Africa to lead a series of workshops on microbiome data analyses. The two days of presentations were made to students, postdocs and faculty at the...
What Does It Really Mean to Be a Scientist?
In the spring of 2016, JCVI partnered with Del Lago Academy to provide internships for some of its students. Junior Stephanie Mountain shares about her experience and what her time at JCVI taught her: Being an intern at JCVI was an amazing experience I will never forget. I learned so much...
JCVI’s Scientists Inspire the Next Generation!
JCVI’s Education Program has been working to bring science to life (sometimes literally!) for San Diego’s students. It started off March 4 with our participation in President Obama’s recently announced science education initiative “Take Your Child to the Lab” week. Nine...
Zoo in You: The Human Microbiome Exhibit Opens in San Diego
On January 28, over 250 scientists, philanthropists and other STEM community notables, including JCVI CEO Council Member Reena Horowitz, came out to support the San Diego premier of the Zoo in You: The Human Microbiome exhibit at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. The Zoo in You is a new 2,000...
Scientist Spotlight: Sinem Beyhan, PhD
Sinem Beyhan, PhD recently joined the JCVI team as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and is working closely with Dr. Bill Nierman, Director of JCVI’s Infectious Diseases Program to expand our studies on fungal pathogens. Sinem is interested in understanding...
2015: JCVI Marks Another Banner Year
A visual year in reveiw, including awards, grants, partnerships, and scientific advancements.
JCVI Promotes Science Literacy in the U.S.
The issue of our society’s science literacy continues to circulate through the media. Recently, reporters focused on results of the Pew Research Center’s Science Knowledge Quiz, which indicates that most Americans would score a grade of C on a basic science test. The gender and racial...
JCVI’s Global Voyage of Discovery Continues
Global Ocean Sampling Expedition Planned for 2016 Over the past 12 years, JCVI’s Global Ocean Sampling (GOS) Expedition has continued to explore all of the world’s oceans, along with major inland seas such as the Baltic and Mediterranean. The research team maintains ongoing...
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Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the First Publication of the Human Genome
A new wave of research is needed to make ample use of humanity’s “most wondrous map”
Scientists rush to determine if mutant strain of coronavirus will deepen pandemic
U.S. researchers have been slow to perform the genetic sequencing that will help clarify the situation
After saving countless lives, Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith retires as his own health falters
He has been a fixture in San Diego science for decades
The 'Wondrous Map': Charting of the Human Genome, 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton announced completion of what was arguably one of the greatest advances of the modern era: the first draft sequence of the human genome.
Craig Venter: 20 years of decoding the human genome
The human genome is 99% decoded, the American geneticist Craig Venter announced two decades ago. What has the deciphering brought us since then?
Scientists in La Jolla Make Progress Understanding New Coronavirus Strain
Gene Drives: New and Improved
As the science advances, policy-makers and regulators need to develop responses that reflect the latest developments and the diversity of approaches and applications.
Pink shoes and a lab jacket: Finding your way as a female scientist
Women in science tell high school girls they, too, can change the world
PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Jazz piano in La Jolla scientist Clyde Hutchison’s DNA
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