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Venter Institute Announces Summer Fellowship in Memory of Local Resident

ROCKVILLE, MD — March 10, 2006 — The J. Craig Venter Institute announced today a dedicated summer fellowship focusing on cancer research in honor of local resident Daniel Benjamin Stryer, MD, who passed away at age 41 from brain cancer in May 2005. Funds for the fellowship totaling $20,000 were raised by a local group of student athletes who published a cookbook, Cooking for a Cure, to raise money for cancer research. Funds include contributions made by key scientists at the...


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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 Mark D. Adams, Ph.D. has joined the organization as Scientific Director effective immediately. Adams will be responsible for leading and directing all research efforts on both the Rockville, Maryland and San Diego, California campuses of the JCVI. He will be based in the San Diego facility. "I am thrilled to have Mark back on the team as he is one of the most...


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His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, to Tour J. Craig Venter Institute

ROCKVILLE, MD — September 27, 2006 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced that His Royal Highness, Prince Andrew, The Duke of York will visit the JCVI research facilities. Prince Andrew will be given tours and presentations led by J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, JCVI, on the pioneering genomic research conducted at JCVI's Rockville, Maryland campus. Prince Andrew will be in the Washington, DC metropolitan region in his role as spokesperson for UK...


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First Individual Diploid Human Genome Published By Researchers at J. Craig Venter Institute

ROCKVILLE, MD — September 3, 2007 — Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), along with collaborators at The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) in Toronto and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have published a genome sequence of an individual, J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., that covers both of his chromosome pairs (or diploid genome), one set being inherited from each of his parents.  Two other versions of the human genome currently exist...


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J. Craig Venter Institute Announces Management Team and Organizational Structure

ROCKVILLE, MD — April 11 , 2007 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), formed in October 2006 through the merger of several affiliated organizations — The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), The Center for the Advancement of Genomics (TCAG), and the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation (JCVSF), today announced the new management team and organizational structure for the JCVI. J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., founder, remains as Chairman and President of the new JCVI. Robert...


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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

ROCKVILLE, MD — September 26, 2005 — Scientists from J. Craig Venter Institute, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine identified three novel mutations in two receptor tyrosine kinases in glioblastoma tumors using high throughput sequencing. The mutations provide the potential for highly-targeted cancer therapies, as receptor tyrosine kinases can be targeted by either small molecules or antibodies. Results from the study will...


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BullFrog AI Partners with J. Craig Venter Institute to Develop Colorectal Cancer Therapeutic

GAITHERSBURG, MD—February 23, 2023—BullFrog AI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFRG; BFRGW) ("Bullfrog AI" or the "Company"), a digital technology company using machine learning to usher in a new era of precision medicine, today announced a co-development arrangement with the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a world-leading institution in genomics research and innovation, for the design and validation of a synthetic HSV-1 (herpes simplex type 1) virus particle targeting colorectal cancer....


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The J. Craig Venter Institute to Aid Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology to Establish New Genomics Facility

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, U.S.A. AND KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — July 11, 2007 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced an agreement with the Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology Sdn Bhd (ACGT), a center that focuses on the application of genome technology to improve oil palm and other crops, to help ACGT establish a new genomics research facility in Malaysia. The JCVI will also provide hands-on training for Malaysian scientists. "As part of the Venter Institute's...


J. Craig Venter Institute History of Molecular Biology Collection

Our holdings include the scientific work and achievements of distinguished scientists and Nobel laureates including the J. Craig Venter Institute History of Molecular Biology Collection (formerly The Jeremy Norman Collection), the papers of J. Craig Venter and Hamilton O. Smith, the Sorcerer II Expedition papers and others. The collections encompass a wide breadth of archival materials in both digital and paper formats which provide insight into the development of molecular biology, its...


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J. Craig Venter Institute Hires Nicole DeBerg as Chief Operating Officer

LA JOLLA, CA (September 9, 2014)—The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, announced today they have hired Nicole DeBerg as Chief Operating Officer (COO). DeBerg is based in the JCVI La Jolla, California facility and reports to J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., Founder, Chairman and CEO for JCVI and Karen Nelson, Ph.D., JCVI President. She will be responsible for a variety of operational functions at JCVI including finance and sponsored projects. A...


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