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Human Vaccines Project Launches San Diego Research Hub with UC San Diego, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla Institute, The Scripps Research Institute
Four scientific institutions – University of California, San Diego, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology and The Scripps Research Institute – have teamed up to create the “Mesa Consortium,” a new scientific hub for the Human Vaccines Project. Under a collaborative agreement, the Mesa Consortium and the Human Vaccine Project aim to transform current understanding of the human immune system and expedite development of vaccines and biologics to...
First Minimal Synthetic Bacterial Cell Designed and Constructed by Scientists at Venter Institute and Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
(LA JOLLA, CA)—March 24, 2016—Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) and Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) announced today the design and construction of the first minimal synthetic bacterial cell, JCVI-syn3.0. Using the first synthetic cell, Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0 (created by this same team in 2010), JCVI-syn3.0 was developed through a design, build, and test process using genes from JCVI-syn1.0. The new minimal synthetic cell contains 531,560 base pairs and just...
Venter Institute, International Team of Researchers Publish Paper Outlining Key Genes in Toxoplasma gondii Strains that Contribute to Virulence
(LA JOLLA, CA)—February 11, 2016—The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) researcher Hernan Lorenzi, Ph.D., in collaboration with L. David Sibley, Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine, and a team of international researchers have published a paper outlining key genetic differences in strains of Toxoplasma gondii which shed light into the biological and virulence differences between T. gondii strains and between other closely related parasites. The paper, published January 7th in...
J. Craig Venter Institute Policy Group Releases New Report: “DNA Synthesis and Biosecurity: Lessons Learned and Options for the Future”
(LA JOLLA, CA)—October 29, 2015—The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) policy group today released a new report titled, “DNA Synthesis and Biosecurity: Lessons Learned and Options for the Future,” which reviews how well the Department of Health and Human Services guidance for synthetic biology providers has worked since it was issued in 2010. Synthetic biology promises great scientific advances, but it also has the potential to pose unique biosecurity threats. It now is easier than...
Scientists at J. Craig Venter Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Other Collaborators, Publish Paper Outlining New View of Microbial Relationships in Southern Ocean Phytoplankton Blooms
(La Jolla, CA)—July 28, 2015—A team of ocean researchers led by those at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) have uncovered a series of complicated relationships among marine microbes and their fight for important resources such as iron, light and Vitamin B12. These relationships appear to have critical consequences for coastal Southern Ocean food webs. JCVI and SIO, along with those at the University of Southern California (USC), and the...
Scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute Publish Paper Outlining Efficient Synthetic Biology Methods to Genetically Engineer Microalgae
LA JOLLA, CA – April 21, 2015 – Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, published a paper today outlining new synthetic biology methods to manipulate a type of microalgae called diatoms. The researchers, led by first author Bogumil Karas, Ph.D. and senior author Philip Weyman, Ph.D., conclude that these new and efficient methods will enable better understanding of diatom genetics and thus facilitate advances in engineering these...
Dr. J. Craig Venter wins the Leeuwenhoek Medal
De Leeuwenhoek Medal 2015 has been awarded to Dr. J. Craig Venter. The medal was presented to him by the Dutch State Secretary of Education, Culture and Science Sander Dekker at the annual conference of the Royal Netherlands Society for Microbiology (KNVM) and The Netherlands Society for Medical Microbiology (NVMM) April 14 at Papendal, Arnhem. The Leeuwenhoek-medal is the most prestigious prize in the field of Microbiology. It has been awarded every 10 years since 1877 to a scientist who...
J. Craig Venter Institute Key Member of Team Awarded up to a 5-Year, $23 Million Contract from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for Renewal of Bioinformatics Resource Centers for Infectious Diseases Viral Project
ROCKVILLE, MD and LA JOLLA, CA – November 11, 2014 – Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, are key members of a team recently awarded up to a 5-year, $23 million contract by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for the Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRC) for Infectious Diseases Viral Project. The JCVI-Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation-Vecna Team continues as lead organizations on this...
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...