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J. Craig Venter Institute's Professional Development Program to Train USDA Scientists on Latest Tools and Methods for Eukaryotic Genome Analysis
ROCKVILLE, MD — March 2, 2008 — As part of the ongoing mission to train and educate scientists on the latest tools, methods and advances in genomics, the J. Craig Venter Institute's (JCVI) Eukaryotic Genome Annotation and Analysis Team will travel to Lubbock, TX March 3rd-5th to train 40 United States Agriculture Department (USDA) scientists at the Agricultural Research Service. The training session will focus on the use of JCVI's eukaryotic annotation methods, and tools...
Exploring the World of Genomics and the Amazing Potential on the J. Craig Venter Institute's DiscoverGenomics! Mobile Lab at USA Science and Engineering Festival
ROCKVILLE, MD (October 22, 2010) — J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) scientists will demonstrate the applications of genomics science to new biologically-driven sources of energy and to uncover novel ways for mitigating the negative impacts of humans on our planet. This will happen onboard the Institute's dynamic mobile laboratory bus this weekend at the first annual USA Science and Engineering Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC, October 23-24 and will have a...
J. Craig Venter Institute contracted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to rapidly construct synthetic influenza genes
Rockville, MD—January 30, 2024—J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), led by Sanjay Vashee, Ph.D., has been contracted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to rapidly build highly accurate influenza genes for use by the CDC to help design seasonal or pandemic flu vaccines. Using synthetic genomics techniques to build these genes reduces the overall time to develop flu vaccines. The base period for the contract is one year with an additional four option years. “Our...
Venter Institute Launches the J. Robert Beyster and Life Technologies 2009-2010 Research Voyage of the Sorcerer II Expedition
SAN DIEGO, CA — March 18, 2009 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced the launch of a new Sorcerer II Expedition — the J. Robert Beyster and Life Technologies 2009-2010 Research Voyage. This two year sailing voyage will sample the microbial diversity in the Baltic, Mediterranean, and Black Seas and is being funded by the Beyster Family Foundation of The San Diego Foundation and matching support from Life Technologies Corporation and other anonymous...
J. Craig Venter Institute scientists awarded five-year, $5.7M grant from NIH to develop phage treatment
Rockville, MD—September 12, 2023—The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), led by Derrick Fouts, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year, $5.7M grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to develop a bacteriophage (or phage) therapeutic cocktail to treat infections caused by the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae. Phages are viruses that only infect specific bacterial host cells. This work will be carried out in partnership with Mikeljon Nikolich, Ph.D. at the Walter Reed Army Institute of...
J. Craig Venter Institute Signs MOU with University of Limpopo in South Africa to Extend Collaborations in South African Human Genomics and Prostate Cancer in Indigenous Populations
SAN DIEGO, CA — May 25, 2011 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the University of Limpopo (UL) in South Africa to expand ongoing research collaborations on a variety of levels including in human genomics and prostate cancer in indigenous African populations. The collaboration will be called the University of Limpopo (UL) — J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) Genomics Network. As part of the new...
J. Craig Venter Institute Awarded $43 Million, Five Year Contract from NIAID to Continue to Develop and Provide Sequencing, Genotyping, and Bioinformatics Expertise and Services in Infectious Diseases
ROCKVILLE, MD — May 29, 2009 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced today that they have been awarded a $43 million, five year contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, as part of their Genomic Sequencing Centers for Infectious Diseases (GSCID). Led by co-principal investigators, William Nierman, Ph.D., and Robert Strausberg, Ph.D., the contract will enable JCVI to continue to expand...
J. Craig Venter Institute Announces November 9, 2013 Black Tie Event to Celebrate Opening of New California Sustainable Laboratory
ROCKVILLE, MD and SAN DIEGO, CA—July 2, 2013—The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced November 9, 2013 as the date for a black tie fund raising event to celebrate the opening of their new sustainable laboratory in La Jolla, CA. Capital One Bank has generously signed on as the highest level, “Visionary Sponsor” for the event. Other sponsors to date include: ZGF Architects and McCarthy Building Companies, who have been named as “Explorer Sponsors”. The...
Karen E. Nelson, Ph.D., Named Director of J. Craig Venter Institute Rockville, MD Campus
ROCKVILLE, MD — December 7, 2009 — The J. Craig Venter Institute announced today that Karen E. Nelson, Ph.D. has been named Director of the JCVI Rockville, MD campus. Dr. Nelson and Robert Friedman, Ph.D., Director of the San Diego, CA facility since 2008, are senior leaders of the two campuses of the JCVI and report directly to J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., Founder and President, JCVI. She replaces Robert Strausberg who is leaving JCVI January 8, 2010 to join the Ludwig Institute...
Richard H. Scheuermann, Ph.D. Joins J. Craig Venter Institute as Director of Informatics
SAN DIEGO, CA and ROCKVILLE, MD — April 12, 2012 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced that Richard H. Scheuermann, Ph.D. has joined the organization as the Director of Informatics effective May 1, 2012. He will be based in the San Diego, California facility and is responsible for leading and directing the informatics programs at both the JCVI Rockville, Maryland and San Diego campuses. "We are very pleased to have Richard as part of the JCVI team," said J....