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Multinational Research Team Led by J. Craig Venter Institute's Ewen Kirkness Sequence Body Louse Genome
ROCKVILLE, MD — June 21, 2010 — A global research team led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today published a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describing the sequencing and analysis of the body louse genome. Lead author, Ewen Kirkness, Ph.D., JCVI, directed the sequencing and gene-finding efforts in the project. Detailed analysis of the genome was then conducted by a large international group of 71 scientists, coordinated by Barry...
First Self-Replicating, Synthetic Bacterial Cell Constructed by J. Craig Venter Institute Researchers
ROCKVILLE, MD and San Diego, CA (May 20, 2010) — Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, published results today describing the successful construction of the first self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cell. The team synthesized the 1.08 million base pair chromosome of a modified Mycoplasma mycoides genome. The synthetic cell is called Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0 and is the proof of principle that genomes can be designed...
Venter Institute Scientists, Along with Consortium Members of the NIH's Human Microbiome Project, Sequence 178 Microbial Reference Genomes Associated with the Human Body
ROCKVILLE, MD — May 20, 2010 — Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute, a not-for-profit genomic research organization, have published (along with other members of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Human Microbiome Jumpstart Reference Strains Consortium), a catalog of 178 microbial reference genomes isolated from the human body. Other members of the Consortium are: Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center, the Broad Institute, and the Genome...
J. Craig Venter Institute Sells Buildings on Rockville Campus to BioMed Realty Trust for $53 Million
ROCKVILLE, MD (May 4, 2010) — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced today the sale of their Rockville, MD campus, which includes five buildings, to BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR) for $53 million. The JCVI will continue to conduct research on this campus indefinitely and will lease back their headquarters building in a 10 year renewable term from BioMed. "We are pleased to be working with BioMed as a real estate partner as it will enable us to remain financially sound...
The NIAID Sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announces two day course, Introduction to Microarray Data Analysis
An "Introduction to Microarray Data Analysis" workshop will be held on the JCVI campus in Rockville, Maryland on June 14-15, 2010. This introductory course, offered free of charge for interested scientists, will provide an overview of the software and techniques used in the analysis of two-dye spotted microarrays. Fundamental data analysis concepts will be taught using a mix of lectures and interactive hands-on sessions. Members of the JCVI team who developed the TM4 microarray software...
JCVI Founder J. Craig Venter to be Honored by ARCS Foundation as Scientist of the Year
J. CRAIG VENTER, Ph.D., a leading scientist in genomic research, will be honored by the San Diego Chapter of the ARCS Foundation as the 2010 Scientist of the Year at the annual ARCS Scientist of the Year dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, April 23, at the Hilton San Diego Spa & Resort, Mission Bay, 1775 East Mission Bay Drive, San Diego. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the ARCS Foundation in San Diego, and the 51st year nationally for the organization, which provides Scholar...
The J. Craig Venter Institute receives a $50,000 Donation from Life Technologies Foundation to Support Genomics Professional Development for Teachers in the Washington, DC Metro area
ROCKVILLE, MD — March 25, 2010 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced today a $50,000 donation from the Life Technologies Foundation to bring the latest advances in genomics to teachers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC through intensive professional development courses. JCVI has a long history of providing unique genomics educational opportunities for teachers and students through professional development activities, student internships, and hands on experiments...
Hydra Genome Sequenced by J. Craig Venter Institute and Multi-National Research Team
ROCKVILLE, MD — March 14, 2010 — Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute, along with more than 70 other researchers from around the world, have sequenced and analyzed the genome of Hydra magnipapillata, a fresh water member of the cnidaria-- stinging animals that include jellyfish, sea anemones and corals. The research, published in the March 14 edition of Nature, was co-led by Ewen F. Kirkness, JCVI, Jarrod A. Chapman, Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute,...
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 for...
Montgomery County Companies, Organizations Provide Hands-On Science and Medical Education to Middle School Students
Rockville, MD — October 1, 2009 — Montgomery county middle school students will get a rare opportunity on Oct. 9 to learn first-hand about exciting career opportunities in medicine and science during the Frontiers in Science and Medicine Day at the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center. The event grew out of a collaboration among health-care providers, biotech companies, universities and research organizations that sit on the Rockville campus and is designed to help increase...