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J. Craig Venter Institute Consolidates Sequencing Center and Reduces 29 Sequencing Staff Positions
ROCKVILLE, MD — December 9, 2008 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not for profit genomic research institute, today announced the consolidation of its sequencing center, the Joint Technology Center, onto its main campus, and as a result, the elimination of 29 sequencing staff jobs. J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., founder and president of the JCVI made the following statement: "Over the last several years we at the JCVI have been advocating for and testing next generation...
J. Craig Venter Institute Researchers Publish Significant Advance in Genome Assembly Technology
ROCKVILLE, MD — December 4, 2008 — Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, have published a paper describing a significant advance in genome assembly in which the team can now assemble the whole bacterial genome, Mycoplasma genitalium, in one step from 25 fragments of DNA. Lead author Daniel G. Gibson, Ph.D. and his team published their results in the online early edition of the journal Proceedings of the National...
J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. Receives Double Helix Medal from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
ROCKVILLE, MD — November 12, 2008 — J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., Founder and President of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), was awarded the Double Helix Medal from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) on November 6th at a gala event in New York City. Dr. Venter received the Double Helix Medal along with Dr. James D. Watson for making each of their individual genome sequences available for scientific use on the Internet and for promoting awareness of the public health...
RainDance Technologies Delivers RDT 1000, Sequence Enrichment Solution to JCVI
LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., October 30, 2008 — RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative droplet-based microfluidic solutions for human health and disease research, today announced that the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not for profit genomic research organization located in Rockville, MD and La Jolla, CA, will become an early access partner for its new RDT 1000 instrument and Sequence Enrichment application. Under the Early Access Partner program,...
The NIAID Sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center Announces a Call for White Papers in Functional Genomics and Proteomics
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH/DHHS Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is announcing a call for White Papers in the areas of Gene Expression studies, Comparative Genomics, Gene Knock Outs, Proteomics and Bioinformatics as well as associated methodologies and technologies. It is our desire to continue to identify the most relevant resources and collaborative opportunities between the scientific...
JCVI Researchers Collaborate on Sequence and Analysis of First Pennate Diatom Genome
LA JOLLA, CA — October 15, 2008 — The genome of Phaeodactylum tricornutum has been sequenced and analyzed by a large international team of researchers led by U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) and the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Paris. The group also includes scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute. The team was led by first author Chris Bowler, Ph.D., of the Ecole Normale Supérieure, and published results in the October 15 edition of Nature. This...
CLC bio Signs Strategic Collaborative Agreement with J. Craig Venter Institute
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA — October 7, 2008 — CLC bio, a world leading full-service bioinformatics solution provider announced today an agreement with the J. Craig Venter Institute, a not-for profit genomic-focused research institute. The accord consists of a multi-year site license for the entire CLC bio bioinformatics suite of products. The goal is to implement CLC bio's enterprise solution as a scientific platform across all JCVI sites. This enterprise solution will provide...
J. Craig Venter Institute Launches New Genomics Education Program in California
LA JOLLA, CA — July 31, 2008 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced today the launch of their genomics education program in California. This comprehensive Genomics Course for Educators, to be held at JCVI's La Jolla, California facility on July 29 through August 1, 2008, is designed for San Diego area teachers who want to become knowledgeable about the rapidly evolving field of genomics. JCVI received a private donation to provide stipends to each of the participating teachers,...
J. Craig Venter Institute Names Robert Friedman, Ph.D., Deputy Director of West Coast Facility
ROCKVILLE, MD and LA JOLLA, CA — June 26, 2008 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, today announced that Robert Friedman, Ph.D., has been named the new Deputy Director of the JCVI La Jolla, California facility. The organization also announced the promotion of several key science leaders — Karen Nelson, Ph.D., Samuel Levy, Ph.D., and Yu-Hui Rogers, in the Rockville, Maryland headquarters. In his new role, Dr. Friedman...