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J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., Announces Formation of Three Not-for-Profit Organizations
ROCKVILLE, MD--April 30, 2002 — J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., has announced today the formation of three not-for-profit organizations — the TIGR Center for the Advancement of Genomics (TCAG), the Institute for Biological Energy Alternatives (IBEA), and the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation. Dr. Venter will be the president and chairman of each organization and will continue his role as chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), the not-for-profit genomic...
J. Craig Venter Institute’s Mobile Genomics Lab Launches First School Visits in San Diego County
LA JOLLA, CA — May 14, 2013 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced today the launch of their mobile genomics laboratory program in the San Diego, California area. The DiscoverGenomics! Mobile Laboratory is a self-sufficient laboratory on wheels providing middle school students and teachers an opportunity to learn current bioscience concepts and to master the use of the cutting-edge laboratory equipment found in life science research facilities....
The J. Craig Venter Institute, The University of Washington, and The Johns Hopkins University Initiate Resequencing and Genotyping Projects to Help Identify Critical Disease Pathways
ROCKVILLE, MD — February 6, 2006 — Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute, the University of Washington, Seattle, and The Johns Hopkins University have initiated resequencing and genotyping research on five projects selected by the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), as part of the NHLBI's Resequencing and Genotyping Service (RS&G). The RS&G program was established to enable researchers to more rapidly identify...
UC San Diego Partners with Venter Institute to Build Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis
January 17, 2006 — Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) will build a state-of-the-art computational resource and develop software tools to decipher the genetic code of communities of microbial life in the world's oceans. The new resource will help scientists understand how microbes function in their natural ecosystems, enable studies on the effect humans are having on the environment, as well as permit insight into the evolution of life on Earth. The UCSD...
J. Craig Venter Institute Receives $2.4M Grant from National Science Foundation to Develop Arabidopsis Information Portal (AIP)
ROCKVILLE, MD—September 18, 2013—The J. Craig Venter Institute, a not-for-profit genomics research institute, today announced that they have received $2.4 million dollars which represents the first year of a two year award from The National Science Foundation to fund the first phase of a planned five year project to develop the Arabidopsis Information Portal (AIP). Christopher Town, Ph.D., is principal investigator on the grant. Town and other JCVI researchers, along with...
J. Craig Venter Institute Breaks Ground on La Jolla, California's First True Sustainable Laboratory Facility
SAN DIEGO, CA — September 20, 2011 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomics research institute, today held an official groundbreaking ceremony for their new California facility. The JCVI building, designed by ZGF Architects, will be a state-of-the-art, "ultra-green" 45,000 square foot, highly adaptable, wet laboratory and computational laboratory building on the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus. The building, slated to be completed in 2013,...
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...
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...
J. Craig Venter Institute hosts Genomics Education Program for DC Metro Area Teachers
ROCKVILLE, MD — July 29, 2010 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is hosting their 6th Annual DiscoverGenomics! Curriculum Workshop, July 26 through July 30, and will be hosting the Genomics Course for Educators, and the following week, August 2 through August 6, at JCVI's Rockville, MD facility. These courses, made possible by support from Life Technologies Foundation, are designed for Washington Metropolitan area teachers to learn about the rapidly evolving field of...
J. Craig Venter Institute-led Team Awarded 5-year, $10.7 M Grant from U.S. Department of Energy to Optimize Metabolic Networks in Diatoms, Enabling Next-Generation Biofuels and Bioproducts
(LA JOLLA, CA)—October 3, 2017—Scientists, led by the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, were recently awarded a 5-year, $10.7 million grant by the United States Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research (BER), BER Genomic Science Program to optimize metabolic networks in model photosynthetic microalgae, called diatoms. The aim of this work is to substantially increase oil, or lipid production, enabling...