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Overview The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has been involved in viral sequencing and analysis for more than 25 years, and coronavirus research for more than 15. This work has aided human health through vaccine development; improved food security by protecting crops and livestock; and provides critical data and analysis to researchers around the world. The Institute has also pioneered a synthetic biology platform which is now integral to fighting current and emerging viral...
About J. Craig Venter Institute
Pioneering Synthetic Biology to Positively Impact Life The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a world leader in synthetic biology research with 160 scientists and staff who are bold innovators fearlessly pursuing revolutionary ideas. With a long track-record of creativity and an interdisciplinary approach to genomics, JCVI is committed to accelerating foundational scientific research to drive advances in human health and environmental sustainability. The ability to routinely write the...
About J. Craig Venter Institute
Pioneering Microbiome Research to Positively Impact Life The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a world leader in microbiome research with 160 scientists and staff who are bold innovators fearlessly pursuing revolutionary ideas. With a long track-record of creativity and an interdisciplinary approach to genomics, JCVI is committed to accelerating foundational scientific research to drive advances in human health including inflammatory diseases and oral health. Both inside and out, our...
About J. Craig Venter Institute
Pioneering Infectious Disease Research to Positively Impact Life The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a world leader in infectious disease research with 160 scientists and staff who are bold innovators fearlessly pursuing revolutionary ideas. With a long track-record of creativity and an interdisciplinary approach to genomics, JCVI is committed to accelerating foundational scientific research to drive advances in infectious diseases. Globally, human lifespans have been increasing in...
About J. Craig Venter Institute
Pioneering Environmental Sustainability to Positively Impact Life The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a world leader in synthetic biology research with 160 scientists and staff who are bold innovators fearlessly pursuing revolutionary ideas. With a long track-record of creativity and an interdisciplinary approach to genomics, JCVI is committed to accelerating foundational scientific research to drive advances in environmental sustainability. Now more than ever our environment is at...
New Study Explores Unique Ways Diatoms Metabolize Nitrogen, Enabling Them to Thrive in Dynamic Environments
(La Jolla, California)—October 7, 2019—A team led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the Systems Biology Research Group in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California San Diego has discovered that diatoms, a diverse type of photosynthetic microalgae, are unique in almost every aspect of nitrogen metabolism when compared to other eukaryotic organisms. Since diatoms are crucial for the health of...
About J. Craig Venter Institute
Pioneering Genomics to Positively Impact Life The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a world leader in genomic research with 160 scientists and staff who are bold innovators fearlessly pursuing revolutionary ideas. With a long track-record of creativity and an interdisciplinary approach to genomics, JCVI is committed to accelerating foundational scientific research to drive advances in human health and environmental sustainability. HumanHealth Leveraging...
LJI Scientists Identify Potential Targets for Immune Responses to Novel Coronavirus
LA JOLLA, CA—Within two months, SARS-CoV-2, a previously unknown coronavirus, has raced around globe, infecting over a 100,000 people with numbers continuing to rise quickly. Effective countermeasures require helpful tools to monitor viral spread and understand how the immune system responds to the virus. Publishing in the March 16, 2020, online issue of Host, Cell and Microbe, a team of researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology, in collaboration with researchers at the J....
Presence of Staph Bacteria in Skin Microbiome Promotes Netherton Syndrome Inflammation
Netherton syndrome, a rare skin disease caused by a single genetic mutation, is exacerbated by the presence of two common Staphylococcal bacteria living on human skin, one of which was previously thought to only offer protective properties, report University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers. “Our study shows how closely tied the human genome is to the genetic information in our skin microbiome. This rare disease is due to a mutation in a human gene....
Emory School of Nursing faculty member receives research grant from The ALS Association
School of Nursing professor Vicki Hertzberg, PhD, FASA has received a three-year grant from The ALS Association to fund a study focusing on microbes in ALS patients. The study examines a small cohort of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients with their partner or caregiver as controls with respect to the microbes comprising their gut and oral microbiota, with baseline evaluation within six months of ALS diagnosis and again at three months and again at six months. The...