JCVI President, Karen Nelson Inducted into the National Academy of Sciences

(LA JOLLA, CA)—May 3, 2018—The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced today that Karen E. Nelson, PhD, Institute President and Head of Microbiome Research, has been inducted into the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) at its 155th Annual Meeting, April 28, 2018.

Dr. Nelson was one of the 84 new members and 21 foreign associates elected this past May in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.