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IBEA Receives $3 Million Dept. of Energy Grant for Synthetic Genome Development
ROCKVILLE, MD--November 21, 2002 -- The Institute for Biological Energy Alternatives (IBEA) has been awarded a three-year, $3 million grant from the Office of Science, Department of Energy. The grant will be used for research to develop a synthetic chromosome which is a first step in the Institute's work toward developing cost-effective and efficient biological energy sources. Nobel Laureate Hamilton O. Smith, M.D., has joined IBEA as scientific director. "With fossil fuel consumption...
JCVI Researchers, as Part of NIH Human Microbiome Project Consortium, Publish Papers Detailing the Variety and Abundance of Microbes Living on and in the Human Body
ROCKVILLE, MD and LA JOLLA, CA — June 13, 2012 — Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) along with members of the National Institutes of Health-funded Human Microbiome Project Consortium (HMP), have published a scientific paper in the journal, Nature characterizing the human microbiome, the community of microbes that live in and on the human body. This research, the largest and most comprehensive study done to date on the human microbiome, has revealed an...
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...
Research Team led by JCVI Scientists Uncover More Complexity and Detail in Southern African Genomic Diversity
ROCKVILLE, MD — March 14, 2013 — A team of international researchers led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has published a study detailing the degree of genomic diversity of several southern Africa populations. These populations are some of the oldest human lineages but are also some of the most diverse because of the influx of outside non-African populations. The team, led by JCVI's Vanessa Hayes, Ph.D., published their study in March 14 edition of the open access...
First Sampling in Plymouth Reveals Interesting Blooms — BBC Cameras capture it all!
After a couple of days in Plymouth we were ready for the first of two intense sampling days together with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML). We had heard rumours about blooms of Phaeocystis, a conspicuous bloom-former in the North Sea and English Channel. When it blooms, it turns the water reddish-brown in color, and the degradation of the gelatinous colonies may result in foaming. It was another beautiful sunny morning in Plymouth when we left Sutton Harbour and headed for one of...
3rd Minimal Cell Workshop
View complete playlist for the workshop on YouTube. Day 1 — September 15, 2023 Time PDT Video Title Presenter Organization PI 5:00 - 5:20 Welcome and introduction John Glass (jglass@jcvi.org) JCVI John Glass 5:20 - 5:35 Building the in silico minimal cell: Achievements and a rallying call for experimental data...
Coronavirus Research
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 threats....
Everybody is Kung-Flu Fighting: Deep Sequencing of Clinical Influenza A Virus Reveals Patterns of Emerging/ Re-emerging Amino Acid Substitutions
Emma Roth, Brian Aevermann, Vinita Puri, Nadia Fedorova, Susmita Shrivastava, Lihui Wu, Paolo Amedeo, Rafael Medina, Gene Tan, Brett E. Pickett J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA Infection by influenza A virus (IAV) can occur in birds or swine, and results in approximately 700,000 hospitalizations and 56,000 human deaths each year. Although vaccines exist and are reformulated each year, the rapid mutation rates (antigenic drift) and reassortment (antigenic shift)...
JCVI La Jolla: Sustainable Laboratory Facility
A Seamless Integration of Scientific Vision, Purpose and Technology JCVI’s commitment to environmental stewardship inspired the design and construction of our West Coast home: a unique, LEED Platinum biological laboratory building that generates almost all of the energy it consumes from the solar panels on its roof. Located on the campus of the UC San Diego, JCVI La Jolla contains some of the most innovative water and energy-efficient systems available, and, most importantly, is...
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Microbiome
In the early 2000s, JCVI researchers pioneered in the exploration of the human microbiome, the community of microbes that live in and on the human body. Originally while at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR, now part of JCVI) Drs. Craig Venter and Hamilton Smith were awarded a grant from DARPA to examine the microbes found in the human gut. This work was carried out by researchers at JCVI and published in 2006 in Science. While this team had previously published 16S surveys of the...