J. Craig Venter Institute

J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Maryland

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The J. Craig Venter Institute is a non-profit genomics research institute founded by J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. in October 2006. (Venter first announced the existence of the Institute on 29 September 2004.) The Institute was the result of consolidating four organizations: the Center for the Advancement of Genomics, The Institute for Genomic Research, the Institute for Biological Energy Alternatives, and the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation Joint Technology Center. It has facilities in Rockville, Maryland and La Jolla, California.

The Institute studies the societal implications of genomics in addition to genomics itself. The Institute's research is said to involve genomic medicine; environmental genomic analysis; clean energy; synthetic biology; and ethics, law, and economics. The Institute employs over 400 people, including Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith.

See also

• Comprehensive Microbial Resource
• Artificial cell
• The Institute for Genomic Research
• Global Ocean Sampling Expedition
• Mycoplasma laboratorium

External links

• Official site
• Comprehensive Microbial Resource

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