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Craig Venter
John Craig Venter was an American scientist, businessman, and genomics researcher. He is known for having led one of the first draft sequences of the human genome and led the first team to transfect a cell with a synthetic chromosome. Venter founded Celera Genomics, the Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI). He was the co-founder of Human Longevity Inc., an…
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business · American geneticist (1946–2026) · biochemist · geneticist · entrepreneur · researcher · also Craig Venter, J. Craig Venter, Venter
Born 14 October 1946 · Died 29 April 2026 · Q311003
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2026· 9 entries
Yahoo: J. Craig Venter: The Godzilla of Genetics
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WTOP News: J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79
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WWNO: Craig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79
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Yahoo: Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79
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Tennessean: J. Craig Venter, genomics pioneer and founder of JCVI and Diploid Genomics, Inc., dies at 79
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Died 2026-04-29.
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The New York Times: Craig Venter
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“Interviewer: Dr Venter, do you believe in God? Dr Venter: I've been sequencing genomes for years, and I've come to the conclusion that it's not the work of humans.”
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2025· 6 entries
“JCVI and Diploid Genomics Inc. looking to hire several human genome scientists and bioinformatics specialists for the Human Genome Project 2.0 2026. Apply at JCVI.org”
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“Not McConnell. But let's see who these suffering woe is me magas put back in! These ppl who voted against their constituents interests”
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“Senators up in 2026 2 Bill Hagerty (R-TN) Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) Roger Marshall (R-KS) Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) Pete Ricketts (R-NE) James E. Risch (R-ID) Mike Rounds (R-SD) Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Thom Tillis (R-NC) Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)”
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“Senators up in 2026 Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) • Bill Cassidy (R-LA) • Susan M. Collins (R-ME) • John Cornyn (R-TX) • Tom Cotton (R-AR) • Steve Daines (R-MT) • Joni Ernst (R-IA) • Lindsey Graham (R-SC)”
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“All 435 seats in the House will be up for election in 2026.”
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“Hot air balloons and military aircraft don’t use ADS-B transponders making them invisible electronically, so it’s surprising that we don’t have more midair collisions.”
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2023· 2 entries
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“David Ewing Duncan, coauthor of “The Voyage of Sorcerer II: The Expedition That Unlocked the Secrets of the Ocean’s Microbiome” and Vanity Fair contributor, writes “the book presents the oceanic evidence that human activity is altering the fabric of life on a microscopic scale.””
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2022· 2 entries
San Diego Union-Tribune: Geneticist Craig Venter sells his La Jolla research center to UC San Diego for $25 million
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Venter was 75 when he sold his main research building to UCSD in 2022 for $25 million.
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2018· 1 entry
Against Venter, accusing him of stealing trade secrets
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2016· 2 entries
Venter reported the formation of Syn 3
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Venter was screened using diagnostic methods developed by the company
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2015· 1 entry
Won Leeuwenhoek Medal (2015).
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2014· 1 entry
Venter and co-founders Peter Diamandis and Robert Hariri announced the formation of Human Longevity, Inc
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2012· 2 entries
Awarded Dan David Prize (2012).
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Venter was honored with the Dan David Prize for his contribution to genome research
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2011· 2 entries
Awarded Dickson Prize in Medicine (2011).
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Venter received the 2011 Benjamin Rush Medal from William & Mary School of Law
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2010· 2 entries
Venter received an honorary doctor of science degree from Clarkson University for his work on the human genome
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The British magazine New Statesman listed him as 14th in the list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010"
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2008· 2 entries
Won National Medal of Science (2008).
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Awarded Kistler Prize (2008).
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2007· 5 entries
VentureBeat: Craig Venter’s genome and our brave new world
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A team led by Sam Levy published one of the first genomes of an individual human—Venter's own DNA sequence
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Awarded Nierenberg Prize (2007).
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Won Golden Eurydice Award (2007).
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Venter was awarded an honorary doctorate from Arizona State University, and on October 24 of the same year, he received an honorary doctorate from Imperial College London
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine (2003).
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2002· 5 entries
Awarded Clarivate Citation Laureates (2002).
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Awarded NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science (2002).
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Awarded honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology (2002).
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Awarded Canada Gairdner International Award (2002).
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Awarded Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2002).
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2001· 5 entries
Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research (2001).
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Awarded J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine (2001).
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Awarded Biotechnology Heritage Award (2001).
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The Human Genome Project consortium published the first Human Genome in the journal Nature, followed one day later by a Celera publication in Science
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Published “The Sequence of the Human Genome” in Science — cited 10,210 times.
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2000· 4 entries
Awarded King Faisal International Prize in Science (2000).
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Awarded Financial Times Person of the Year (2000).
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Awarded Gabbay Award (2000).
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Venter and Francis Collins of the National Institutes of Health and U
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1999).
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1975· 1 entry
Studied at University of California, San Diego, Doctor of Philosophy (1975).
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1969· 1 entry
At a community college, College of San Mateo in California, and later transferred to the University of California, San Diego, where he studied under biochemist Nathan O
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1946· 2 entries
The son of Elisabeth and John Venter
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Born 1946-10-14.
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