J. Craig Venter Institute
@jcvi.org
Not-for-profit research institute advancing the science of genomics through bold innovations to improve human health and environmental sustainability. Learn more at https://www.jcvi.org.
Today we honor the brave men and women, including our friends and colleagues at JCVI, who have served our country with courage and sacrifice. Thank you for your service.
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Today we honor the brave men and women, including our friends and colleagues at JCVI, who have served our country with courage and sacrifice. Thank you for your service.
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When I was in graduate school my life and carreer were completely transformed by a seminar I attended at Stanford by Dr. Hamilton Smith. In the talk he discussed how TIGR was sequencing whole genomes of organisms. Here is a scan of P1 of my notes. 1/n
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
When I was in graduate school my life and carreer were completely transformed by a seminar I attended at Stanford by Dr. Hamilton Smith. In the talk he discussed how TIGR was sequencing whole genomes of organisms. Here is a scan of P1 of my notes. 1/n
@jcv.bsky.social penned an obituary for Ham Smith in @nature.com. Since the early 90s, Ham has been a key figure at the Institute for his invaluable contributions and mentorship. "Ham was the best colleague that one could ever have in science and a great friend."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Hamilton Smith obituary: molecular biologist who co-discovered precise molecular scissors for cutting DNA
Nobel laureate who helped to sequence the first bacterial and human genomes.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@jcv.bsky.social penned an obituary for Ham Smith in @nature.com. Since the early 90s, Ham has been a key figure at the Institute for his invaluable contributions and mentorship. "Ham was the best colleague that one could ever have in science and a great friend."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Candida auris (now classified as Candidozyma auris) is a rapidly emerging human pathogen and notoriously difficult to treat due to its high rate of resistance to anti-fungal drugs. Read about patient care implications & current strategies by Ahnika Kline & Sinem Beyhan.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Candida auris (now classified as Candidozyma auris) is a rapidly emerging human pathogen and notoriously difficult to treat due to its high rate of resistance to anti-fungal drugs. Read about patient care implications & current strategies by Ahnika Kline & Sinem Beyhan.
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It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Hamilton O. Smith, M.D., a scientific giant, compassionate mentor, and beloved by all who had the honor of knowing him. Ham was humble, gentle, and brilliant. 🧪🧬
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Remembering Hamilton O. Smith
Hamilton O. Smith
August 31, 1931 – October 25, 2025
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Hamilton O. Smith, M.D., a...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Hamilton O. Smith, M.D., a scientific giant, compassionate mentor, and beloved by all who had the honor of knowing him. Ham was humble, gentle, and brilliant. 🧪🧬
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Congratulations to JCVI President Anders Dale for being recognized for the fourth consecutive year by Research.com, earning a spot on their Best Scientist and Neuroscience Leader 2025 lists. Dale has netted over 200k citations over his career.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Congratulations to JCVI President Anders Dale for being recognized for the fourth consecutive year by Research.com, earning a spot on their Best Scientist and Neuroscience Leader 2025 lists. Dale has netted over 200k citations over his career.
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Wishing a very Happy Birthday to our fearless founder & CEO, @jcv.bsky.social. Known to never shy away from adventure—be it a scientific pursuit or a personal passion—his constant curiosity is inspiring. Working with Dr. Venter & witnessing his never-ending dedication to advancing science is a gift.
October 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to our fearless founder & CEO, @jcv.bsky.social. Known to never shy away from adventure—be it a scientific pursuit or a personal passion—his constant curiosity is inspiring. Working with Dr. Venter & witnessing his never-ending dedication to advancing science is a gift.
The passing of Clyde A. Hutchison, III, friend, colleague, and giant in the biological sciences. 🧪
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The passing of Clyde A. Hutchison, III
Clyde A. Hutchison, III
November 26, 1938 – September 27, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Clyde A....
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October 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The passing of Clyde A. Hutchison, III, friend, colleague, and giant in the biological sciences. 🧪
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A team led by JCVI and @scrippsocean.bsky.social have decoded the DNA of a critical algae group found in every ocean. Despite challenges it poses to fishing, tourism, and public health, it plays pivotal role in the ocean food web, climate, and even cloud formation. 🧪🧬
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Unveiling the secrets of an adaptable, ubiquitous ocean algae
La Jolla, California—September 30, 2025—Phaeocystales, a group of bloom-forming marine algae, are gaining attention for their remarkable...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A team led by JCVI and @scrippsocean.bsky.social have decoded the DNA of a critical algae group found in every ocean. Despite challenges it poses to fishing, tourism, and public health, it plays pivotal role in the ocean food web, climate, and even cloud formation. 🧪🧬
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JCVI's Anna Capria joined a Rally for Medical Research group from Georgia as they made visits today on Capitol Hill to the offices of Senators @ossoff.senate.gov and @warnock.senate.gov and Representatives @repscottpeters.bsky.social and @mcbath.house.gov.
September 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
JCVI's Anna Capria joined a Rally for Medical Research group from Georgia as they made visits today on Capitol Hill to the offices of Senators @ossoff.senate.gov and @warnock.senate.gov and Representatives @repscottpeters.bsky.social and @mcbath.house.gov.
JCVI was gifted with another incredible group of interns this year who stretched themselves intellectually as they engaged with our faculty mentors. From the wet lab to bioinformatics, each worked to solve real questions through the scientific process.
September 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
JCVI was gifted with another incredible group of interns this year who stretched themselves intellectually as they engaged with our faculty mentors. From the wet lab to bioinformatics, each worked to solve real questions through the scientific process.
We are thrilled to announce that the @sciencehistory.org has acquired our incredible History of Microbiology Collection that we have proudly preserved for over 20 years. We couldn’t think of a better organization to pass this important collection to.
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Science History Institute Acquires Molecular Biology Archive That Includes Rosalind Franklin’s Historic ‘Photo 51’
This unparalleled collection documents the race to identify DNA’s double-helix structure and other significant developments that formed the foundation of molecular biology.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that the @sciencehistory.org has acquired our incredible History of Microbiology Collection that we have proudly preserved for over 20 years. We couldn’t think of a better organization to pass this important collection to.
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Please suggest the last keynote speaker for the 2nd SynBYSS conference on June 8-11, 2026 in Barcelona
Until now, the confirmed speakers are
Keynote speakers:
Víctor de Lorenzo, Sarah O'Connor, Pam Silver, Ian Paulsen, Wilfried Weber, Mark Isalan, Chase Beisel
@vdlorenzo.bsky.social @jcvi.org
1/n
Until now, the confirmed speakers are
Keynote speakers:
Víctor de Lorenzo, Sarah O'Connor, Pam Silver, Ian Paulsen, Wilfried Weber, Mark Isalan, Chase Beisel
@vdlorenzo.bsky.social @jcvi.org
1/n
August 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Please suggest the last keynote speaker for the 2nd SynBYSS conference on June 8-11, 2026 in Barcelona
Until now, the confirmed speakers are
Keynote speakers:
Víctor de Lorenzo, Sarah O'Connor, Pam Silver, Ian Paulsen, Wilfried Weber, Mark Isalan, Chase Beisel
@vdlorenzo.bsky.social @jcvi.org
1/n
Until now, the confirmed speakers are
Keynote speakers:
Víctor de Lorenzo, Sarah O'Connor, Pam Silver, Ian Paulsen, Wilfried Weber, Mark Isalan, Chase Beisel
@vdlorenzo.bsky.social @jcvi.org
1/n
Happy Birthday to Dr. Hamilton Smith or Ham as most of us know him by. To a truly wonderful colleague and friend, we hope you have a wonderful day.
August 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Happy Birthday to Dr. Hamilton Smith or Ham as most of us know him by. To a truly wonderful colleague and friend, we hope you have a wonderful day.
Reading the blueprint of life: Thirty years ago, new thinking and computational advances enabled DNA sequencing firsts, including the human genome 🧪🧬
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Reading the blueprint of life
Thirty years ago, new thinking and computational advances enabled DNA sequencing firsts, including the human genome
“Moving forward in...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Reading the blueprint of life: Thirty years ago, new thinking and computational advances enabled DNA sequencing firsts, including the human genome 🧪🧬
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Congratulations to JCVI Vice Chairman, Rudy Ruggles, who was recently honored by Sigma Xi with the 2025 Evan Ferguson Award “for exceptional dedication to advancing the Society’s mission through decades of service and leadership.
August 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Congratulations to JCVI Vice Chairman, Rudy Ruggles, who was recently honored by Sigma Xi with the 2025 Evan Ferguson Award “for exceptional dedication to advancing the Society’s mission through decades of service and leadership.
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Our paper on #biosafety & #planetary protection from #space #exploration is out!
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Thank Rocco Mancinelli, Becky Mackelprang, Nate Hoxie & Kate Adamala for the wonderful collaboration!
@ebrc.org @kateadamala.bsky.social @jcvi.org
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Thank Rocco Mancinelli, Becky Mackelprang, Nate Hoxie & Kate Adamala for the wonderful collaboration!
@ebrc.org @kateadamala.bsky.social @jcvi.org
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How can planetary back-contamination protection guidelines inform biosafety for synthetic biology? | International Journal of Astrobiology | Cambridge Core
How can planetary back-contamination protection guidelines inform biosafety for synthetic biology? - Volume 24
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August 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our paper on #biosafety & #planetary protection from #space #exploration is out!
@universitypress.cambridge.org
Thank Rocco Mancinelli, Becky Mackelprang, Nate Hoxie & Kate Adamala for the wonderful collaboration!
@ebrc.org @kateadamala.bsky.social @jcvi.org
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Thank Rocco Mancinelli, Becky Mackelprang, Nate Hoxie & Kate Adamala for the wonderful collaboration!
@ebrc.org @kateadamala.bsky.social @jcvi.org
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30 years ago scientists from JCVI, then The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), mapped the first complete genome sequence of a free-living organism, Haemophilus influenzae Rd.
July 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
30 years ago scientists from JCVI, then The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), mapped the first complete genome sequence of a free-living organism, Haemophilus influenzae Rd.
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Last week's webinar, Mirror Biology: Global risks, national security concerns, and practical actions, is now on Youtube.
Moderated by @wilmotjames.bsky.social with panelists @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social and Dr. James Smith from @jcvi.org
👀 Watch here ⤵️
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Last week's webinar, Mirror Biology: Global risks, national security concerns, and practical actions, is now on Youtube.
Moderated by @wilmotjames.bsky.social with panelists @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social and Dr. James Smith from @jcvi.org
👀 Watch here ⤵️
youtu.be/iOsvFjfIdlw?...
Mirror Biology: Global risks, national security concerns, and practical actions
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July 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Last week's webinar, Mirror Biology: Global risks, national security concerns, and practical actions, is now on Youtube.
Moderated by @wilmotjames.bsky.social with panelists @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social and Dr. James Smith from @jcvi.org
👀 Watch here ⤵️
youtu.be/iOsvFjfIdlw?...
Last week's webinar, Mirror Biology: Global risks, national security concerns, and practical actions, is now on Youtube.
Moderated by @wilmotjames.bsky.social with panelists @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social and Dr. James Smith from @jcvi.org
👀 Watch here ⤵️
youtu.be/iOsvFjfIdlw?...
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#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Tim Bugg at the University of Warwick and Prof. Erin Garza at J. Craig Venter Institute
Congrats, Erin! Promoted to an Assistant Professor last week!
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The video link is below:
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Congrats, Erin! Promoted to an Assistant Professor last week!
@jcvi.org
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax1a...
SynBYSS with Prof. Tim Bugg at University of Warwick and Dr. Erin Garza at J. Craig Venter Institute
YouTube video by TAESEOK Moon
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July 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Tim Bugg at the University of Warwick and Prof. Erin Garza at J. Craig Venter Institute
Congrats, Erin! Promoted to an Assistant Professor last week!
@jcvi.org
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax1a...
Congrats, Erin! Promoted to an Assistant Professor last week!
@jcvi.org
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax1a...
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Many of you gave me so much encouragement when I posted here earlier about my 10 year long passion project to make a microbial map of the ocean. Pinch me because I can't believe I get to update you that today that research was published in the journal SCIENCE! @science.org
July 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Many of you gave me so much encouragement when I posted here earlier about my 10 year long passion project to make a microbial map of the ocean. Pinch me because I can't believe I get to update you that today that research was published in the journal SCIENCE! @science.org
Just published in @science.org: Deep ocean currents don’t just move water—they shape entire microbial ecosystems. Our new study reveals how overturning circulation structures microbial life across the South Pacific.
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New study reveals how deep ocean currents shape microbial life across the South Pacific
La Jolla, California—July 10, 2025—A groundbreaking study, published in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean...
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July 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Just published in @science.org: Deep ocean currents don’t just move water—they shape entire microbial ecosystems. Our new study reveals how overturning circulation structures microbial life across the South Pacific.
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#SynBYSS Thur 10 am USA CT
166th, Jul 10: Prof Chris Barnes at U. College London & Henry Squire at UC Berkeley
@ucl.ac.uk @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
167th, Jul 17: Prof Tim Bugg at U. Warwick & Dr Erin Garza at JCVI
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166th, Jul 10: Prof Chris Barnes at U. College London & Henry Squire at UC Berkeley
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167th, Jul 17: Prof Tim Bugg at U. Warwick & Dr Erin Garza at JCVI
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#SynBYSS Thur 10 am USA CT
166th, Jul 10: Prof Chris Barnes at U. College London & Henry Squire at UC Berkeley
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167th, Jul 17: Prof Tim Bugg at U. Warwick & Dr Erin Garza at JCVI
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166th, Jul 10: Prof Chris Barnes at U. College London & Henry Squire at UC Berkeley
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167th, Jul 17: Prof Tim Bugg at U. Warwick & Dr Erin Garza at JCVI
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Join July's webinar on Mirror Biology. We'll focus on the global health, national security risks & practical steps to safeguard from these engineered lifeforms
Moderated by @wilmotjames.bsky.social w/ @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social & Dr James Smith (@jcvi.org)
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Moderated by @wilmotjames.bsky.social w/ @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social & Dr James Smith (@jcvi.org)
Register ⤵️
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July 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Join July's webinar on Mirror Biology. We'll focus on the global health, national security risks & practical steps to safeguard from these engineered lifeforms
Moderated by @wilmotjames.bsky.social w/ @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social & Dr James Smith (@jcvi.org)
Register ⤵️
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Moderated by @wilmotjames.bsky.social w/ @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social & Dr James Smith (@jcvi.org)
Register ⤵️
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@jcv.bsky.social: We are now entering an era where we can sequence diploid genomes for a few hundred dollars and combine them with imaging and other health data to understand human biology and disease in unprecedented detail.
Twenty-five years ago today, a landmark moment in scientific history took place at the White House. Dr. J. Craig Venter, joined by Dr. Francis Collins, stood alongside President Bill Clinton as he announced the successful completion of the first draft of the human genome sequence.
#humangenome 🧪🧬
#humangenome 🧪🧬
June 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
@jcv.bsky.social: We are now entering an era where we can sequence diploid genomes for a few hundred dollars and combine them with imaging and other health data to understand human biology and disease in unprecedented detail.