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John Craig Venter | |
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| Born | October 14, 1946 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego |
| Occupation(s) | Biologist Entrepreneur |
| Awards | Gairdner Award (2002) Nierenberg Prize (2007) Kistler Prize (2008) ENI award (2008) Medal of Science (2008) Dickson Prize (2011) Leeuwenhoek Medal Edogawa NICHE Prize (2020) |
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| Website | www |
John Craig Venter (born October 14, 1946) is an American biotechnologist and businessman. He is known for leading one of the first draft sequences of the human genome[1][2] and assembled the first team to transfect a cell with a synthetic chromosome.[3][4] 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. and Synthetic Genomics. He was listed on Time magazine's 2007 and 2008 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2010, the British magazine New Statesman listed Craig Venter at 14th in the list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010".[5] In 2012, Venter was honored with Dan David Prize for his contribution to genome research.[6] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2013.[7] He is a member of the USA Science and Engineering Festival's advisory board.[8]
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- ^ Lemonick, Michael (December 25, 2000). "J. Craig Venter: Gene Mapper". Time. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ Fox, Stuart (May 21, 2010). "J. Craig Venter Institute creates first synthetic life form". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
- ^ "JCVI: Research / Projects / First Self-Replicating Synthetic Bacterial Cell / Overview". Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ "14. Craig Venter – 50 People Who Matter 2010". New Statesman. September 21, 2010. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Prize, Dan David. "J. Craig Venter". www.dandavidprize.org. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Advisors". Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. retrieved July 5, 2010