Craig Venter

John Craig Venter
Venter in 2007
Born (1946-10-14) October 14, 1946 (age 78)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego
OccupationBiologist
AwardsGairdner Award (2002)
Nierenberg Prize (2007)
Kistler Prize (2008)
ENI award (2008)
Medal of Science (2008)
Dickson Prize (2011)
Leeuwenhoek Medal
Edogawa NICHE Prize (2020)
Scientific career
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Institutions
Websitewww.jcvi.org

John Craig Venter (born October 14, 1946) is an American scientist . He is known for leading one of the first draft sequences of the human genome[1][2] and led 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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  8. ^ "Advisors". Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. retrieved July 5, 2010