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Craig Venter

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American biotechnologist and businessman (1946-2026)

United StatesFoundersLived 1946 to 2026 · aged 79
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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.

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Craig Venter (left), President Bill Clinton and Francis Collins on announcing the draft completion of the Human Genome Project in June 2000Craig Venter (left), President Bill Clinton and Francis Collins on announcing the draft completion of the Human Genome Project in June 2000J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, locationJ. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, locationVenter in 2011Venter in 2011Dr. Craig Venter, being awarded the 2020 Edogawa NICHE Prize in TorontoDr. Craig Venter, being awarded the 2020 Edogawa NICHE Prize in Toronto

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2015Leeuwenhoek Medal
2012Dan David Prize
2011Dickson Prize in Medicine
2008Kistler Prize
2008National Medal of Science
2007Nierenberg Prize
2007Golden Eurydice Award
2003Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine
2002Canada Gairdner International Award
2002Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
2002honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology
2002NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science
2002Clarivate Citation Laureates
2001Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
2001Biotechnology Heritage Award
2001J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine
2000King Faisal International Prize in Science
2000Gabbay Award
2000Financial Times Person of the Year
1999Newcomb Cleveland Prize
honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong

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Shuji NakamuraAlso won NAS Award for the Industrial Application of ScienceKatalin KarikóAlso won Debrecen Award for Molecular MedicineJames P. AllisonAlso won Gabbay AwardRoger Y. TsienAlso won J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in MedicineRobert S. Langer, Jr.Also won Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific ResearchJames E. HansenAlso won Nierenberg Prize

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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., and Synthetic Genomics.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1946 to 2026 · aged 79
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