Scientists

J. Craig Venter

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Science Atlas. "J. Craig Venter." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/j-craig-venter.

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Science Atlas. (n.d.). J. Craig Venter. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/j-craig-venter

BibTeX

@misc{scienceatlas-j-craig-venter,
  author = {Science Atlas},
  title = {J. Craig Venter},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/j-craig-venter},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

John Craig Venter was an American scientist, businessman and genomics researcher, known for leading one of the first draft sequences of the human genome and for leading the first team to transfect a cell with a synthetic chromosome. He founded Celera Genomics, the Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and the J. Craig Venter Institute.

Facts

Birth Datethe subject's own account

1946-10-14 1

Death Datethe subject's own account

2026-04-29 1

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1. J. Craig Venter (Wikipedia)

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John Craig Venter (October 14, 1946 – April 29, 2026) 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).

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