Background
Venter, J. Craig was born on October 14, 1946 in Salt Lake City.
geneticist science foundation director
Venter, J. Craig was born on October 14, 1946 in Salt Lake City.
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, University California, San Diego, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology and Pharmacology, University California, San Diego, 1975. Doctor (honorary), Arizona State University, 2007.
Professor State University of New York, Buffalo. With Roswell Park Memorial Institute. Section and lab chief National Institute Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1984—1992.
Co-founder, chair, chief scientist The Institute for Genomic Research, 1992—1998. Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, president, chief science officer Celera Genomics Corporation, Rockville, Maryland, 1998—2002. Chairman science advisory board Applera Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut.
Chairman, co-founder, president The J. Craig Venter Science Foundation Joint Technology Center, since 2003, J. Craig Vetner Institute. Co-founder, president Center for the Advancement Genomics, since 2003, Institute for Biological Energy Alternatives, since 2003. Board directors High Technology Council Maryland.
Member science advisory board ValiGene. Chairman, board trustees The Institute for Genomic Research. Served in United States Navy, 1967-1968, South Vietnam.
Fellow: American Society Microbiology, American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member: National Academy of Sciences.
Married Claire Fraser, 1981 (divorced 2005).