J. Craig Venter, genomics pioneer and founder of JCVI and Diploid Genomics, Inc., dies at 79

J Craig Venter

Source: Brett Shipe / J. Craig Venter Institute

The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has announced that J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., the Institute’s founder, board chair, and chief executive officer, died in San Diego following a brief hospitalization for unexpected side effects that arose from treatment of recently diagnosed cancer.

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