CONCO

Location: Rockville (USA)

Scientific Team Leader:Tim STOCKWELL

Website: http://www.venterinstitute.org

Institution:

The J. Craig Venter Institute (Rockville, MD, USA) is a not-for-profit research institute dedicated to the advancement of the science of genomics, the understanding of its implications for society, and the communication of those results to the scientific community, the public and policymakers. Founded by J. Craig Venter, the Institute is home to approximately 200 staff and scientists with expertise in human and evolutionary biology, genetics, bioinformatics/informatics, high-throughput DNA sequencing, information technology, and genomic and environmental policy research. The Institute's areas of scientific focus include:genomic medicine with an emphasis on cancer genomics and human genome re-sequencing and analysis; environmental genomic analysis with an emphasis on microbial biodiversity, ecology, and evolution; use of molecular and genomic methods to develop biological sources of clean energy; synthetic genome development; and policy research on the ethical, legal, and economic issues associated with genomic science and technology.

Key persons involved in the project:

Michael Brownstein, MD, PhD (team leader, biochemical pharmacology, genetics, and genomics), Marvin Frazier, PhD (DNA sequencing and analysis), Karin Remington, PhD (bioinformatics), Yu-Hui Rogers, PhD (DNA sequencing methodology) and Robert Strausberg, PhD (medical genomics, bioinformatics) will contribute to the success of the CONCO project.

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