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The president’s Lecture
J. CRAIG VENTER, PH.D.
Monday, March 10, 2014 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center 160 Packard Avenue Medford/Somerville Campus
LIFE AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT In his talk, entitled Life at the Speed of Light, Venter presents a fascinating and authoritative study of this emerging field, synthetic genomics, from the inside— detailing its origins, current challenges and controversies, and projected effects on our lives. This scientific frontier provides an opportunity to ponder anew the age-old question “What is life?” For more information, please call the Office of Special Events at 888.320.4103
J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. Dr. Venter is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his numerous invaluable contributions to genomic research. He is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit, research organization with approximately 300 scientists and staff dedicated to human, microbial, plant, synthetic and environmental genomic research, and the exploration of social and ethical issues in genomics. In 1998, Dr. Venter founded Celera Genomics to sequence the human genome using new tools and techniques he and his team developed. This research culminated with the February 2001 publication of the human genome in the journal, Science. Dr. Venter is also Founder and CEO of Synthetic Genomics Inc (SGI), a privately held company dedicated to commercializing genomic-driven solutions to address global needs such as new sources of energy, new food and nutritional products, and next generation vaccines.
J. CRAIG VENTER, PH.D.
Monday, March 10, 2014 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center 160 Packard Avenue Medford/Somerville Campus
LIFE AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT In his talk, entitled Life at the Speed of Light, Venter presents a fascinating and authoritative study of this emerging field, synthetic genomics, from the inside— detailing its origins, current challenges and controversies, and projected effects on our lives. This scientific frontier provides an opportunity to ponder anew the age-old question “What is life?” For more information, please call the Office of Special Events at 888.320.4103
J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. Dr. Venter is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his numerous invaluable contributions to genomic research. He is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit, research organization with approximately 300 scientists and staff dedicated to human, microbial, plant, synthetic and environmental genomic research, and the exploration of social and ethical issues in genomics. In 1998, Dr. Venter founded Celera Genomics to sequence the human genome using new tools and techniques he and his team developed. This research culminated with the February 2001 publication of the human genome in the journal, Science. Dr. Venter is also Founder and CEO of Synthetic Genomics Inc (SGI), a privately held company dedicated to commercializing genomic-driven solutions to address global needs such as new sources of energy, new food and nutritional products, and next generation vaccines.
