Research
Overview
Our research groups focus on human genomic medicine, infectious disease, plant, microbial and environmental genomics, synthetic biology and biological energy, bioinformatics, and software engineering. One of our core areas has always been high-throughput genomic sequencing. This team is housed in a facility in Rockville and features the latest DNA sequencers, a new technology development lab and a state-of-the-art data center. The JCVI has a Policy Center dedicated to exploring the social and ethical issues surrounding genomic research, and an Education Group that seeks to enlighten and engage the next generation of scientists through efforts such as the Discover!Genomics mobile laboratory.
Research Highlights
We have developed methods for assembly of the complete synthetic 582,970 bp Mycoplasma genitalium JCVI 1.0 genome.
The world around us teems with life. But what we see with our eyes is not all that’s there, nor all that is important. The unseen world hold...
The first publication of a diploid human genome from one person: A step closer to truly individualized genomic medicine.
The NIH Human Microbiome Project (HMP) was initiated to help determine the core human microbiome, to understand the changes in the human mic...
Results of a 20-month examination of the safety and security concerns posed by synthetic genomics, by a core group of 18 individuals with a ...
