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J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., is presently the Founder and President of The J. Craig Venter Science Foundation, The Center for the Advancement of Genomics and the Institute for Biological Energy Alternatives. Dr. Venter is well known for leading Celera to the successful sequencing of the human genome. Dr. Venter held numerous research positions at the National Institutes of Health, including Chief of the Receptor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Section. He served as President and Chairman of the Board for The Institute for Genome Research. Dr. Venter is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees, including the 2001 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, the 2001 Takeda Award, the 2000 King Faisal Award and the 2002 Gairdner Foundation International Award. Dr. Venter is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. | 