Institute for Genomic Research

research institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States

Also known as: TIGR

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The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) was a research institute located in Rockville, Maryland. It was established in 1992 by J. Craig Venter, a pioneer in genetics and genomics research. TIGR was known for its work in sequencing the genomes of various organisms, including the first complete genome of a free-living organism, Haemophilus influenzae. The institute also played a role in the early stages of the Human Genome Project. In 2006, Venter founded the J. Craig Venter Research Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit organization that continued genomics research and explored synthetic biology. Rockville itself has become a hub for research and technology, hosting organizations like the Food and Drug Administration and the Institute for Genomic Research.12

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Rockville
…Resources and Services Administration, the Institute for Genomic Research, and the Rockville campus of Montgomery College (1946). Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, are buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Inc. city, 1860. Pop. (2000) 47,388; Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick Metro Division, 1,068,618; (2010) 61,209; Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick Metro Division, 1,205,162.
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…Resources and Services Administration, the Institute for Genomic Research, and the Rockville campus of Montgomery College (1946). Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, are buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Inc. city, 1860. Pop. (2000) 47,388; Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick Metro Division, 1,068,618; (2010) 61,209; Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick Metro Division, 1,205,162.
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J. Craig Venter
TIGR and Celera Genomics
…established a research arm, The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR). At the institute a team headed by American microbiologist Claire Fraser, Venter’s first wife, sequenced the genome of the microorganism Mycoplasma genitalium.
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…established a research arm, The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR). At the institute a team headed by American microbiologist Claire Fraser, Venter’s first wife, sequenced the genome of the microorganism Mycoplasma genitalium.
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