Dr. Craig Venter
In conversation with Dr. Michael W. Quick, Professor of Biological Sciences at USC
The dramatic quest for the human genome involved as much politics (personal and political) as science. Craig Venter was the first to read and interpret his own genome and in this riveting account, he reveals what it will mean for others to do the same.
Co-Sponsored by the Council of the Library Foundation and City National Bank
J. Craig Venter is one of the leading scientists of the twenty-first century. A pioneer in the world of genomic research, he is recognized for his visionary contributions to the field. In February 2001, Venter published the completed sequence of the human genome. He is the founder and president of the J. Craig Venter Institute. He lives near Washington, DC.
Michael W. Quick, Ph.D., is Executive Vice Dean of USC College ofLetters, Arts, and Sciences, and a Professor of Biological Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Emory University in 1992. The Quick lab at USC uses the tools of modern molecular neurobiology to examine the cellular and subcellular processes that underlie diseases such as epilepsy, cocaine and amphetamine abuse, nicotine addiction, which underlie the action of therapeutics such as anti-depressants.
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