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About the Center
The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI, formerly The Institute for Genomic Research) has been awarded a contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to establish the Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC). The PFGRC provides scientists with centralized resources necessary to conduct functional genomics studies on a variety of pathogens for which genomic sequence information is currently, or will soon be, available. The Center supports five programs: DNA microarrays, the Invitrogen Gateway® Entry Clone Resource, Comparative Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics support. The near-term goals of the PFGRC are to provide microarray, genotyping, proteomics, clone access, bioinformatics, and repository support surrounded by a Center-Client web-based interface allowing access to resource acquisition, data, and data analysis.
Recent News
January 11, 2010 The PFGRC announces two new microarrays available for distribution: Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli O157:H7.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announces the addition of two new glass slide microarray resources, Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli O157:H7. The… more
January 6, 2010 The PFGRC Announces an Expanded Gateway® Entry Clone Set for Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) at the JCVI is pleased to announce the addition of 56% more Gateway® entry clones to the Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 Invitrogen Gateway® Entry Clone… more
August 13, 2009 The PFGRC Announces an Expanded Mycobacterium tuberculosis Gateway® Entry Clone Set
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) at the JCVI is pleased to announce the addition of 30% more Gateway® entry clones to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains H37Rv and CDC1551 Invitrogen… more
August 3, 2009 Spaces currently available for the Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center's four day introductory-level training course titled,"Introduction to Microarray Technology" (September 14-17, 2009)
The NIAID sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center at the J. Craig Venter Institute announces that it will conduct a four day course titled, "Introduction to Microarray Technology." The workshop will be held on the JCVI campus on September 14-17,… more
July 16, 2009 M. tuberculosis knock-out clones now available through the PFGRC Gateway® Entry Clone Resource
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) at JCVI,in a white paper collaboration with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, is pleased to announce that… more
July 1, 2009 The PFGRC Announces White Paper Collaborations for 2009
The National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) at the J Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) are pleased to announce the White Paper collaborations for 2009. The White Papers projects cover a… more
June 5, 2009 Influenza A H1N1 Outbreak Gateway® Entry Clones Now Available
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) and Genome Sequencing Center of Infectious Diseases (GSCID) at JCVI are pleased to announce the availability of 29 Gateway® Entry Clones from two 2009… more
March 3, 2009 Bioinformatics Resource Center (BRC), Pathema, to host 3-day Jamboree
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sponsored Bioinformatics Resource Center (BRC), Pathema, is announcing registration of participants for a free three day Pathema Annotation Jamboree on May 13-15, 2009 on the JCVI campus. The objective of this… more
February 27, 2009 PFGRC announces the deployment of a new web ordering system for Gateway® clones
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) at JCVI is pleased to announce the deployment of a new web ordering system for Gateway® clones. The new system is accessed via the… more
January 9, 2009 The Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center announces a program to obtain the Affymetrix E. coli FDA-ECSG microarray
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), in collaboration with the Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition of the FDA, the National Bioforensics… more
January 6, 2009 PFGRC announces the completion of the Influenza A Invitrogen Gateway® Entry Clone Resource
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) and Microbial Sequencing Center (MSC) at JCVI are pleased to announce the completion of the Influenza A Invitrogen Gateway® Entry Clone Resource. The resource… more