Janelia Research Campus

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Janelia Research Campus is a scientific research campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). It is located in Ashburn, Virginia, United States. The campus is named after the previous estate that occupied the property, Janelia Farm. The campus was opened in 2006 and is set on 689 acres of land.

History[edit | edit source]

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased the land for the Janelia Research Campus in 2000. The campus was designed by the architecture firm Rafael Vinoly Architects and was officially opened in 2006. The campus is named after the Janelia Farm, the estate that previously occupied the property.

Research[edit | edit source]

The Janelia Research Campus is known for its interdisciplinary approach to biomedical research. The campus is home to a diverse group of scientists and engineers who are working on various research projects. The main areas of research at the campus include neuroscience, genetics, cell biology, physics, and computer science.

Facilities[edit | edit source]

The Janelia Research Campus includes several state-of-the-art research facilities. These include laboratories, imaging facilities, and data analysis centers. The campus also includes housing for visiting scientists and a conference center.

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Several notable scientists and researchers have been associated with the Janelia Research Campus. These include Eric Betzig, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 for his work on super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, a cell biologist known for her work on the use of green fluorescent protein (GFP) in the study of the organization and dynamics of the cell's internal compartments.

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