J. Craig Venter is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his contributions to genomic research and is consistently listed on the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.  Dr. Venter is the founder and president of the J. Craig Venter Institute and the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation. The Venter Institute conducts basic research that advances the science of genomics, specializes in high volume genome sequencing, and explores the ethical and policy implications of genomic discoveries and advances. In 1998, Dr. Venter founded Celera Genomics to sequence the human genome; the successful completion of this sequencing culminated in the 2001 publication of his research in the journal Science.