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    Maize can produce a cocktail of antibiotics with a handful of enzymes. (Sam Fentress, CC BY-SA 2.0)
    How Maize Makes An Antibiotic Cocktail
    Zealexins are produced in every corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections using surprisingly few enzymes.

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    The genome of the common fiber vase or Thelephora terrestris was among those used in the study. (Francis Martin)
    From Competition to Cooperation
    By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how saprotrophs have transitioned to the symbiotic lifestyle.

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    Miscanthus grasses. (Roy Kaltschmidt/Berkeley Lab)
    A Grass Model to Help Improve Giant Miscanthus
    The reference genome for M. sinensis, and the associated genomic tools, allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such as sugarcane and sorghum.

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    Poplar (Populus trichocarpa and P. deltoides) grow in the Advanced Plant Phenotyping Laboratory (APPL) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Poplar is an important biofuel feedstock, and Populus trichocarpa is the first tree species to have its genome sequenced — a feat accomplished by JGI. (Image courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy)
    Podcast: Xiaohan Yang on A Plantiful Future
    Building off plant genomics collaborations between the JGI and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Xiaohan Yang envisions customizing plants for the benefit of human society.

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    Expansin complex with cell wall in background. (Courtesy of Daniel Cosgrove)
    Synthesizing Microbial Expansins with Unusual Activities
    Expansin proteins from diverse microbes have potential uses in deconstructing lignocellulosic biomass for conversion to renewable biofuels, nanocellulosic fibers, and commodity biochemicals.

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    High oleic pennycress. (Courtesy of Ratan Chopra)
    Pennycress – A Solution for Global Food Security, Renewable Energy and Ecosystem Benefits
    Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) is under development as a winter annual oilseed bioenergy crop. It could produce up to 3 billion gallons of seed oil annually while reducing soil erosion and fertilizer runoff.

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    Artistic interpretation of CheckV assessing virus genome sequences from environmental samples. (Rendered by Zosia Rostomian​, Berkeley Lab)
    An Automated Tool for Assessing Virus Data Quality
    CheckV can be broadly utilized by the research community to gauge virus data quality and will help researchers to follow best practices and guidelines for providing the minimum amount of information for an uncultivated virus genome.

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    Unicellular algae in the Chlorella genus, magnified 1300x. (Andrei Savitsky)
    A One-Stop Shop for Analyzing Algal Genomes
    The PhycoCosm data portal is an interactive browser that allows algal scientists and enthusiasts to look deep into more than 100 algal genomes, compare them, and visualize supporting experimental data.

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    Artistic interpretation of how microbial genome sequences from the GEM catalog can help fill in gaps of knowledge about the microbes that play key roles in the Earth's microbiomes. (Rendered by Zosia Rostomian​, Berkeley Lab)
    Podcast: A Primer on Genome Mining
    In Natural Prodcast: the basics of genome mining, and how JGI researchers conducted it in IMG/ABC on thousands of metagenome-derived genomes for a Nature Biotechnology paper.

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    Scanning electron micrographs of diverse diatoms. (Credits: Diana Sarno, Marina Montresor, Nicole Poulsen, Gerhard Dieckmann)
    Learn About the Approved 2021 Large-Scale CSP Proposals
    A total of 27 proposals have been approved through JGI's annual Community Science Program (CSP) call. For the first time, 63 percent of the accepted proposals come from researchers who have not previously been a principal investigator on an approved JGI proposal.

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    MiddleGaylor Michael Beman UC Merced
    How to Successfully Apply for a CSP Proposal
    Reach out to JGI staff for feedback before submitting a proposal. Be sure to describe in detail what you will do with the data.

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    Click on the image or go here to watch the video "Enriching target populations for genomic analyses using HCR-FISH" from the journal Microbiome describing the research.
    How to Target a Microbial Needle within a Community Haystack
    Enabled by the JGI’s Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program, researchers have developed, tested and deployed a pipeline to first target cells from communities of uncultivated microbes, and then efficiently retrieve and characterize their genomes.

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    Artistic interpretation of how microbial genome sequences from the GEM catalog can help fill in gaps of knowledge about the microbes that play key roles in the Earth's microbiomes. (Rendered by Zosia Rostomian​, Berkeley Lab)
    Uncovering Novel Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes
    A public repository of 52,515 microbial draft genomes generated from environmental samples around the world, expanding the known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%, is now available .

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    Green millet (Setaria viridis) plant collected in the wild. (Courtesy of the Kellogg lab)
    Shattering Expectations: Novel Seed Dispersal Gene Found in Green Millet
    In Nature Biotechnology, a very high quality reference Setaria viridis genome was sequenced, and for the first time in wild populations, a gene related to seed dispersal was identified.

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    The Brachypodium distachyon-B. stacei-B. hybridum polyploid model complex. (Illustrations credits: Juan Luis Castillo)
    The More the Merrier: Making the Case for Plant Pan-genomes
    Crop breeders have harnessed polyploidy to increase fruit and flower size, and confer stress tolerance traits. Using a Brachypodium model system, researchers have sought to learn the origins, evolution and development of plant polyploids. The work recently appeared in Nature Communications.

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David Gilbert

David Gilbert

David Gilbert, Senior Manager of Communications & Outreach, DOE Joint Genome Institute

David Gilbert is Senior Manager for Communications & Outreach, joining the JGI in 2003 and driving the communications effort during the transition from the Human Genome Project to its current role as a national user facility tasked with characterizing plants and microbes to advance research in bioenergy, global carbon cycling, and biogeochemistry. Gilbert, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in agricultural biotechnology, began his career in the biotechnology industry in 1983 where until 1988, he conducted research in plant molecular biology for Advanced Genetic Sciences located in Oakland, California. When the company then merged with DNA Plant Technology Corporation, Gilbert shifted his role from research to administration, assuming the role of Corporate Communications Manager. In 1992, he joined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where until December 2001 he was Development & Communications Officer for the Life Sciences and Genomics Divisions, building the industry partnerships program there. From 2001-2003, he served as Associate Director, Industry Outreach for The UC Discovery Grant, which provided $17 million in matching funds to foster industry-academic partnerships throughout the ten campuses and national laboratories of the University of California. In addition to his professional activities in the field of biotechnology, Gilbert served for ten years as president of the board of directors of Biotech Partners, an innovative non-profit, school-to-career program that enables underserved youth to prepare for entry-level skilled technical careers in the biotechnology industry.

Education

  • B.S. University of California, Berkeley Conservation and Resource Studies (Agricultural Biotechnology), Bachelor of Science
  • UC-Coro Systemwide Leadership Collaborative, University of California, Office of the President: 2018 Northern California Cohort
  • Stanford University, Executive Leadership Management Institute Certificate
  • University of California, Los Angeles Technical Management Program Certificate
  • Leadership Contra Costa Program (Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce) Graduate

About the JGI Senior Manager of Communications & Outreach

The Senior Manager of Communications & Outreach is responsible for sustaining the integrity of the JGI brand through an integrated marketing and communications approach in support of JGI’s strategic vision, the Institute’s staff and user community.

Awards and Service

  • 1992-2008: Biotech Partners: biotechpartners.org; Non-profit school-to-career program for under-served urban youth ; Member, Board of Directors, President (1998-2008)
  • 2003-2014: Berkeley Lab Diversity & Inclusion Council member: https://commons.lbl.gov/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=81659219
  • 2005-2009: Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County: http://www.wdbccc.com/; Board Member; Co-chair, Business and Economic Development Committee
  • 2012: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Director’s Award for Exceptional Achievement (first ever awarded for communications/outreach)
  • October 28, 2015: Master of Ceremonies, Berkeley Lab’s 5th Annual Diversity Cultural Festival: https://youtu.be/EG9YO9gMNXo
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