ajoy, Author at DOE Joint Genome Institute

September 6, 2023

JGI announces second round of 2023 New Investigator awardees

The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why twice each year we look for novel research projects from PIs who have not led any previously-accepted proposals through the New Investigator call. [Read More]

May 31, 2023

Supercharging SIP in the Fungal Hyphosphere

Applying this method to the study of a particular fungi, researchers identified novel interactions between bacteria and the fungi. [Read More]

April 7, 2023

Sequencing Sphagnum Leads to Discovery of Sex Chromosomes

Boggy peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s carbon as well as material that can be converted to energy, are made up heavily of sphagnum mosses. [Read More]

March 30, 2023

JGIota: A biofuel breakthrough in anaerobic fungi with Michelle O’Malley and Tom Lankiewicz

Michelle O’Malley and Tom Lankiewicz of UC Santa Barbara discuss the importance of studying anaerobic fungi, as well as a recent discovery that turns scientific presumption on its head and opens up a new avenue to explore for efficient biofuel production. [Read More]

March 9, 2023

Busting the Unbreakable Lignin

A new study offers the first irrefutable proof that anaerobic fungi — the kind living in the stomachs of livestock — can deconstruct lignin in the absence of oxygen. [Read More]

February 9, 2023

JGI announces final round of 2022 Functional Genomics awardees

Learn about six proposals that will leverage the JGI’s DNA synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. [Read More]

January 31, 2023

JGI Contributes Nine to 2022 Highly Cited Researchers List

Congratulations to the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers from the JGI recognized for their “significant influence by Clarivate Analytics. [Read More]

January 19, 2023

JGI announces first round of 2023 New Investigator awardees

Twice each year, the JGI selects novel research projects through our New Investigator call under our Community Science Program. [Read More]

January 5, 2023

JGI at 25: Using team science to build communities around data

Researchers are forming communities to generate high quality genomes in partnership with the JGI to benefit scientists around the world. [Read More]

December 6, 2022

Soil virus offers insight into maintaining microorganisms

Using 5,000 images of crystalized samples cloned and synthesized by the JGI, scientists have begun the complex process of uncovering the hidden secrets of soil viruses. [Read More]