Hydrothermal Vents and International Science: A Postdoc’s Visit to the JGI
Visiting postdoctoral fellow Junia Schultz on her research experience at the JGI and what she learned from the Microbiome Data Science group. [Read More]
Exploring and Thinking Critically about Scientific Problems with JGI Interns
While summer interns at the JGI from multiple programs had their own goals to achieve, they constantly collaborated with each other on new ways of presenting and researching science. [Read More]
A Mentor’s Perspective on Training the Next Generation
When an intern comes to the JGI, they’re partnered with a mentor (or a mentor and their team) that guides them and works with them. JGI mentors Zhong Wang and Igor Grigoriev talk about why they’re so passionate about mentoring. [Read More]
Alabama A&M Interns Access An Abundance of Knowledge
Enabled by the DOE RENEW initiative, a pilot internship program brought AAMU students to the JGI for research training experience. [Read More]
Forming Scientific Connections and Building Community
The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This year the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, hosted three undergraduates and seven graduate students from UC Merced through their long standing internship program. In just two months, the students participated… [Read More]
Genome Insider S5 Episode: Adopt-A-Genome
In this episode, undergraduates adopt genomes that the JGI sequenced, but never published in the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, making the data available for future research. [Read More]
Simon Roux Named 2025 ASM Microbiome Data Prize Awardee
Simon Roux was selected as the 2025 recipient of the ASM Microbiome Data Prize. He will be recognized at the 2025 ASM Microbe Meeting. [Read More]
JGI-USCCN Strain Sequencing Opportunity
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Genome Insider S5 Episode 1: What Happens To a Rainforest When You Dial Up Drought? – Linnea Honeker and Malak Tfaily
Together, the JGI and EMSL have supported researchers who are using an enclosed mini-Earth — Biosphere 2 — to better understand how rainforest soil microbes could contribute to carbon cycling and climate resilience.
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Interdisciplinary delegation from the University of Duisburg-Essen explores collaborative opportunities with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Building on a Memorandum of Understanding signed between UDE and Berkeley Lab researchers, a kick-off meeting focused on future collaborations in the fields of genomics, structural biology, bioimaging, and water research. [Read More]
