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The Metagenome Program uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their … to assess microbial activity across ecosystems.  By studying microbial communities and their interactions, the …

The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) is a board convened by … and strategic objectives of the JGI. The SAC serves as the Institute's key external advisory panel and advocate of the … of the committee is to take the input from the CSP Proposal Study Panel on prioritization of CSP projects and, with …

… genomes are critical to serve as phylogenetic anchors for metagenomes studies.  While uncovering the metabolic … ., Ivanova N. N., Kelly W. J. Cultivation and sequencing of rumen microbiome members from the Hungate1000 Collection.” … discovery of biomass-degrading genes and genomes from cow rumen. Science 331, 463-7 (2011). Newton I.L., Woyke T …

… and environmental challenges. Oh, the magical world of the cow stomach. Rumen – and its microbes – are really a powerhouse. Rumen … materials, rumen microbes and their enzymes are an optimal study subject that could lead to more sustainable energy …

The JGI has diverse capabilities in: DNA and RNA sequencing, Sample and library preparation, … an extensive internal product audit to analyze the scientific value, demand, and costs of current offerings in … metabolites and unidentified features in spectra. 167/214 Metagenome Metatranscriptome Environmental transcript …

… of Natural Prodcast. This week, Alison and I talk to Roger Linington, from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, … natural products science as a field, we have arguably been studying microbial natural products in an ordered way for … technology and the improvement in sensitivity of those instruments. And that’s been followed by developments in pulse …

Hey Marcy!  ALISON: Hey Marcy?  MARCY: Hello. How’s it going?  DAN: Good. How are you?  MARCY: Am fine. I live in a … now?  MARCY: Sure. So my lab has really converged on the study of host-microbe chemistry. And the interactions– As … the traditional sort of academic path or even just the scientific path of “I know exactly what I’m going to do and …

… … DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s … ALISON TAKEMURA: So Nadine, what got you interested in studying natural products? NADINE ZIEMERT: Like almost … that easily can identify secondary metabolite pathways in metagenomes, which is still hard to do. We are mining a lot …

… management and strategic objectives of the microbial and metagenome programs and report back to them. The Committee … panels and advocates of Program strategy, operations, and scientific relevance and quality. The Committee does not …

The IMG group owns and maintains integral components of JGI’s production workflow, … with the ultimate objective of facilitating omics-based scientific investigations. Development and maintenance of … specificity of single cells and genomes extracted from metagenomes, and also as a metric for quality control within …

… the process needed to prepare and ship samples for sequencing by the JGI.  Additionally it includes instructions on accessing sample-level reports and … sends Project Manager (PM) a list of organism names (or for metagenomes, sample names).  Need help naming your …

… of natural products, Professor Bill Fenical from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. Bill is a pioneer … kept looking for open jobs that said, we want a chemist to study the ocean. And I didn’t find a single job … 25, 30 years. And I can actually go give a talk at ASM [The American Society for Microbiology] and those kinds of …