There were 25 interns in the Summer 2023 cohort, which was the first fully in-person internship experience in several years for students and JGI researchers alike.
JGI announces 2023 CSP Functional Genomics awardees
Through the JGI CSP Functional Genomics call, we look for projects that will leverage the JGI’s DNA synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function.
Genome Insider S4 Episode 6: The Megadata of Lake Mendota – Part 1: Many, Many Mers
Lake Mendota sits right next to the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And Trina McMahon’s lab has been sampling the microbes of that lake for over 20 years, to understand how the freshwater ecosystem works.
So a few years ago, when they set out to analyze 500 metagenomes, it was the biggest project the JGI had ever put together.
The next 3 episodes are the story behind that giant assembly from Lake Mendota. In this episode: the software evolution that made metagenome assemblies like this possible.
Natural Prodcast Episode 24 – Jackie Winter and SMC
Natural Prodcast focuses on the JGI Secondary Metabolism Collaboratory (SMC), a new data portal for natural product biosynthetic gene clusters.
Genome Insider S4 Episode 5: Experimenting with EcoFABs for Student Labs – Jill Bouchard & Ying Wang
To set up flexible, repeatable experiments on plants and microbes, Trent Northen’s group at Berkeley Lab created a fabricated ecosystem – an EcoFAB. These small plastic growth chambers let researchers around the world compare their work consistently. And EcoFABs also work well in the classroom. This episode, we visit Los Medanos College to see EcoFabs in action in Jill Bouchard’s BIO 21 lab course.
Researching and Solving Real-World Problems with the 2023 JGI-UC Merced Interns
Reflections from this year’s JGI-UC Merced summer cohort about their onsite internships and enrichment activities.
Natural Prodcast Episode 23 – Aaron Puri
Aaron Puri of the University of Utah on carbon-fixing methylotrophs, quorum sensing, and inverse stable isotopic labeling to explore biosynthetic chemistry.
RECAP: Multi-Omic Journeys with 2023 JGI Annual Meeting Keynotes
The 2023 JGI Annual Meeting keynote speakers shared the journeys of their research careers, and showcasing the broad applications of their genomics and multi-omics work.
Tracking & Subduing the Plague of California’s Oak Woodlands
From genome to community science: a UC team oversees engagement activities to control the spread of sudden oak death.
Celebrating a Decade of Science through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program
A decade on, the JGI-UC Merced genomics internship has led to groundbreaking science and opportunities to speak on a national level.