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… communication norms around JGI contributions, ensure that all contributors to a research project are … recognized and credited for their work, while also adhering to the authorship policies of the journal in which the … that the data produced by the facility result in scientific publications. JGI users and collaborators have the right to …

… “Adopt a Genome” is an informal program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s unpublished microbial genomes, with the expectation that faculty will work with undergraduates in the analysis and publication of the claimed genome sequences. This … A primary purpose of this project is to bring educators from a broad range of disciplines up-to-speed …

… in firmly in the chemistry bucket. [LAUGHS] I don’t know that that’s ever necessarily like a good description of … And we’ve done some work with those and have a couple of publications out there on the chemistry. There’s so much … MARCY : It’s getting bacteria from there. We work on a fungus garden ant as well as the American honeybee. And so I …

… the very first episode we recorded. You’ll probably notice that the audio quality isn’t as good as what you’ll hear in … I did my PhD, was also here in Wisconsin, in the lab of Cameron Currie. They work primarily within the “fungus growing ant” system where there is a symbiont, a …

… Berkeley National Laboratory. Being a User Facility means that scientists from all over the world bring us big … I left that to join a biotech startup. And after that came to work with the JGI. And so now here at the JGI, I … susceptible to a fungal infection of rye grain – a specific fungus, Claviceps purpurea, can infect grain. And when it …

… when we start talking to people who specialize in that area. In this primer, we talk about my favorite topic … and how we do it here and maybe give an example of a recent publication. ALISON TAKEMURA: Awesome. Yeah, let’s dive in, … same kind of way, where we had– aflatoxin is produced by a fungus called Aspergillus . We were mostly working in …

… And we talk a lot about some of the technical challenges to that, most of which seem to be history.   I should mention … is probably a lesser-walked path. So my interest actually came from my Peace Corps experience. After I got my … Cochliobulis heterostrophis . This is a very well known fungus because it produces a secondary metabolite or natural …

… since I’m off schedule, but this is an important one that wanted to get out there as soon as possible. Not one of … where it all started. I think for me, natural products– I became interested in natural products as an undergrad. So for … And I think a lot of times, too, when we even look at publications, it’s always positive data, right? No one ever …

… evolution and natural products systems. This conversation came about because he challenged me on my use of the term … for you. A lot of this is based on a really great paper that came out in 2020 where this is all explained in detail, … that will actually protect the fungal farms from other fungus that want to take advantage of that resource. So in …

… Usually when we do these interviews, most of the people that I think we’ve talked to so far I either know … and I found an amazing editor. And yeah, it just kind of came together in the most delightful and unexpected way. So … I think on COVID that we’re getting ready to submit for publication and have found some interesting hits for that as …