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… Yeah, we’re doing this from home. And my own podcasting setup– and yours, too, Dan. DAN UDWARY: Yeah, you’re looking … they spread, why do they spread in a certain way from one bacteria to another, how do they change then, and why are … a marine actinomycete bacterium. So they look kind of like fungi but also make these mycelia. They kind of look like …

… with Ben Shen, from the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter Florida. This interview is another one we recorded at … origin is around 30,000 from fungal, and a 40,000 from bacteria. Okay? And among the 40,000 from bacteria, there’s … penicillin from the fungal species – probably told us that fungi could be very productive sources for, say, biological …

… natural chemical compounds that you find in plants, fungi and bacteria, basically all living things. When your crazy Aunt … Metabolites Science Program here at JGI. It’s a new group formed under the director who has also got a long … metabolism, and talking to the scientists who do the work to understand all of the amazing biological chemistry …

…   The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is a national user facility located at … Laboratory. The JGI consists of 225 researchers and support staff in the Integrative Genomics Building in … analyzing and harnessing genomic information from plants, fungi, algae, non-medical microbes, microbial communities, …

… focuses on the exploration of secondary metabolites across bacteria, fungi, algae and plants. These molecules, which are not … growth, provide critical advantages to the organisms producing them, and are often involved in defense, nutrient … reservoir of secondary metabolites produced by bacteria, fungi, algae and plants. These compounds are key …

… together. It’s been kind of a theme, I think, in the last couple of conversations that we’ve had on this podcast, the … biology classes in undergrad, but my PhD was an actinobacteria. And I tell all my students this now, but when I … metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to collaborate, let …

… our second season of Natural Prodcast. This first episode up is another primer episode. These are episodes where … find, things that are of interest. And usually, in terms of bacteria and secondary metabolism, those things that we want … in the earlier primers. In bacteria, at least, and in most fungi, biosynthetic gene clusters, which are the genes that …

… love and care. Yeah, and let’s see. I lead a research group at Emory, I teach classes here on food and health and … a check-up on me. And I wonder how that intersects with bacterial bioprospecting that is often done, where we’re … nothing for. We’re also working on organisms, pathogenic fungi like Candida aureus in the lab and we work on …

… been dominated for … well, as long as I can remember, by bacterial research.  So it was great to hear her passion and enthusiasm for fungi. And we talk a lot about some of the technical … And the other one is called Bacteriology. But it’s supposed to include all microbes in it. But yeah, it’s called …

… For accepted proposals, sequencing, synthesis, metabolomics and analysis will be paid for by the Department of Energy’s funding of the JGI. There is no cost to the user and no granting of funds.    Proposal Call FICUS CSP Large Scale CSP New Investigator CSP Functional …

… there. We talked about several different pieces of her work, including bacterial quorum sensing and its effects on regulation of … BETSY PARKINSON: Yeah. So, palladium catalyzed cross-coupling-- DAN: Got it. BETSY PARKINSON: --all that jazz. But … with Elizabeth "Betsy" Parkinson, from Purdue, about bacterial signaling molecules and regulation of biosynthetic …

… fantastic diversity of cell types and associated organisms, including fungal and bacterial symbionts, detrimental microbial pathogens, and … This is a dynamic and complex ecosystem that includes bacteria, fungi, viruses. Resident viruses can be found in a myriad of …