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… his Ph.D in 1998 from the Department of Genetics at Stanford University where he uncovered the genetic cause of a rare form of human epilepsy and subsequently generated one of the first mouse models for this common neurological … Technologies serves as the JGI’s primary point of contact for all High-Throughput Data Generation Platforms …

… Across four forests, researchers have leveraged data from the 1000 Fungal Genomes project to form new connections between fungal … function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not anyone registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of … how these hosts and hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but … it to usable organic compounds. However, no microbe works alone. Archaea, bacteria, and viruses all operate in concert …

… leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications. … methods in the past decade, researchers have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial … To acknowledge the efforts of the investigators who had done the sampling, Eloe-Fadrosh reached out to more than 200 …

… Since 2019 Dr. Blaby heads the Biodesign Platform at the Joint Genome Institute, where he leads three … on HTP DNA design and assembly, strain engineering and bioinformatic tool development/data analysis for synthetic biology and functional genomics. Prior to …

… protocols provided by JGI and the JGI user community below for DNA preparation tools, high molecular-weight DNA … Tips for High Molecular Weight DNA extraction: …

… sequencing, synthesis, and metabolomics at the JGI for projects of relevance to Department of Energy (DOE)  … fall under the umbrella of our CSP: The Large Scale call is for expansive projects that leverage a range of JGI … requires a Letter of Intent. The New Investigator call is for PIs who have never led a JGI project, and the Functional …

… the chemicals that make species unique and different from one another. They are incredibly important to medicine, the … JGI acts on its goals in — and builds out its capabilities for — secondary metabolism research, “Natural Prodcast” …

… down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial … plant fibers. But are they both actually doing the job? By analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix … near the roots. But the deeper down and away from the roots one goes, the more bacteria show up. The data underscore …

… of new molecules and pathways. The JGI Metabolomics Platform delivers rich metabolite profiles from diverse … products At JGI, in-depth molecular profiles are generated for metabolites extracted from a variety of experimental … metabolites are identified using LC-MS/MS methods optimized for specific types of molecules.   …