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To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone Health) and Leslie Mitchell (Neochromosome) have worked … yeast’s native chromosomes with synthetic versions. This project has turned out to be an international collaboration, …

… effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection Agency declared the North Railroad Avenue Plume … several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a local dry-cleaner. Researchers  identified two bacteria,  … break down PCE into the chemical compound ethene. Applying genome sequencing and analysis, the researchers identified …

… tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth outnumber the stars in the Milky Way, … order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science user facility … Laboratory, have collaborated with global researchers on projects related to understanding how the interactions …

Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the DOE Joint Genome Institute dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. There he constructed … 5, 16, and 19. Following the completion of the human genome project in 2003, he developed sequencing, assembly, and …

All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (Berkeley Lab’s) core values, which guide the … and strategic objectives of the microbial and metagenome programs. The committee serves as the program's key …

…   The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is a national user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The JGI consists of around 280 researchers …

… year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from reseachers who translate genomic … Through our 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. Tapping into these functions allows …

Nature paper , researchers describe a dataset of microbial genomes sampled from rivers covering 90% of the watersheds … 1,000 metagenomes and established standardized sequencing protocols so that researchers could compare results across … anything. The collaborative consortium behind the GROWdb project demonstrates not only how researchers can …

As an Integrative Genome Science User Facility, the JGI plays a leadership role in enabling the frontiers of research related to DOE’s missions in bioenergy, … the boundaries of the Plant, Fungal, Algal, Microbial, Metagenome, Metabolomics, Secondary Metabolites, and DNA …

… of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass … Miscanthus sinensis has been published. Analysis of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple … chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient hybridization (polyploidy) and insights into the dynamics of gene …

Take a virtual tour of the IGB, home of the DOE Joint Genome Institute. To navigate virtual tours of each floor, … out. 1st floor 2nd floor 3rd and 4th Floors The JGI mural on the 3rd floor whimsically references dozens of iconic JGI contributions to advancing the frontiers of …

In 2003, Dr. Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address … Distinguished Fellow where he identified a novel apolipoprotein (ApoA5) involved in human and mouse triglyceride …