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… to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work encompasses bacteria, archaea, and micro-eukaryoes, along with their associated viruses and mobile genetic elements. Beyond exploring and characterizing microbial diversity, work … The Metagenome Program focuses on the high-throughput sequencing of microbial communities …

… of Synthetic Biology celebrates research enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes … work. This is where the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science …

… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. There he constructed … directed finishing and co-led the team that finished the DOE human chromosomes 5, 16, and 19. Following the …

…   On November 3, 2021, the JGI and the Workforce Development & … collaborations through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Visiting Faculty Program (VFP) . The VFP is a summer …

… Coleman and Hugh Cross; [Below] Zac Freedman, Martin Jonikas, Lotus Lofgren, Fumito Maruyama, Lauren Stadler, Tingting Xiang and Sheree Yao. ] ] The JGI welcomed 14 scientists selected for our 2026 Community … to tackling fundamental scientific challenges aligned with DOE’s mission.” The Community Science Program Large Scale …

… From August 21-23, 2023, attendees joined the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting.  A wide array of invited speakers shared how … in the earth’s soils. While she admits that it “0.25% doesn’t seem like a lot (referring to the abundance of … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … into sustainable biofuels . For its importance to the DOE mission, switchgrass is among the JGI Flagship Plants . … using switchgrass samples from these gardens, a team led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin produced a …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … — and rumen microbes are no exception. Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in the journal Science. It …

… Adriana Corales, Hugh Cross, Megan DeMarche, Joanne Emerson, Matthew Hudson, Megan Keller and Julia Kelliher; [below] … Hannah Schulman, Bram Stone and Jana Voriskovaa The JGI is excited to announce the fifteen scientists selected … various important scientific questions relevant to the DOE’s mission, and I look forward to seeing their outcomes.” …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … of light crude oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … array developed at Berkeley Lab. Over the next decade, the JGI’s single cell genomics and metagenomics capabilities …

… On February 8, 2024, the DOE Joint Genome Institute and the … Sciences Laboratory hosted a webinar to showcase how researchers can gain access to the Advanced Photon Source … National Laboratory when applying to the FY2024 EMSL-JGI FICUS collaborative proposal call . Letters of Intent …

… 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 … of microbial genomes that have been sequenced by the JGI though not formally analyzed or published.  The purpose …