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… microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and … genomic information from uncultivated microbes and viruses. Prior to joining the JGI, she was a Bioinformatics … Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …

… The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes … an interactive browser that allows algal scientists and enthusiasts to look deep into more than 100 algal genomes, … to see their favorite alga’s predicted genes and their organization, and analyze genes in the nucleus and …

… exist without cocoa According to the  International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), global cocoa bean production in … annotation was developing a high quality node for cacao used for systemic orthology to enable use for both cacao functional biology and breeding.     …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … GOLD provides manually curated metadata resources for organisms and environmental samples. The database aggregates … in centigrade, and more.  The four level project organization system implemented in GOLD consist of: Studies, …

… across eucalypt lineages. The Science From the distinct smell of eucalyptus to the flavor of wine, terpenes are ubiquitous. A diverse … against those of E. grandis to find differences in genome organization between the two species. The work was reported … This work was supported by the Australian Research Council (grant numbers DP140102552, …

… Through the  “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science” (FICUS) call between the JGI and the  … researchers may also request access to the  Biological Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (Bio-SANS) instrument … Biology .  Watch this webinar hosted by EMSL to learn more about BioSANS. Letters of Intent are due March 17, 2021 for …

… Naturalist Myco Ed Fungal Genomics Education Project MycoCosm MycoEd group page Protocols, teaching materials and … The Mycocosm portal supports the annotation, comparative analysis, and … analysis.  MycoCosm provides data and tools via a graphical user interface, ensuring that no programming knowledge or …

… This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii … managed to sequence its genome, and what it has to teach us about other organisms – like plants. [ Editor’s Note: Merchant is also a …

… to unlock their potential for bioenergy, environmental sustainability, and bioproducts. By sequencing and analyzing the genomes of these organisms, the program investigates the biological mechanisms that … genomic potential into practical applications, including sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, natural products, and …

… experience working intermediately between academia and industry, which is something I didn’t even know existed before. … my Ph.D. What is/has been one of your favorite things about your JGI internship?  Doing the JGI internship has … from private industry. I really liked the fairly flat organizational structure, and found everyone to be welcoming …

… Our research is focused on the discovery and characterization of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in environmental sequence data. We use multi-omics (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, single … Exploring the fascinating world of giant viruses, which challenge our understanding of viral complexity …