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… Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in … technologies and methodologies that facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he … BS, Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Master's, Biotechnology, University of Tokyo …

… from The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan studying how virus infections cause significant … outcomes of these infections can affect the interactions within their ecosystems. Summary Microbes drive the energy … Researchers have the opportunity to combine the power of genomics and molecular characterization offered at multiple …

… Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers who received the 2020 … of microbial communities in carbon cycling, in interactions with plants, and as drivers of methane production, nutrient … is the interim director of Berkeley Lab’s Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, and JGI’s deputy for …

… Ti’Yanna Watson and graduate student LaMonika Dent worked with JGI mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant … experience in molecular biology and plant functional genomics, because this work is essential for improving crop …

… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the machinery to make … Rapid Prototyping of Genes and Pathways” at the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting on September 1, …

… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using … Plants that the zealexin pathway has an “hourglass” shape with diverse precursors in, and many different products out, … Program . And the work is part of a  larger CSP Functional Genomics proposal to understand terpene  synthesis and …

… affect users and their access to technical capabilities JGI offers, as well as proposal review procedures and the … and career stages. The election period concluded on October 21. The results are in and JGI extends a warm welcome to the … who represent the scientific areas of plant genomics, DNA synthesis and metabolomics, respectively. To …

… UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first sampled the area in … patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal waters and sediment with collaborators at the Center for Scientific Research and …

… three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of … lead on PNNL’s Soil Microbiome SFA. She serves as Secretary within the Microbial Ecology Section of the Ecological … has served on review panels for the JGI’s Functional Genomics CSP and the JGI-EMSL FICUS programs and brings …

… Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of DNA synthesis, … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  … B.E. in Biological Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan ( summa cum laude ) Ph.D. in …

… Summer 2025 marked the second year of Alabama A&M University students coming to the DOE Joint … undergraduate interns Tamyra Long and Zyiah Mikes worked with mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel from the Plant Functional Genomics Group to study the effects of  Brachypodium …

… serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons … to help develop the JGI’s community outreach efforts with diversity, equity and inclusion in mind. Microbiome … review procedures and the organization of the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Meeting. Any investigator who has been …