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… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. …

… from their summer experiences at the JGI Berkeley Lab offers a variety of programs to help inspire and train the … CalTeach initiative. During their time at the Joint Genome Institute, they interacted with interns from other … about their summer internship experiences, watch the brief video below. Video Transcript: Deanna Beatty : Well, hi …

… to advance biotechnology. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility supported by the … Biological and Environmental Research program, the Joint Genome Institute provides advanced genomic capabilities, large-scale AI-ready …

… Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … genetic material of uncultivated microbes and link their genomes to the roles they play in the environment. One … work acknowledged by this most prestigious honor,” said Axel Visel , JGI Deputy for Science Programs. “It clearly …

… UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first … 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal waters and sediment with … californicus (and cone snails in general) outside of mostly anecdotal information,” Ul-Hasan noted. “I …

… Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … enzymes that would be produced by microorganisms — out,” said JGI user/collaborator Michelle O’Malley, a chemical and … lines for efficiency.  In 2021, her team saw that four strains of anaerobic fungi also, unexpectedly, secrete …

… On February 8, 2024, the DOE Joint Genome Institute and the Environmental Molecular Sciences … FY2024 EMSL-JGI FICUS collaborative proposal call . Letters of Intent for the joint call are due March 7, 2024. The … the Center for Structural Molecular Biology (CSMB) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the National Ecological …

… Register for the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): … context for thousands of newly sampled microbial genomes from North American watersheds (Invited)” 4pm CST … 1000 Soils Project: core collection strategy and data types available” December 17  6:40am Convention Center Rm …

… The latest edition of the JGI Progress Report highlights notable research and … scientific collaborations in 2018. The cover is an image of Mono Lake, a saline soda lake east of California’s … own Jon Bertsch. Microbes isolated from Mono Lake were sequenced by the JGI (isolates here , here and here ), and …

… Congratulations to the proposers of the 19 proposals selected for the 2023 Community Science … Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … over half of which are first-time PIs on a JGI proposal,” said Tanja Woyke , JGI’s deputy of User Programs. “The …

… In   April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25.  On March 17, 2020, a shelter-in-place order for all residents took effect in six San Francisco Bay Area counties. … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is located in one of those counties. The shelter-in-place order has since been …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … stressors, um, alter microbial biomass and then what the consequences are for the ecosystem. ALISON:  So, Ed is trying … a steady state where we can keep improving it, but this rapid shift in population and the environmental implications of …