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JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences affect traits. In a text file, the rows of … “It’s a unique capability; no one else can do it in the world at this scale.” A bottleneck in the DAP-seq protocol, … Program (CSP) focuses on a fungal comparative ENCODE project known as FUNCODE. “We noticed a few years ago that …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … engagement activities under the umbrella of the SOD Blitz Project. In hopes of controlling the spread of the disease, … represent the first-ever large-scale “citizen science” project to generate real-time data for modeling and …

JGI by identifying the actual molecules present in an environment that influence system behavior.  Through this identification, metabolomics enables functional genome annotation, … variety of experimental samples, including organisms (e.g. microbes, fungi, plant), media in which they grow, as well …

… deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep … (Nachwuchs-gruppe “Dr. Alexander Probst”), and the NOVAC project of the German Science Foundation (grant number DFG …

… other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments hundreds of millions of years ago.  The Impact … was done under Contract DE-AC52-07NA2734. Funding for this project was provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation … China (No. 92251302, 91951205, and 31970122). Part of this project was supported by a Natural Sciences and Engineering …

The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) is a board convened by the JGI Director to provide a scientific and … SAC is chartered to render advice, guidance, and counsel on the effective management and strategic objectives of the … from the CSP Proposal Study Panel on prioritization of CSP projects and, with concurrence from the DOE Office of …

As part of the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a … from its beginnings in the sequencing for the Human Genome Project out to the future of the institution. Their talks … currently works to support understanding of plants, microbes and environmental communities that have relevance …

… clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) participants. One is a fungus (usually belonging to the ascomycetes, one … two main branches of fungi); another is a photosynthetic microbe, tucked in the fungus’ tissue. If you’re a Marvel …

… and seven graduate students from UC Merced through their long standing internship program. In just two months, the … and also made new friends while working on their summer projects. Watch the short video here to see what they had to … below are the interns, their mentors, and their summer projects. Each intern also mentioned what they loved about …

… ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from … and characterize genomic information from uncultivated microbes and viruses. Prior to joining the JGI, she was a … Program; Genome Canada Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition; NASA Exobiology; Graduate Women in …

On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science group held a  JGI … proposal involving six labs at universities around the world was the first of the Functional Genomics call’s … of the proposals. Upon approval from JGI reviewers, the DOE project managers review the proposals. The proposer of …

Massie S. Ballon is the Communications and Outreach Manager at the JGI. Prior to this role, she … UC Managing Implicit Bias Certification 2020-present, Project Management Professional (PMP) Credential Graduate …