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Research Institute, the 2025 NeLLi Symposium delves into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest … microbial symbiosis.  This is a continuation of the previous NeLLi Symposia. In this 2025 Symposium, we will showcase … 48″ wide or less to ensure 2 posters fitting on the boards. JGI posters are typically printed in the ARCH E size which …

… genetic code of sugarcane, researchers were able to map the location of genes that provide resistance to the brown rust disease that can devastate a crop. The Impact In providing a reference sugarcane  genome , the JGI provides foundational genetic information that crop …

Methane Metabolism. Methane-producing archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over … the total global methane production. They are thought to use billions of tons of the carbon dioxide trapped in … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, report the …

… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … and unknown. The challenge remains to learn more about what microbes are present in any given …

… which she deciphered function and host-symbiont interplay using metagenomics. Taking on a Research Scientist position … of User Program position in 2021. In addition to her JGI appointment, she also holds an Adjunct Scientist … as well as our Deputy of User Programs. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …

… genomics can add significant value to the other commonly used culture-independent sequencing approaches including … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … amplicon dataset (a.k.a. 16S rRNA gene sequencing), a shotgun metagenome, and a single cell dataset of nearly 500 …

To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, … and Leslie Mitchell (Neochromosome) have worked to replace yeast’s native chromosomes with synthetic versions. This …

… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, found that the fungus Olpidium is a link in the evolution and transition of fungi from aquatic to terrestrial habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 …

… students this past summer. This year’s cohort for the JGI-UC Merced Internship Program was brimming with … going forward. Watch this short video (below) to hear more about the summer from their own perspectives. The interns … JGI mentors are listed below, along with their project focus areas: Undergraduate Interns Andrew Lin and mentor Vy …

… however they do so under strong constraints exerted by viruses. Research in the viral genomics group aims at improving … and host cell take-over by viruses, and attempts to evaluate ecosystem-level impacts of viral infections. The … 4 , 1895–1906 Roux, S. et al. (2019) Minimum Information about an Uncultivated Virus Genome (MIUViG).  Nature Biotech …

… and the biosphere), including the global carbon cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial … ecological consequences of microbe-microbe interactions. Using metagenomes recovered directly from environmental … researchers have been able to gain further insights about how microbes have adapted to thrive in polar …