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Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who was recently selected as the 2025 recipient of … as part of the Early Career Research Program (ECRP). His project, “Characterizing Virus-Driven Alterations of …

… and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found … called geNomad identifies and classifies MGEs based upon their gene content and their genetic sequences. The … used computational resources from the Exascale Computing Project (17-SC-20-SC), a collaborative effort of the U.S. …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … source of both protein and oil was also the largest plant project completed by the JGI. It has since been cited more than 5,400 times, including a number of projects that point to the potential of seed oils as …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … University in Fort Collins. He’s part of a JGI-supported project studying the world’s rivers and their microbial … its health.  He sat down with me to talk about his project, and riffed a bit on what it means in a more global …

… in China and involving Francis Martin from the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) in France and Igor Grigoriev from the U.S. … source.  The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information for every …

On September 1, JGI held a JGI Engagement: Pro Tips for … to reach that maximum with broader questions and broader project scope? A: Focus on strong science and well-thought-out questions. We are looking for projects that can’t easily be done at a core facility, but …

Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … A collaborative team led by Joey Spatafora at Oregon State University, Jason Stajich at the University of … habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information for every …

… of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). They are: Ivan Baxter of the … environments. He’s been involved in several plant genome projects through the Community Science Program. As a UEC … She’s also participated in the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project and has an interest in cross-disciplinary …

Accepted proposals emphasize JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  … analyze and distribute data through the  DOE Systems Knowledgebase (KBase) , a free, open source data science platform … through the  CSP New Investigator call . It is the first project to have successfully evolved into a full-scale …

… “NeLLi 2023 Symposium” delving into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial symbiosis. Further, … Program Tanja Woyke, Microbial Program Robert Bowers,  User Project Coordination Rekha Seshadri,  Functional Annotation …

… technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … at a genetic level, how does  Y. lipolytica work? The project was a multi-institutional effort led by … four genes, including one with no prior known function. The project’s success demonstrates how to sharpen the …

On July 6, scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions shared their works-in-progress with 86 participants in …