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… growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every direction. There are 100 million … establishes new opportunities in multiple basic and applied scientific disciplines that relate directly and indirectly … their genomes were “remarkably” stable. “We thought we were sequencing the same genome multiple times,” Schmutz …

National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at … BMC genomics. 20:12. 2019 Anderson et. al., Exploiting algal NADPH oxidase for biophotovoltaic energy. Plant … Award for Research Excellence … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

… genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that … (Berkeley Lab), has generated a more accurate phylogenetic tree tracking the evolution of  Dothideomycetes fungi. The  … supported by the NSF grants  DEB-1354625 and  IOS-1456958 . Sequencing of  Dothideomycetes genomes were conducted as …

Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen … of algae, and sampling of the length and breadth of algal diversity, the numbers of sequenced algal genomes, and the quality of those genomes, is rising. …

Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how … aims to redesign and engineer algae by identifying the algal regulators that could boost lipid production. In their … diversity within the eucalypts, a group of fast-growing tree species that are widely grown as feedstocks for …

… for members of the microbial world through bulk community sequencing (metagenomics) and single-cell genomics, the vast … marine bacteria called “Vis6” that are found in North Sea algal blooms. The workflow starts by tagging specific cells … users in order to address pressing energy and environmental scientific challenges. … The work conducted by the U.S. …

You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel … accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and … such as metatranscriptomics and environmental DNA sequencing to explore microbial and plant interactions …

… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes within the … a step further, using both DNA and messenger RNA (mRNA) sequencing to identify those traits that have helped fungi, …

… institutions will give us the opportunity to advance unique scientific knowledge and address global challenges.”  During … as it aligns well with DOE’s missions and the JGI’s algal focus.”  To bolster the already existing … and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable …

… affect users and their access to technical capabilities JGI offers, as well as proposal review procedures and the organization of the JGI Annual Meeting. Any investigator who has been an … of University of Massachusetts-Amherst, who represent the scientific areas of plant genomics, DNA synthesis and …

The University of Glasgow … The Director provides scientific and managerial guidance for all aspects of the … the highest quality operational effectiveness of production sequencing, provides health and safety oversight at the JGI, … World Bio Markets Bio-based Business Person of the Year Publications Committee Chair (2016- ), Society for …