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… we’re going to be presenting some conversations we had with scientists in the field of natural products. So, it’s a … I chatted about science. This episode is our conversation with Nancy Keller, a fantastic fungal natural products … the related parasites don’t have polyketides. So it’s quite unusual.   ALISON: Well, I was curious. So you mentioned …

… The exponential growth of DNA sequencing data, coupled with recent computational technology advances in management, … of data science in tackling grand challenges in Biology, with a special focus on microbiome research.  These efforts … 2017, Nature Microbiology 2018), discovery of new genes with important biotechnological applications (e.g., new …

… the next few months, you’re going to hear my last interview with my co-host Alison Takemura, who’s moved on from JGI to … the user programs at the JGI, and I’m also the head of the microbial genome program. And I’m a scientist here. And have … We don’t want to get a proposal that’s just asking for 20 microbial genomes. That is not a good fit for our annual CSP …

… and we talk about an ongoing project I’ve been working with him on as an exploration into the secondary metabolism … powerful people. These were people that really controlled microbial drug discovery. And a guy like me, with no … the surface of a marine plant. And it too had something unusual that we began thinking about developing. And the …

… earlier this year. And today we have our conversation with Professor Alison Narayan, from the University of … miners get really jazzed about finding enzymes that do unusual or unprecedented chemistry. So it’s super fun to … too. Thanks for listening! And enjoy this conversation with Alison Narayan. JACKIE WINTER: Well, Welcome, everyone. …

… that I wanted to include it. This is a conversation with Marc Chevrette. Marc is a postdoc in Jo Handelsman’s … gets to do all the fun of trying to sequence some of these unusual things that might be sent our way, right? MARC: … Canada. I just got back from a conference in Canada on antimicrobial resistance sponsored by the Garner foundation. And …

… at any career stage. Generally, most users are able to work with Berkeley Lab.  However, users from certain countries … authorization from other U.S. government agencies to work with Berkeley Lab, a process which can take 6 months or longer to obtain with no guarantee of approval.    JGI staff are not eligible …

… candidate phyla, major branches in the phylogenetic tree without cultivated representatives. The “Great Plate-Count … in 1985, which highlights our skewed understanding of microbial metabolism towards a minority of cultivated … trait or phenotype of interest, prior to and in conjunction with whole genome sequencing. …

… Previously, researchers had to apply to each facility with separate review schedules and selection processes, … fundamental science experiments in ways they couldn’t with projects undertaken separately at individual user … of funds. All data is made publicly available in accordance with  JGI’s Data Policy . In cases where the JGI provides …

… week is Professor Cassandra Quave from Emory University, with joint appointments in the School of Medicine and … playing with my dog in the yard. But I was also a bit of an unusual kid too because I was born with a lot of different … that we found, indeed, that both formulations had some antimicrobial properties. But the one that was used in …