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… microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at the Max Planck … of the microbial world through bulk community sequencing (metagenomics) and single-cell genomics, the vast majority of … User Facility, is supported under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This study was funded by the Max Planck Society. …
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Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … of these varied biomes; the forests share only about 20% of their fungal species. To make useful comparisons, the … that Paved the Way This project stems from a Community Science Program proposal that Martin submitted in 2012. At …
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Since 2019 Dr. Blaby heads the DNA synthesis platform at the Joint … Chlamydomonas genome project: a decade on. Trends in plant science . 19: 10, 672-680. 2014 Blaby, et. al., … Biology JGI Co-chair, People Stewardship committee (2020-2022) UCLA Molecular Biology Institute Postdoctoral Award …
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… promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in STEM disciplines to address JGI research priorities.” U’Ren, who … and can serve no more than two consecutive terms. In late 2021, the JGI launched a solicitation for nominations for … a breadth of institutions, research topics and career stages. The election period concluded on December 23, 2021. …
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… in a wide range of research fields. A public repository of 52,515 microbial draft genomes generated from environmental … work results from a collaboration involving more than 200 scientists, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy … and the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) . Metagenomics is the study of the microbial communities in the …
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… and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using … them to test composition variants. Summary In the May 8, 2020 issue of Science , a team led by Tobias Erb, director of the MPI for …
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Dr. Eloe-Fadrosh joined the JGI in 2014 to pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging … in human microbiome research at the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine …
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The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This year the U.S. … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, hosted three undergraduates and seven … : ”I really enjoyed meeting and getting to know many of the scientists that work here.” Mentor: Lorenzo Aureli Project: …
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… that single beam. When it comes to microbial communities, scientists have historically been unable to see beyond the … is. A new study published online Oct. 11, 2023 in Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of … (IMG/M) database, they successfully crafted the Novel Metagenome Protein Families (NMPF) Catalog. “We can now …
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… summer, 10 students from UC Merced worked closely with JGI scientists on research projects that contribute to the … summer. The JGI-UC Merced internship program was founded in 2014 with the goal of inspiring students to embark on a … the research of JGI scientists. Check out the short videos highlighting the exciting work done by the 2020 cohort of …
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… one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. Ray’s vigilant stewardship as JGI’s … Michael Brandt (Operations Deputy), Horst Simon (Science Deputy), Jeff Blair (Chief Laboratory Counsel) and … efforts to ensure the JGI’s integration into the Biosciences Area, the successful recruitment of a new JGI …
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Waldo will have all of these features. As described July 22, 2019, in Nature Microbiology , a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … use to conduct a similar type of search in microbial and metagenomic databases. In this case, the machine “learned” to …
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