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… JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences affect traits. In a text … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … as tough as it has been 10 years ago,” he said. “We thought about reconstructing gene regulatory networks, understanding …

… By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been … walls, while brown rot cannot break down the lignin but use cellulose. Finally, there are soil saprotrophs, which … in moving toward functional genomics studies to learn more about the inner workings of plant-host and …

… A new approach for improving functional annotation in fungal … species to grow better than its closest relative S. paradoxus at high temperatures (39°C/102°F). The Impact One of the … improve functional annotation to harness the genomic data. Reported October 8, 2018, in Nature Genetics , a team led by …

… farmers around the country recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted … collection sourced from half of the United States. As  reported January 27, 2021 in  Nature , the team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology …

… Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI researchers for bioinformatics internship … experience working intermediately between academia and industry, which is something I didn’t even know existed before. … my Ph.D. What is/has been one of your favorite things about your JGI internship?  Doing the JGI internship has …

… UC Merced undergraduate and graduate students share how their summer internship experiences have influenced their careers in science. Hear more about what they learned from working with their JGI mentors, … Foster Irina Birskis Barros and mentors Elle Barnes and Susannah Tringe Shari Larsen and mentor Robert M. Bowers …

… Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair … Grimwood heads the Library Construction group for the JGI Plant Program . Her collaborations with the JGI began … reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome , using samples from common gardens growing across the …

… The Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) initiative was established in 2014 to encourage and enable researchers … free to the PI by the Department of Energy’s funding of the JGI. There is no cost to the user and no granting of funds. …

… Dr. Roux joined the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the … the development of novel computational tools to identify virus sequences, the design of new experimental approaches to link viruses to their host(s), … 12, 3076. Roux et al., 2018. Minimum Information about an Uncultivated Virus Genome (MIUViG). Nature …

… their schedules were filled with trainings that they later reported were incredibly valuable to their careers 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 …