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… bioinformatics software to enable analysis and interpretation of genomic and metagenomic data for JGI’s user community. She also provides …

Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair in Genomics at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology! … plant genomes. She has appeared on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list assembly by Clarivate Analytics. In 2020, …

… bean’s close relative, as a biofuel. To this end, a team of researchers led by Jeremy Schmutz of the JGI and the … specifically, “[At the JGI] we do use Phaseolus as a test model quite frequently for R&D in plant genomics, because it is an inbred dicot,” Schmutz explained, …

… of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is a national user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The JGI consists of around 280 researchers and support staff in the Integrative Genomics Building in Berkeley, California.  Our location at …

… made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers to quickly modify diverse bacterial genomes. In … a fluorescent marker into  E. coli , allowing the team to model the competition dynamics between different synthetic  … as part of the Community Science Program (CSP)  Functional Genomics proposal call. …

A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the … specific catches. A similar technique has been developed by researchers led by Tanja Woyke at the U.S. Department of … The team first tested the approach on bacterial laboratory models to set a reference for its performance, and then …

A metagenomic look at the soil microbes present a year after a … clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a … a recovering soil microbiome provides a window into how to model and track the forest recovery process.  Summary Most …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a …

… out. 1st floor 2nd floor 3rd and 4th Floors The JGI mural on the 3rd floor whimsically references dozens of iconic JGI contributions to advancing the frontiers of environmental and energy genomics.  For more information about the science depicted, …

As part of the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a … of these talks below, starting with Ari Patrinos. The Genomics Arms Race Ari Patrinos , Former Director of DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research “There are two kinds of scientific revolutions,” …

Flavia Winck Vischi, Jennifer Wisecaver, Yaqi You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel research … will investigate a diverse array of projects, including the genomic dynamics of biofuel-producing fungi, the effects of …