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… Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace … so nice and helpful.” Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and really open to talking about their work. It’s fun to be around people who are …
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… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a … is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director Nigel Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI … individual genes, whole pathways, genome-editing tools, and reporters.” JGI-developed genetic engineering technique …
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… began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third the size of the United States began forming in … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … shared their findings in Communications Biology . They reported that the heatwave caused the microbial populations …
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… In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in Florida to discuss a JGI pilot project involving soil sampling in the … the next generation of scientists. She shares her thoughts about the experience below. In the summer of 2018, Jonathan …
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… work — have quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in environments … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … simultaneously, these genomic studies provide information about virus hosts. As a result, the outcomes of these …
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… Dr. Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials … Molecular Foundry, a nanoscale research and knowledge-based user facility at Berkeley Lab. She is spearheading the … and led the Quantitative Plant Science Initiative (2017-2022), a BER Science Focus Area (SFA). …
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… the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, making the data … (JGI) and Matt Escobar (California State San Marcos) about how the Adopt-A-Genome project got started. Plus, Kalyani Maitra (California State Fresno) and two …
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… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its … and a part of the oil-producing Mucoromycotina group, about which little is known. The Cornell team cultivated and … ATCC 52813) as part of the 1000 Fungal Genomes project. As reported in the November 29, 2017 issue of Nature …
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… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford … For the past 13 years, Mr. Schmutz has directed the JGI Plant Program, focusing on the organization of community driven science for … Plant Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …
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… disease-resistance that could prove fruitful for saving Citrus from greening disease. You’ve probably never heard of … the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … in The Plant Journal. this study included the discovery of candidate genes that confer resistance to citrus …
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… The team has three subgroups: Synthetic Biology Lab : a user science group dedicated to user project design, assembly, and quality control Strain … assembly and analysis Overview of biodesign products The JGI Biodesign platform enables users to validate hypotheses …
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… and feedstocks for biomass and biofuel production. Learning about the ecology and evolution of Dothideomycetes could … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … the data provided. In this proof of concept test, the team reported that the algorithm was over 95% successful at …
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