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… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as … . Susan Wessler , UC Riverside Shaping up conservative genomes Keynote Talk Title: Transposable Element-Mediated … to know at the beginning of my career, with my postdoctoral project beginning with her strains,” Wessler explained. “She …

… Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many crops have multiple … of chromosomes (they are “polyploid”) and their complex genomes are more difficult to sequence and assemble, in turn … The JGI sequenced half of the 4,500 BACs sequenced for this project that were colinear to the gene-rich part of sorghum …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … and published in the journal Science . At the time, the project was co-led by Daniel Rokhsar, head of the JGI’s … impact. Her lab has sequenced four additional green algal genomes using Chlamy as a reference for functional …

… For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, … Ray’s vigilant stewardship as JGI’s Operations Deputy has come to a close as this previously retired Naval Commander … at a high level as JGI transitioned from the Human Genome Project to gaining momentum as a national user facility. He …

… The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, more and more virus sequences are being … recovered and identified from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome …

… Genome Institute (JGI) Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting! The JGI convenes this annual gathering of leaders from diverse … – that the JGI offers through proposal calls on a competitive, peer-reviewed basis to the worldwide scientific …

… Summer 2025 marked the second year of Alabama A&M University students coming to the DOE Joint Genome Institute for research and … by a DOE training grant.  Building off the previous year’s project, undergraduate interns Tamyra Long and Zyiah Mikes …