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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … and energy advantages explain why soybean is a flagship genome of the JGI’s Plant Program.    While soybean has … was just like rediscovering genetics, with the evolution of sequencing technologies and the evolution of …

The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer … positive change in science.” Mentor: Zhong Wang Project: “ Improving biosynthetic gene cluster annotation by leveraging … Project: “ Investigating metabolic network of symbiosis using genome-scale metabolic models ” Pedro Antonio Perez …

Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and … Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs. Nature Communications 7:10476. … Futures … Metagenome Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …

Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing … For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins on its tail fibers to latch onto a specific … of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or DGR. The DGR could …

A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental … and then efficiently retrieve and characterize their genomes. The Impact Despite great strides in generating … , combines multiple techniques and was demonstrated using a specific group of marine bacteria called “Vis6” that …

Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of … protists. These approaches enable novel insights into the diversity and important ecological roles of microeukaryotes … academic achievements (2008) … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …