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A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … of biology and computer science, to reveal clues about how microbial and bacteria communities influence the … on his PhD program at UC Merced in 2013, this field was just beginning to develop and expand into the world of …

… combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those … and other industries — yet there’s still so much about them we don’t know.  Unlocking the power of secondary … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … information as well as of important descriptive metadata about each strain. “This has been a very fruitful …

Methane-producing archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global methane production. They are thought to use billions of tons of the carbon dioxide trapped in … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, report the …

… ultimate achievement. To get to this point requires rigorous research, written skill, above all else, determination. … Rhondene Wint, an alumna of the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)-UC Merced internship program and current PhD student, … Grigoriev at the JGI strongly influenced her perspective about what it means to be a scientist. “To see how team …

… 2024 was a year of first, including the flagship internship … success of the UC Merced internship program, they left the JGI more confident and ready to tackle real-world scientific … allowed them to:  Learn new skills. Experience industry-level work and coding. Receive mentorship, network and …

The User Support Analysis group provides computational analysis for new technology development and JGI user science projects. We perform analysis for diverse …

Dr. Udwary serves as a computational biologist for JGI’s Secondary Metabolites group. His research interests lie in use and development of bioinformatics tools for elucidation … "Natural Prodcast" podcast, a "fireside chat"-style podcast about natural products and the science and scientists of …

… has supported over 250 projects since it started. At the JGI, Dr. Yoshikuni also manages the Synthetic Biology Pathway Engineering group. His research focus includes engineering of non-model yeasts for production … Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …

… crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … to evolve so rapidly in gene content and structure. He and JGI Plant Program head Jeremy Schmutz already see how … HudsonAlpha. As the team discussed in a JGI podcast episode about the work, the effort to fully sequence the fire moss …

… a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … Using this workflow, the team combed through more than 5,000 data sets of RNA sequences (metatranscriptomes) …

… particularly actinomycetes. His research activity is focused on developing and implementing new technologies and … of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he studied transcriptional regulation, metabolism and … H, Udwary DW, Doering DT, Mouncey NJ. Cytochromes P450 involved in bacterial RiPP biosyntheses. J Ind Microbiol …