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Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing … closely with staff to understand the data-intensive nature of JGI workloads. Dr. Fagnan was appointed CIO of the JGI in … … About the JGI Chief Informatics Officer … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

… to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  … like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can affect a microbe’s …

… fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, … (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … Without this prediction step, numerous genes for antibiotic resistance and secondary metabolism would have been …

… a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … was possible to identify specific attributes — such as heat resistance, fast growth rates, and an ability to metabolize …

Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical compounds shared by most … more than 13 million BGCs in the catalog at the time of publication, it is the largest repository of BGC sequence …

Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse … gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … important to understand early life, but also to link the evolution of this metabolism to geochemical data, which in …

Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use … phenotype and genotype of fermentative prokaryotes on IMG … Publication … Datasets … Datasets … Datasets …

… genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single … the flora, fire moss has adapted to conditions such as UV irradiation, heavy metal contamination, and drought. The moss … Grant-In-Aid of Research, and Society for the Study of Evolution Rosemary Grant Award to S.B.C.; NSF DEB-1239992 to …

To expand access to integrated data, improve tools and infrastructure as well as … cohesive data standards, the JGI partners with a number of facilities.  … Through its partnership with NERSC and the … to facilitate these efforts. Particular areas of emphasis will be the development of tools and …