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Multilevel analysis between Physcomitrium patens and Mortierellaceae endophytes explores potential long‐standing interaction among land plants and fungi
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Axel Visel
Dr. Visel joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy for Science … Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his … Computational Biology , Nucleic Acids Research . Over 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals including Nature, …
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Doubling Down on Known Protein Families
… online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach … of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … with 8 billion metagenome genes from IMG (the study also references data from the JGI’s  Genomes from Earth’s …
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The ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus converts organic matter in plant litter using a trimmed brown‐rot mechanism involving Fenton chemistry
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Massive lateral transfer of genes encoding plant cell wall-degrading enzymes to the mycoparasitic fungus Trichoderma from its plant-associated hosts
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High functional diversity among Nitrospira populations that dominate rotating biological contactor microbial communities in a municipal wastewater treatment plant
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Refinement of the “Candidatus Accumulibacter” genus based on metagenomic analysis of biological nutrient removal (BNR) pilot-scale plants operated with reduced aeration
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JGI@25: The Human Genome Project, or the JGI’s Origin Story
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … help solve energy and environmental challenges.   The Human Genome Project began in 1990 when the U.S. Department of … with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Publications Grimwood, J., Gordon, L., Olsen, A. et al. The …
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Exploring the Diversity of the American Prairie’s Switchgrass
A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum … potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. …
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Olpidium, The Key to the Origin of Terrestrial Fungi
Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … Grigoriev from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … attracted the attention of many mycologists with the two publications of the kingdom-wide, multi-gene phylogeny of …
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2022 Progress Report
Pictured is a timelapse of the Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from the DOE Systems … The vision of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user …
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Ian Blaby
Dr. Blaby heads the DNA synthesis platform at the Joint Genome Institute, where he leads three groups focused on HTP … National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at … Award for Research Excellence … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …
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