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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. In March 2008, the genome sequence of the forest fungus … many sequenced through the JGI 1000 Fungal Genomes Project. Francis Martin on the main impact of …
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… forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool recently described in Nature Biotechnology called geNomad identifies and … Lead Nikos Kyrpides at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …
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… Team develops a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences. A zoo … viruses,” said Simon Roux , a JGI scientist and one of the project co-leads. “But same as DNA viruses, RNA viruses … 2019, recalled Uri Neri of Tel Aviv University, one of the project co-leads and first author of the study. Members of …
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… have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, JGI’s Zhong Wang and … shared their thoughts on the students’ efforts. Ben Cole, a project scientist in Visel’s Genomics of Plant-Microbial … Responses Under Climatic and Environmental Change (SPRUCE) project Melanie LeGro (2016 graduate intern): Currently …
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… Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The … and Environmental Research in one proposed research project. For this project, RNA sequencing was done by the JGI, and proteomics … portion of this research was performed under the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) …
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… Global chocolate brands can’t exist without cocoa According to the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), global cocoa bean … Mars, Inc.-led consortium through the Cacao Genome Database project. The genome sequence was assembled by the plant team … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …
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… Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace Cole, Mo Kaze, Akshay … by passionate scientists working on interdisciplinary projects. I feel inspired to pursue a career in STEM. … to know you and provide all resources to excel in your project.” Vicente Ramirez, UC Merced JGI Mentor: Albert …
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… Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a changing planet. Mo Kaze is a University of … Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program . Her research project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane …
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… In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at … specific procedure.” The rapport they built during this project and others (including the dissertation that preceded … in genomes.” He’s working with Rokhsar on a newer genome project, and enjoys the fact that he can use what they’ve …
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… Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health … through their diverse genomic capabilities. Summary In a project supported by the JGI Community Science Program, … communities. Part of the work was done through a summer project in the JGI-UC Merced Internship Program. In 2023, …
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… 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 …
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… Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) and the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) provide access to a variety of tools that … carbon and nutrient flux, and identify microbes assimilating labeled compounds. During this webinar, EMSL’s Mary … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …
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