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Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who was recently selected as the 2025 recipient of the Microbiome Data Prize by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Roux leads …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help …

As part of the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 … Kuhn in his 25th Anniversary presentation. “Those driven by new tools and those driven by new concepts.” Patrinos …

As part of the ongoing partnership between DOE JGI and UC Merced to promote diversity and inclusion in science and research, two undergraduate students from … at UC Merced. CAMP is a statewide initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and supports …

Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an … Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea … Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) database maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome …

… issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among the authors who offer perspectives on what the next five … before sequencing to recover rare microbes. The technique was applied to a recent Nature Communications paper, … global ecological and environmental processes, especially by modifying host cell metabolism and altering cell fitness. …

With a background in experimental and computational surface physics, Dr. Goodstein held positions at … he began developing larger comparative genomic systems as the JGI’s eukaryote research efforts expanded to include … et al., 2020.  Gradual polyploid genome evolution revealed by pan-genomic analysis of Brachypodium hybridum and its …

Cole, Mo Kaze, Akshay Paropkari, Vicente Ramirez and Rhondene Wint had summer 2018 internships in Walnut Creek. The … of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has further confirmed by desire to pursue a STEM career, specifically in a …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … and environmental challenges. Switchgrass is a native, shrubby grass that can grow year-over-year on marginal soil and …

Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If … But if the duck gets infected by a virus so that it no longer looks or quacks like one, is it still a duck? For a … answer is no. They refer to the infected microbial cells as virocells, a change in name first described in 2011 which …

Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly complex — making it difficult to grasp a deeper understanding of fundamental aspects of fern … next-generation plant biology. … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is …