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… notable research and scientific collaborations in 2018. The cover is an image of Mono Lake, a saline soda lake … Yosemite National Park, taken by JGI’s own Jon Bertsch. Microbes isolated from Mono Lake were sequenced by the JGI …

… Program supports a wide range of projects, from single-gene synthesis to the synthesis of entire chromosomes, … the program enables the design and synthesis of complex genetic pathways and biosystems. It The program fosters … in advancing functional genomics, focusing on developing genetic systems that can address global energy and …

… previous fiscal years for our Community Science Program (CSP) as well as the Facilities Integrating Collaborations …

… including User Facilities like the JGI, through its Genesis Mission. Launched in 2025, the initiative aims to … and AI agents to solve key national challenges. The Genesis Mission consortium will connect leading industry and … and promote novel data applications. As a large-scale data generator, the JGI has a key role to play in providing …

… After I got my undergraduate degree, which was in general biology, I joined the Peace Corps. And when I was … use natural products necessarily. Fungi are large. They’re microbes, but they’re large microbes. And they have all … the secondary metabolome, of fungi in inter-Kingdom interactions. So fungi, bacteria and their host. And I think …

… genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been published. Analysis of … (polyploidy) and insights into the dynamics of gene expression as it grows back vigorously year after year … and more complex patterns of inheritance. The additional genes provided by these chromosomes can contribute to novel …

… on an accelerated timeline as compared with the standard CSP projects. In addition, they must utilize a broad range … the capabilities across at least two of the facilities, and generate datasets beyond what each of these facilities could generate by itself.   Accepted projects must address or be …

… calls. Nearly 200 Terabases of data are expected to be generated for the accepted proposals, said Susannah Tringe, JGI User Programs Deputy. “These new CSP projects accelerate our efforts to characterize … relevant species. Another focus area was inter-organismal interactions, and two fungal proposals focus on symbiotic …

… of certain types of data to support their use by those generating data. The JGI Data Policy applies to research … FY22 and later through the Community Science Program (CSP), Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science … not involved with the proposal under which the data were generated (e.g. not PIs or co-PIs) who wish to include …

… The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental processes (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and … lifestyles found in the Antarctic lakes and offers a genetically-tractable model system that could help …

… a genomic model to study drought tolerance in perennial grasses using Panicum hallii (Hall’s panicgrass), by generating two complete genomes from varieties that diverged … used QTL mapping to find the genomic regions that control gene expression and physiological responses to drought. They …

… genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP Functional Genomics call , we look for projects that … and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function.  Below find a list of the six …