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… kind of where I had you. How would you describe what your research is now then and all the cool things you’re doing … what I’m going to do and I’m going to do it as an undergraduate and a graduate student then a postdoc and then a … in the organism in its sequence that encode for that biosynthesis. But sometimes you have to know what those are in the …

… gene clusters, which are the genes that do the biosynthesis of a secondary metabolite, those are clustered … genome mining? DAN UDWARY: Oh, well, OK, sure. So back in graduate school, I worked in Professor Craig Townsend’s lab … enzymatically were. ALISON TAKEMURA: Where did you see that research or those results heading? Toward an application, …

… With collaborative user projects, the JGI’s Plant Program delves into the natural world’s … environment. At its core, the program investigates photosynthesis — the process that transforms solar energy into … renewable energy and agricultural productivity. Research spans diverse areas — from understanding how …

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… with my co-host Alison Takemura, who’s moved on from JGI to do real journalism, and we wish her all the best. … around nuclear security, energy production, and scientific research, especially at US National Labs, like Lawrence … to sequencing, we offer metabolomics and also DNA synthesis. And we consider these capabilities a little bit more …

…   Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of … Student Research (SCGSR) program , which awards graduate students the opportunity to pursue part of their thesis research at one of the DOE national laboratories or …

… NIGEL MOUNCEY: Yeah, so as I said, I did my undergraduate in microbiology and then PhD in microbial genetics … We had a really beautiful fermentation development lab and research lab all the way from Ambr250 fermenters to 2 liter … how to harness the power of second metabolite biosynthesis to produce chemicals that have really diverse …

… in carbon cycling, biodegradation and biogeochemistry. This research helps translate their genomic potential into … bioenergy and bioproducts. The program’s fungal genomics research explores new metabolic processes and enzymes that … biology using genomics and multi-omics by working with research labs and culture collections to produce hundreds of …

… for a long time – we worked together on Aflatoxin biosynthesis while he was a postdoc in Craig Townsend’s lab at Johns Hopkins, where I was a graduate student. Aflatoxin, of course, is a fungal natural … DAN:  Yeah. What do you see as the overall “theme” of your research? I know you’ve generally worked in various marine …

… natural products chemistry, and he has a project with the JGI to synthesize the genes for and explore the chemistry of … right? AARON PURI: Yeah. So we can dive into the biosynthesis of these as much as you want but they– so there’s one … the bigger– is there a bigger picture here towards this research? And what do you want to get out of it? AARON PURI: …

… Brian and I are old friends and colleagues, having both graduated with our PhDs from Craig Townsend’s lab at Johns … in Utah touches on many areas of natural products biosynthesis and drug discovery. If you enjoy the interview, I’d … DAN UDWARY: So Brian is a very old friend. We were graduate students together in Craig Townsend’s lab way back in the …