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… has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of DNA synthesis, strain engineering, and biosystems design for … organisms, modulating microbe-microbe and plant-microbe interactions in various environments to improve crop yield, …

… Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline in Mexico. While conducting early field studies related … in particular, as a model system for venom-microbe interactions. Cone snail venom has a number of applications, … to be intimidating. That first exposure from great interactions with Dr. Ben Cole and Dr. Axel Visel led to …

… Over the course of the summer, the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI … opportunities in fields ranging from plant-microbe interactions to functional genomics. Hear from five of the … my existing skill set to a new scale, which presented a host of interesting and ultimately rewarding challenges. …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane … their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For bacteria, … a specific enzyme, Methylthio-alkane Reductase (MAR) in host bacteria Rhodospirillum rubrum . Their work in Nature …

… Highlighting the latest interactive version of the JGI’s plant data portal. On … it, nor had any feature updates. Phytozome  v13, which now hosts upwards of 250 plant genomes and has been under active … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… and annotate genomes from Antarctica to Africa to global oceans. Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user … relevant species. Another focus area was inter-organismal interactions, and two fungal proposals focus on symbiotic …

… Dr. Mouncey joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2017 as the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He … to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  … and managerial guidance for all aspects of the JGI. This includes responsibilities toward the JGI internal scientific …

… The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for … not led any previously-accepted proposals — through the New Investigator call under our Community Science Program . … of microbial ecosystems at the forest floor and along ocean shores. Their results could bring key insights into …