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… was part of a long-term multi-institutional research team that combined field data with a reference switchgrass … hosted two JGI Engagement Webinars promoting the JGI fungal data portal MycoCosm and the algal portal PhycoCosm. Additionally, working with Michelle O’Malley’s team at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he and …
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… diversity can emerge from tinkering of a common set of enzymes.” Gribaldo will be speaking on “Exploration of … Archaea and Eukarya. One genome, two metabolic pathways “Up to this point, most phylogenomic trees have relied on … sediments and based on metabolic reconstructions, the team has two main hypotheses: the novel korarchaeon could …
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… fungi of Chytridiomycota (the “chytrids”). A collaborative team led by Joey Spatafora at Oregon State University, Jason … to terrestrial habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic … al . In both studies, however, Olpidium was unexpectedly grouped with non-flagellated terrestrial fungi, but not with …
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… Team develops a computational pipeline to sift and … that book. Published online September 28, 2022, in Cell , a team led by researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel, … JGI’s Nikos Kyrpides that his Microbiome Data Science group was also working on RNA virus mining. After a couple of …
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… Learn more about MycoCosm, a data portal with over 2,000 fungal genomes and multi-omics datasets, equipped with …
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… During his time in industry, Dr. Mouncey directed R&D teams that focused on the discovery, development and … built integrated and highly effective multi-disciplinary teams, and today, focuses on continuing to build and … as JGI Director, Dr. Mouncey leads his own science group at JGI focused on secondary metabolites. He is also on …
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… In 2021, using switchgrass samples from these gardens, a team led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin … as multiple copies across the chromosomes. In a follow-up study , researchers focused on two types of naturally … about a multi-year study his student conducted involving fungal rust pathogen resistance. Just as the common gardens …
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… genomics and metagenomics of the microbiology-focused groups at the Joint Genome Institute, it is fantastic that … through a collaborative network of researchers that we support through our role as a Department of Energy Office of … researcher Sara Calhoun, data scientist Stephen Mondo, and Fungal and Algal program lead Igor Grigoriev took readers on …
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… body, providing input on JGI policies and practices that support its user community. The breadth of scientific … professor at Michigan State University. He studies fungal biodiversity, ecology, and evolution, with a focus on microbiome sciences and fungal symbioses. He has worked closely with both the Fungal …
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… known to be partially due to the DNA sequence that makes up an individual’s genome. The genes of sorghum plants are … factor – before or after flowering. For the study, the team grew two sorghum varieties: one that tolerates better … water lost through evaporation in the leaves. Each week the team would set up a makeshift lab powered by a generator at …
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