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… With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more … the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists … capability that is desirable in the microbiome field due to its high recovery of single-cell genomes. This is key to …

… the JGI employs single-molecule, long-read DNA sequences to aid with genome assembly and transcriptome analysis of microbial, fungal, and plant research … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) marked the visit of an esteemed … from the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), Germany with the aim of intensifying collaborations in the fields of … Storage & Distributed Resources Division at Berkeley Lab.  Building on the momentum of a Memorandum of Understanding …

… when and how eelgrass adapted and evolved throughout its history. Their research, published in  August 2023 in  Nature Plants , was able to assess absolute time estimates for major colonization … that figure is likely closer to a mere 250,000 years — with many key colonization events in the Atlantic ocean …

… decades, advancements in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global research community.  Published January 17, … Dongying Wu, a member of the Functional Annotation team within the JGI’s Microbiome Data Science group. “Turns out …

… and environment challenges. The JGI offers these solutions to the worldwide scientific community through its  User … , either in person at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), or from afar, online. Each day, a … and recaps of all three keynote talks follow, starting with Bruce Hungate. Other videos of talks from the JGI …

… facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he studied transcriptional regulation, … in understanding how, when and why microbes decide to produce which metabolites. … BS, Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Master's, Biotechnology, …

… Dr. Grigoriev joined the JGI in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley and work in the pharmaceutical … JGI, a Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial … at University of California, Berkeley. He contributed to the Human Genome Project and led annotation and analysis …

… Berkeley Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen has had leadership roles within large DOE-funded research programs using mass … 2015, he founded what is now the JGI Metabolomics Program to provide advanced metabolomic methods available to JGI users.  Dr. Northen’s research is focused on using …

… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was working for the … novo sequencing of eukaryotic organisms from simple yeasts to large vertebrate genomes.  For the past 13 years, Mr. … Schmutz is the Plant Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major …

… bacterial group in the ocean. Later during his postdoctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology he … amplifying their genetic material, thus bypassing the need to culture these microbes in the lab. After joining the JGI, … in situ functional activities of specific microbial groups within complex communities.  The Microscale Applications …

… State University, Tempe, Chemical Engineering Post-doctoral positions – Arizona State University, Bioengineering & … Excellence Award 2016 R&D 100 Winner 2014 Berkeley Lab Director’s Award for Exceptional Achievement 2012 UC Berkeley, … and Development Program Awardee 2005-2009: NIH K25 Mentored Career Development awardee 1998-2003: NSF Graduate …