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The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes …

JGI researchers lend expertise to develop tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth … viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … ," is among the five focused on tool development. Specifically, the goal of this work is to develop tools, curated …

… school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer … provides the only known reference microbiome data sets for the Loxahatchee Refuge,  was published in the journal  Environmental Microbiome . “Before JGI was involved, I was not sure we could even complete …

… than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi from … explained: “One of the hallmarks of JGI is our diverse workforce and our diverse collaborators around the world. That …

A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis … Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information for every family of fungi. In the following guest … details the results of the team’s work. Morels are economically, culturally, and ecologically important fungi, widely …

… and semiconductor equipment manufacturer KLA-Tencor before joining the JGI in 2002. Initially focused on building tools to facilitate expert curation of human gene models in support of JGI’s contributions to … genomic systems as the JGI’s eukaryote research efforts expanded to include basal metazoans and plants. …

… to develop the metabolomics program, and in 2019 became Platform Lead where she manages metabolomics production for community sequencing projects and heads R&D efforts to expand the metabolomics capabilities and product offerings for JGI users.  Using cutting-edge mass …

During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working … in professional development enrichment activities. For some students in the 2021 cohort, this was their first … career enjoyed the chance to develop new skills needed for their PhD research. And for the first time in this …

… the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the … link viruses to their host(s), collaboration with JGI users for analyzing viral datasets, and the organization of community-building efforts in the field of viral ecogenomics. For this role, Dr. …

Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission … of DNA synthesis, strain engineering, and biosystems design for DOE-mission-relevant discovery and applications. This … His research focus includes engineering of non-model yeasts for production of biofuels and renewable chemicals, …

… projects, Dr. Bowen’s work focuses on developing high-performance computing workflows and integrating mathematics and chemistry for advanced analysis, modeling, and data integration. Dr. … bioenergy and environmental objectives. … BS – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Chemical Engineering Ph. D. – …

Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and … samples to identify and characterize genomic information from uncultivated microbes and viruses. Prior to joining the JGI, she was a Bioinformatics Program Fellow at the Gordon and Betty Moore …