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… The latest edition of the JGI Progress Report highlights notable research and scientific collaborations in 2018. The cover is an image of Mono Lake, a saline soda lake …

… DNA Synthesis Science group held a  JGI Engagement: Accessing Functional Genomics Capabilities Webinar inviting … really fully exist back then,” said Hal Alper, a University of Texas at Austin professor, “but we really first heard … internal review to consider the biosecurity, biosafety, and environmental aspects of the proposals. Upon approval from …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of … to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Maximizing soybean yield is … Glycine max on Phytozome …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … proteins. That work was done in collaboration with the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), a DOE …

… Congratulations to the proposers of the 19 proposals selected for the 2023 Community Science … Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … projects relevant to the DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) missions in: sustainable …

… Pictured from left: [Above] Hanin Alzubaidy, Markus Covert, Sheel C. Dodani, Kathryn Fixen, … Joint Genome Institute (JGI) accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from scientists who … scientific user facility supported by the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program. Below find a list of …

… Dr. Mouncey joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2017 as the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the … JGI Director. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … were then isolated and sequenced by scientists at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), a DOE …

… Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair in Genomics at the … Biotechnology! Loretta Spencer served as a manyterm mayor of Huntsville, Alabama and is known for her contributions to … large-scale multi-institutional JGI projects and resulting publications that Grimwood contributed to include: A 2021 …

… Ian Gilman, Louis Graf, Yuxi Guo, Shaomei He, Vayu Hill- Maini, Forrest Lefler, Pok Man (Bob) Leung and Huang Li; … You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel … harness JGI capabilities such as metatranscriptomics and environmental DNA sequencing to explore microbial and plant …

… last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. … as a typical monthly JGI All-Hands Meeting, after a couple of perfunctory items, the agenda went off the rails – … by the leadership of the DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research: Sharlene Weatherwax; Associate …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user facility … supports that advance DOE Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research (BER) missions. The JGI provides …