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Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in the Class of 2020, selected from 118 nominees. The selection process …

… three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Elizabeth “Lizzy” … of the University of California, Santa Barbara. They join eight other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go …

… fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, … (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a previous effort, an international consortium recommended specific guidelines and …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and …

… 2020 collaborative FICUS projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national user facilities—the  …

Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have … work complements efforts to further develop sustainable alternative approaches for manufacturing bioproducts and …

JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s … large and giant. In a recent study  published in the journal  Nature , a team led by researchers at the U.S. …

New 5-year strategic plan outlines how the JGI will advance the bioeconomy, leveraging … for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released … half, Visel drove the effort, comprised of holding JGI-internal leadership and planning workshops, as well as …

As part of the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a look back at the JGI’s … sequencing for the Human Genome Project out to the future of the institution. Their talks shed light on how the JGI …

… for JGI’s Secondary Metabolites group. His research interests lie in use and development of bioinformatics tools for elucidation of biosynthetic gene … (1996) … List available on Google Scholar … Education … Publications …

… technologies and methodologies that facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he … Nanamiya, H., Horinouchi, S., and Ohnishi, Y. (2013) An alternative sigma factor governs the principal sigma factor in … Mol. Microbiol. 87, 1223-1236. PubMed … Education … Publications …

Dr. I-Min A. Chen received her Ph.D. in Computer Science. Her … data modeling, and biological data management. She was one of the co-authors and key developers of the Object-Protocol Model (OPM) data management tools for … in an Academic Setting, SSDBM 14, July 2014 … Selected Publications …