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… of chemicals called terpenes. Terpenes are important in plant growth, defense, and environmental interactions, and … as Sorghum bicolor — a candidate bioenergy feedstock and JGI Flagship Plant — could produce at least 15 zealexins. … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, through its …
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… The JGI supports the entire data life cycle — from experimental … research community. We have two key priorities: The JGI is involved in efforts to integrate data in support of …
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… carbon cycling impact. The Science Enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP), researchers are … developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather … and the University of Vienna reported recovering draft metagenome-assembled genomes for seven novel species of …
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… zoom in and out. 1st floor 2nd floor 3rd and 4th Floors The JGI mural on the 3rd floor whimsically references dozens of iconic JGI contributions to advancing the frontiers of …
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… The central mission of the JGI’s Genomic Technologies department is ensuring users … amenable to statistical analysis. To meet these needs, the JGI deploys state-of-the-art sequencers and platforms …
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… Merced graduate student summer research experience at the JGI, the Genomics Internship Program soon expanded to … students have contributed to the research of numerous JGI scientists. Interns say their experiences allowed them …
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… to medicine, the environment, and human health. As the JGI acts on its goals in — and builds out its capabilities … field about current and future developments, and how the JGI can be part of that space. …
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… and decide on the order in which this fungus breaks down plant cell wall materials including lignin, cellulose and … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … (Berkeley Lab). The work was enabled in part through JGI’s Community Science Program through a proposal akin to …
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… The JGI uniquely offers the first quantitative Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) Metagenomics pipeline that utilizes internal analytical … The JGI provides users access to cutting-edge cell sorting, DNA … additional functional insights into microbial genomes, the JGI now uses laser microdissection to selectively isolate …
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… On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science group held a JGI Engagement: Accessing Functional Genomics Capabilities … The consortium looked at how different bioenergy relevant plants can produce species-specific blends of terpenoids, … and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and …
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… and virus genomes have been assembled and reported from metagenomes, our understanding of the impacts of these viruses … measurements ( Who is active when/where, and how? ). The JGI Viral Genomics group attempts to address this question in natural soil ecosystems by combining metagenomics with other omics approaches, including especially …
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… Interested in reading more JGI intern and mentor success stories? Read more below. …
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