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… Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who … of the Microbiome Data Prize by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Roux leads the Viral Genomics group … (VEGA) Symposium , which will take place later this year in Berkeley, Calif. Convening the “viral ecogenomics” …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are … a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, contributed metagenomic … (Community Science Program award 339, lead Peter Girguis) for sequencing several of the samples. …

… Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms oil-producing alga into a powerful platform for developing ​​bio-based industrial products.    The … work on  Auxenochlorella genome sequencing and assembly in Berkeley, in part, through the Laboratory Directed Research …

… has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the … 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, …

… and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements … of Technology he developed a high throughput approach for isolating individual bacterial cells and amplifying … Ph.D. in Marine Biology/Biochemistry, University of Delaware BA in …

… Program works to uncover the roles of small molecules in biological systems, linking them with genomic data to … biogeochemical processes, development of high performance plants and microbes, and understanding microbiome interactions. The  insights derived are crucial for advancing the bioeconomy, environmental sustainability, …

… Over the years, hundreds of interns have come to the JGI from all parts of the globe to gain lab experience and contribute to ongoing projects. In one way or another, they’ve all mentioned …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day … to spread across most of the plant’s ecosystems. The Impact For decades, the liverwort  M. polymorpha has been used as a … a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory through the Community Science …

… s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have … . Research shows that flagella were lost in other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments … a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has unveiled these motility …

… critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted by viruses. Research in the viral genomics group aims at improving our collective … While an ever-increasing number of phage and virus genomes have been …

… Pictured from left: [Above] Hanin Alzubaidy, Markus Covert, Sheel C. Dodani, Kathryn Fixen, … year, the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from scientists who translate genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP …