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April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially … work on which she is expanding with her study of microbes in California’s manmade water transport canals. …

… for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes contribution of scholarship in the field of microbiology and is awarded … dark matter”–that uncultured and unknown majority of microbes in, on and around the planet–through techniques …

Arianna is an affiliate research who explores the effect of aquatic protistan taxonomy and genetic diversity on … physiology and ecosystem functioning through a combination of transcriptomic, metatranscriptomic, and metagenomic …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … a 2012 Community Science Program proposal. Joseph Spatafora of Oregon State University led the effort to sequence 1000 …

Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Desert Research Institute, the … and the function of candidate lineages in biogeochemical cycles and beyond, as well as microbial symbioses. We aim to … the first 80 poster abstracts will be accepted due to space restraints. Poster Sizes: The poster boards are 4’x8′. …

… and enabling data-driven science. This is a group of computational biologists, bioinformaticians, computer … the Wang group has developed customized data analyses and software to enable “grand-scale” scientific projects. These … Standing at the intersection between the rapid development of genome and computational technologies, in the coming …

Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  … paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model plant  Marchantia … has been used as a model for evolutionary studies. Its place among early-diverging plant lineages makes it ideal for …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … the low maintenance, it can produce an impressive amount of biomass which could then be converted into sustainable …

… these systems adapt and contribute to global biogeochemical cycles. Additional efforts in metabolic engineering and … degradation.  “We are  very excited to see the outcome of the innovative research  being proposed by this year’s … CSP investigators,” said Tanja Woyke, Deputy Director of JGI’s User Programs. “Many of these projects are large in …

… a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of his research was conducted at the JGI through the DOE … in the academic and industry collaborations taking place. I am planning to enter the Boston biotech startup scene …

… more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley … for JGI to work on these, as it allows us to highlight hot topics in genomics.” And it makes sense to Woyke …