Results
National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at University of Florida and UCLA he has worked with a wide range of … function. … B.Sc. (HONS) – University of Wales, Cardiff, Genetics Ph.D. – University of Cambridge., Microbial …
Learn more
Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a partnership … in bacteria and leveraging molecular biology and reverse genetics to test those hypotheses. From 2011 – 2015, she … between the JGI and Molecular Foundry for genome-encoded biomaterial discovery, design, and engineering. … PhD, …
Learn more
… and relevance to the DOE’s mission. Have someone proofread your proposal to make sure the goals, experimental … the 500-gigabase cap and that you don’t request outside of the sample range that’s listed. Q: What are the pros and cons of proposing a truly exploratory small proposal that might …
Learn more
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … technology described by the Nobel Foundation as having “a revolutionary impact on the life sciences.” Building upon …
Learn more
… genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that … (Berkeley Lab), has generated a more accurate phylogenetic tree tracking the evolution of Dothideomycetes … sequenced genomes, they also built a high-quality phylogenetic tree for Dothideomycetes . The data allowed the …
Learn more
… with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a group of genes that can be turned on or off by the same regulatory … complex as well as a sigma factor. While all bacteria encode at least one principal sigma factor responsible for … transcription of housekeeping genes, many bacteria also encode alternative sigma factors to initiate transcription of …
Learn more
… for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released … jointgeno.me/2024StrategicPlan .) This plan aligns the DOE Office of Science user facility with broader national efforts to …
Learn more
… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of infecting different host species? Or, do they tend to … the mat’s viruses specialize to single hosts, and instead of lysing them, which appears to be prevalent in marine …
Learn more
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a network of field research sites designed to collect long-term open … available for research over 100,000 samples and specimens of over 60 different types of NEON samples and specimens per year. This NEON-focused …
Learn more
The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial … with results published in the November 2022 issue of Microbiome . High-throughput stable isotope probing (SIP) … and improve results. Applying this method to the study of a particular fungi, researchers identified novel …
Learn more
Biotechnology! Loretta Spencer served as a manyterm mayor of Huntsville, Alabama and is known for her contributions to rapidly growing the economy of Rocket City. Grimwood is also co-director of the … in wild populations for the first time. A 2020 Nature Genetics paper describing the genomes of the five major …
Learn more
Twice a year, the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program awards graduate students the opportunity to pursue part of their thesis research at one of the DOE national …
Learn more