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… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal … genomes of symbiotic species available: 73 saprotrophs and 62 mycorrhizal species. The 62 mycorrhizal species include 29 … the Genomic Science Program, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research in the US Department of Energy (DOE) …
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… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes … the discovery of more than 30,000 DGRs in this analysis, a 20-fold increase over what was previously known, throws open … ) supported by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the DOE Office of Science through …
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… Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in … technologies and methodologies that facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he … BS, Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Master's, Biotechnology, University of Tokyo …
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… Dr. Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, following his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the University of California, San Diego. As the … BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego PhD in Molecular Biology, …
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… Dr. Sneddon is the Advanced Analysis Group Lead in the Data Science and Informatics Department at the Joint Genome Institute. His team of engineers and scientists builds and operates the data and … genomics and lab informatics. Prior to joining JGI in late 2025, he served as Director of Scientific Computing at …
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… Dr. Cole is interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint … University of California, San Diego (PhD, 2011) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 2006) … List of pubs available on NCBI … Implementation of the Index of Cell Identity as an R package …
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… Dr. Roux joined the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the … B.S. in Microbiology, Université Blaise Pascal, France M.S. in Data Analysis and Modeling for Life Sciences, Université … Neri et al., 2023. Expansion of the global RNA virome reveals diverse clades of …
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… Dr. Grigoriev joined the JGI in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley and … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more. …
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… Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the … technologies unlocking the potential of macroalgae as an environmentally sustainable and cost-effective biomass for … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more. …
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… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was … human chromosomes 5, 16, and 19. Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, he developed sequencing, assembly, and improvement … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more. …
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… Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ growth … Ph.D. in Marine Biology/Biochemistry, University of Delaware BA in Biology, Boston University ( magna cum …
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… Dr. Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a … PhD, Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida NIH Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA … Journal Experimental Botany, 2022 – present University of Florida MCS Advisory Council, 2022 – present Alumni …
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