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… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary. Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable … industry standards.  A year later, her team used proteomics, genomics and transcriptomics to discover another …

… stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying … Many microorganisms hold clues to processes like biodegradation, with potential applications in industry and …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy. … vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too deep in the sea to get any … This work was funded by the US-National Science Foundation grants OCE-0728391, OCE-0937404, …

… A preview of how large-scale single cell genomics complements … metagenomics studies. The Science Researchers demonstrated the value of conducting large-scale single cell … diversity hot spring sediment sample. Their work showed that single cell genomics can add significant value to the …

… To understand how organisms adapt to extreme environments, Marike Palmer and … Brian Hedlund study organisms living in hot springs. Hear how their recent work revealed more about the history of the Chloroflexota …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after completing a petascale … has been the Distinguished Speaker at IBM Research in Almaden where she presented work related to distributed data … Kjiersten Fagnan is the JGI's Chief Informatics Officer. Click to learn more about how the JGI …

… With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more … is through a method called Multiple Displacement Amplification, and most genomes that were acquired through it were usually only around 30% … supported for this work by a Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator Award, NIH Director’s New Innovator Award …

… the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the … eukaryotic microbes and viruses in environmental sequence data. Dr. Schulz employs multi-omics (metagenomics, … pipeline and enrichment metagenomics for terrestrial protists. These approaches enable novel insights into the …

… as the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the Industrial Biotechnology private sector, as well as research expertise in secondary … has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and carried forward into his …

… Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer through the … Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed …

… Every fall, a mysterious green growth appears on top of farmers’ fields: a microbial community that might be quietly improving the soil. Penn State researchers Mary Ann Bruns and Terry Bell are digging in …

… Gary Trubl is finishing his PhD in Microbiology at The Ohio State University, co-advised by Drs. Virginia Rich and Matthew Sullivan. He shared a few thoughts on his summer at JGI …