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… Neha’s key role is to design, benchmark, and apply bioinformatics software to enable analysis and interpretation of genomic and metagenomic data for JGI’s … projects through implementation of advanced analysis pipelines and tools as well as development and implementation of …
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… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … to help bolster the bioeconomy. Summary A team led by Michelle O’Malley, a chemical engineer at the University … horse in Massachusetts, in their hunt for anaerobic fungi. By growing extracts without oxygen in ruminant fluid — which …
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… In our warming world, we’ll need corn, sorghum and other crops to grow well in worse conditions: with more heat, less water and less fertilizer. Grasses do better in these conditions, so plant biologists James Schable, …
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… Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility … , JGI’s deputy of User Programs. “The proposed research by these PIs will address a broad diversity of important …
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… New Graduate Internship Program Builds Bridges Between DOE JGI, UC Merced … Distinguished Graduate Internship Program. Conceived by Wang and Visel, the program challenges UC Merced graduate … transcribed instructions for building and maintaining cells through the use of deep-sequencing technologies. The …
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… – $250 Students & Postdocs – $200 Regular Rates (begin September 19, 2026) General & Berkeley Lab Attendee – $300 Students & Postdocs – $250 Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the 5th Viral EcoGenomics and … VEGA 26 will take place at the UC Berkeley MLK Building, in the East Pauley Ballroom, November 18–19, 2026. The …
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… Trained on environmental data, a new JGI tool more accurately … DNA sequences mimicking an array of microbial life. By leveraging massive user-generated datasets at the JGI … efficiency of its modeling in the early testing stages. By aiding the understanding of patterns in large complex …
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… genomics research from reseachers who translate genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP Functional … DNA synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these …
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… The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for … not led any previously-accepted proposals — through the New Investigator call under our Community Science Program . Below find a list of researchers whose proposals were accepted for …
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… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a changing planet. Transcript for Audio ALISON: … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …
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… The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes and transcriptomes could … the fungus and alga, either separately or together, on nitrocellulose filters in Petri dishes. The scientists also …
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… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was … science for JGI Plant Flagship Genomes and DOE relevant cellulosic feedstocks. He provides scientific project … management for the reference eukaryotic genomes produced by the DOE Joint Genome Institute and the collaborative …
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