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… Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is … for non-model organisms, modulating microbe-microbe and plant-microbe interactions in various environments to … joining the JGI, Dr. Yoshikuni was co-founder and chief science officer at a clean technology startup, Bio …

… aims to broaden awareness of and access to JGI public resources and the DOE mission, as well as help cultivate the … collaborators.  Ms. Ballon is a molecular biology-trained science communicator with extensive experience shaping … portfolio spans a wide range of topics beyond translating science, including crafting technical reports, developing …

… in soil and can be used as biocontrol agents and to promote plant growth. It is the largest genus within Actinobacteria … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, as well as a member of  its Secondary … Prodcast podcast , where she talks about this community resource. ) “Most people study actinomycetes because they …

… Dr. Roux joined the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His … of community-building efforts in the field of viral ecogenomics. For this role, Dr. Roux can rely on more than 10 … years of expertise in the fields of virus ecology and virus genomics, where he has engaged in collaborative, …

… community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection Agency … populations rely heavily on groundwater as their only source of clean drinking water. Over 90% of the PCE in the … by continuing to access the JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system. For example, the …

… To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone …

… in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science.” Less than 6,200 researchers working in 21 fields … of 135 fungal sequenced genomes to understand how plants and fungi developed symbiotic relationships, and how … for  M. sinensis can both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such …

… genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can … recorded. Samples were taken again at two, six, 12 and 24 hours. By the 24-hour mark, these algae showed significant signs of recovery … The study was funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) …

… provide analysis support and R&D for production and user science. He received his Ph.D. from the Wellcome Trust … to study genome regulation in human and other vertebrate genomes. When he joined the JGI, he worked as a project … and Biological Chemistry, Nottingham University, UK PhD in Genomics, University of Cambridge, UK Postdoctoral training …

… bioeconomy, including, potentially, methane as an energy source.  Until recently, our understanding of these … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … Euryarchaeota .  Finding Methane-Making Microbes with Metagenomics  By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety …

… the JGI in 2016, and in 2018 was hired to be the JGI’s Data Science and Informatics department head.  Dr. Fagnan is also … how the JGI supports the entire data life cycle through resources including the JGI portals, and our broader data ecosystem. … National Microbiome Data Collaborative: enabling microbiome science. Nat Rev Microbiol 18, 313–314 (2020). …

… work included investigating sphagnum moss and the role the plant’s sex plays in its resiliency, as well as a Nature … ancestors. Tanja Woyke contributed to a study in ISME Journal that identified flagella in the terrestrial ancestors … as a Nature Microbiology study that leveraged population genomics to investigate archaeal hitchhikers and found that, …