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… the theme “Science is Society,” hosts sessions in New Orleans and online. Register for the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): … of Arizona: “Spatial metabolic profiling in roots reveals plant specific responses to drought at the Biosphere 2 …

Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and … Member, Duke University (2018-2020) Section Head, Microbial Evolution & Genomics, F1000Prime Reviewer for major journals … Futures … Metagenome Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …

The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer … of Science User Facility, hosted three undergraduates and seven graduate students from UC Merced through their … learned so much in terms of scientific approach and as a plant biologist, I have learned so many techniques and …

… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship internship program between the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with … After working on his post-doctoral position with the Plant and Microbe Interaction group at Oak Ridge National …

… to form new connections between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not … registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species … mycorrhizal symbionts shuttle water and nutrients to trees; plant pathogens colonize living plants to feed on them.  …

More than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Ben Cole, a project scientist in Visel’s Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions Group who has mentored several …

During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working … research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional development enrichment … Phages … Polymorphisms Created by Transposable Elements … Evolution of the Mitochondria Internship … Cross Species …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Publications Grimwood, J., Gordon, L., Olsen, A. et al. The …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … technology described by the Nobel Foundation as having “a revolutionary impact on the life sciences.” Building upon … nature was using it to do something important.” Related Publications:  A scoutRNA Is Required for Some Type V …

There’s a party in the soil, and microbes are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone … rhizosphere. In this episode, biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has your backstage …

Every year, the JGI sequences around 35,000 samples — from plants, algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses — to support scientists around the world. Most of those researchers send their samples in from afar, …

Biofuels and bioproducts are a way to kick our addiction to fossil … Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) , a JGI partner and one of the four US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research …