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… in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received … developed novel tools for large-scale in situ gene expression analysis in multicellular organisms. During his …

… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as … great impact on these algal blooms. So Vardi and his group study one specific alga,  Emiliania huxleyi  (sequenced by … This work paved the way to move beyond a single case-study, the reference genome, to something that represents …

… In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those … and replicating with their host indefinitely. Now, in studying a microbial mat from Cone Pool in Mono County, … on culturing virus and host pairs in the laboratory to study their interactions. This work,  recently published in  …

… JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional development enrichment activities. For some students in … Evolution of the Mitochondria Internship … Cross Species Integration of Single Cell Transcriptomes …

… programs using mass spectrometry for energy and environmental research, including through the Joint BioEnergy … available to JGI users.  Dr. Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and …

… JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the … of IMG database dedicated to viral genomes assembled from metagenomes. He also demonstrates briefly how to leverage …

… of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). They are: Ivan Baxter of the … Center, Sundy Maurice of the University of Oslo, Aaron Robinson of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Rebecca Smith … Along with the existing UEC members, their areas of study span the research interests of the JGI’s user …

… Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems … the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues are studying how chronic warming is altering how microbes … floor. Alicia Purcell of Northern Arizona University is studying microbial metabolism in the Antarctic Peninsula. …

… biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide so they can grow, and then harvest for use as … Researchers collaborating across multiple institutions have sequenced and analyzed the genome of an alga that …

… of Energy user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Holly Bik of the University of Georgia, Greg Bonito of Michigan State University, Jonathan Eisen of the … data and expertise to the global research community to study complex biological and environmental systems. The …

… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks … a limiting factor – before or after flowering. For the study, the team grew two sorghum varieties: one that … relationship between plant roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), known to provide plants with nutrients …

… data from the 1000 Fungal Genomes project to form new connections between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a … Remarkable Similarity Despite Vast Diversity For this study, researchers collected soil samples from four sites: … debris and dead organisms to free up their nutrients; mycorrhizal symbionts shuttle water and nutrients to trees; …