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… Dr. Visel joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his … Axel Visel is the JGI's Deputy for Science Programs. Click to learn more about our seven …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … genomes and transcriptomes could help inform efforts at bioengineering symbiotic microbial consortia for bioenergy … FD from the Duke Institute of Genomic Sciences and Policy (for DNA sequencing and assembly); by a three-year …

… than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi from … underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. More than 20 UC Merced …

… Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the … occupy more space on Earth than any other ecosystem. Therefore, understanding the microbial activity that dominates … years ago and has been well-studied by many researchers for nearly five decades. In these frigid systems, where …

… The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in … of an obligate symbiont—entirely dependent on the other for required nutrients—is genome size. The obligate … to that of a free-living organism. First discovered in 2011, Nanohaloarchaea are part of the DPANN (Diapherotrites, …

… Over the course of the summer, the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI researchers for bioinformatics internship opportunities in fields … to functional genomics. Hear from five of the Summer 2019 interns, who briefly shared their experiences below. …