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… Blow joined the JGI in 2009, and currently heads the Genome Analysis group. In this role he supervises the Genome Assembly, QA/QC, and User Support Analysis teams. Together, these teams provide analysis support and R&D for production and user science. He …

… mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant … is Dr. Yi Zhai, and I’m currently working on the effect of plant root exudates in the rhizosphere and microbiome. … knockout mutants to observe and investigate how transporter proteins regulate the production of root exudates, which …

… and even how quickly. But there's a catch: SIP labwork and analysis can be very demanding.  The JGI offers SIP analysis to make these experiments accessible to more …

… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the machinery to make products such as proteins, and the mechanisms for maintenance to keep … , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of Northwestern …

… genome discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant … analyze but also create DNA sequences mimicking an array of microbial life. By leveraging massive user-generated … with it the potential to draft strands encoded with new proteins or genetic pathways not observed in nature. Because …

… The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — … that these expressed genes translated into expected proteins. That work was done in collaboration with the …

… key role is to design, benchmark, and apply bioinformatics software to enable analysis and interpretation of genomic and metagenomic data … science and projects through implementation of advanced analysis pipelines and tools as well as development and …

… Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in chemical … an alternative format for chemical synthesis in the absence of cell growth by isolating the soluble components of lysed … walls they have both the machinery to make products such as proteins, and the mechanisms for maintenance to keep …

… Since 2012, Mr. Shahab has led the development of an integrated platform for tracking JGI's sequencing … laboratory information tracking, and enables efficient analysis and reporting of sequencing projects and their … solutions for large-scale sequencing projects and data analysis pipelines.  …

… efforts to expand the metabolomics capabilities and product offerings for JGI users.  Using cutting-edge mass … spectrometry workflows for polar and nonpolar metabolite analysis, creation of large metabolite databases by running … standards, and development of high-throughput untargeted analysis pipelines.  Beyond profiling over 10k samples/year, …

… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella … that directly influence plant phenotype, such as secreted proteins. However,  M. elongata  seems to encourage the … the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) sponsored by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research at the …