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The JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) represents the JGI user community and is … include: Make recommendations to the JGI regarding calls for proposals, including focus areas, … qualifications, and terms of service Any investigator who has been an active user of the JGI at any time in the …

… behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses spread their DNA, they can affect how microbes cycle nutrients and adapt to climate change. …

… by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) are subject to the following Data Policy. It is … PIs, Co-PIs, and collaborators of any given proposal. Third parties (often referred to as “data users”) cannot see … which the data were generated (e.g. not PIs or co-PIs) who wish to include use-restricted data in publications, or …

The mission of the Joint Genome Institute is to serve the scientific community as a user … peer review, proposals are evaluated and placed in rank order by the reviewers. The ranked proposal list, along with … release policy.  Interactions with applicants and others who might be interested in the project are coordinated …

Every approved proposal starts with a User Agreement — before any work can begin, including … agreement, required by the DOE for all work performed in its User Facilities, is a legally binding contract.   All … will replace the active version. For researchers with a Howard Hughes Medical Institution (HHMI) appointment, a version …

A metagenomic look at the soil microbes present a year after a wildfire. The Science After … a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi … from a wildfire that burned at the Colorado-Wyoming border, about a year after the fire. They sampled soil across …

As SIP experiments shed more light on microbial communities than ever before — especially with the prospect of … SIP allows researchers to go beyond understanding which microbes are present in a sample, to generate data about … communities harbor tens of thousands of different organisms who all consume different compounds. Microbial species will …

Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. Ray’s vigilant … He did this with aplomb, managing his dedicated “Ops Team” who dealt with leaky roofs, backed-up toilets, and ground … also sang Ray’s praises. “There’s just so much he’s done for JGI and the Lab” Sharlene, referring to the …

National Lab biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge collaborated with JGI scientists on an ambitious project: to bring in robots to help process experiments that measure microbial activity in soil. Now, the researchers and robots have made these …