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

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 …

… metagenomics to study giant viruses in cold marine environments and is interested in analyzing genes that can impact the metabolism of their hosts. …

… researcher who identifies and analyzes novel clades of RNA viruses and determines novel viral gene functions that may impact hosts and host populations. …

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

A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different … to the blue-lit twilight zone, to the continuous pressure of the dark abyss, 4000 m (2.5 miles) deep. Scientists have …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to … wasn’t quite accurate, and maybe anaerobic fungi living in soils or the guts of livestock were more capable than …

… marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event in the ocean known as “The …

A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective against 94 percent of the …