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… three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of … and Elizabeth “Lizzy” Wilbanks of the University of California, Santa Barbara. They join eight other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go …

… be a specific host the virus has adapted to commandeer. For bacteriophage viruses, these hosts are microbes like … With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic sequences to …

… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes … A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Marine Microbiology has developed, tested and deployed a … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the HudsonAlpha … human chromosomes 5, 16, and 19. Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, he developed … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… – Jack Gilbert, Ashley Shade, and Jason Stajich! They join six other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on the UEC. For microbial ecologist …

… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how bacteria function and … di-GMP (Guanine Monophosphate) is found in nearly all types of bacteria and interacts with cell signaling networks that … in regulating microbial cellulose production and biofilm formation, which affects a number of environments, including …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after completing a petascale … closely with staff to understand the data-intensive nature of JGI workloads. Dr. Fagnan was appointed CIO of the JGI in … Kjiersten Fagnan is the JGI's Chief Informatics Officer. Click to learn more about how the JGI …

… Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) is a powerful technique for studying microbial … SIP labwork and analysis can be very demanding.  The JGI offers SIP analysis to make these experiments accessible to …

… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, …

… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science … Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy … II, a U.S. DOE Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE Office of Science by Brookhaven National …

… living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are … get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … survive in very hot, high-pressure and chemically-rich ecosystems. This means they hold clues for understanding how …

… is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel research projects — aligned with DOE missions and … grasslands to the metabolic savviness of microbial ecosystems at the forest floor and along ocean shores. Their …