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… Lankiewicz of UC Santa Barbara discuss the importance of studying anaerobic fungi, as well as a recent discovery that … turns scientific presumption on its head and opens up a new avenue to explore for efficient biofuel production. …

… is currently a Senior Staff Scientist at Berkeley Lab. Since joining Berkeley Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen has had leadership … to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  … B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa …

… As a first-generation college student, I never really entertained the possibility of working at a national laboratory. However, through the JGI-UC … with extraordinary scientists and gained exposure to new and different opportunities that could be available once …

… A mini-episode looking at the efforts of Pankaj Trivedi, whose New Investigator proposal was recently approved through the JGI …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help … can whip up dozens of complex natural products, including new ones. The Impact In the past, natural products have been …

… 2025 Community Science Program Annual Call. These projects include cutting-edge research into microbial communities — from … seven researchers are returning, including one previous New Investigator awardee.  The CSP Annual call is focused on …

… we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing environments better? We could unlock new innovations to drive more productive food, medicine, and …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal … mycorrhizal species. The 62 mycorrhizal species include 29 newly-sequenced mycorrhizal genomes. With so many fungal  … (Berkeley Lab). All of the fungal genomes used in the study are available on the JGI fungal portal  MycoCosm . The …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason for studying rumen: Livestock live off plant matter, and their … of rumen microorganisms . Thanks to the breadth of this study, researchers around the world are continuing to build …

… Dr. Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, following his doctoral … team responsible for piloting and operationalizing new genomic technologies, integrating automated liquid … BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego PhD in Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego …

… the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a look back at the JGI’s history, from its beginnings in the sequencing for the Human Genome Project out … Kuhn in his 25th Anniversary presentation. “Those driven by new tools and those driven by new concepts.” Patrinos went …

… Panicum hallii genomes offer insights to drought tolerance. The Science Researchers have developed a genomic model to study drought tolerance in perennial grasses using Panicum … plant biomass into sustainable fuels for cars and jets. By studying a close relative model species like P. hallii , …