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… Committee (UEC) recently welcomed three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest … and Elizabeth “Lizzy” Wilbanks of the University of California, Santa Barbara. They join eight other JGI users … influence biogeochemical cycles in soils and sediments and plant-microbial interactions in crops. He has been a PI or …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and … about the microbial communities deep underground, and before the pandemic, they took the JGI on a sampling field … initiative called Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) . Through FICUS, the researchers …

… The JGI is excited to welcome six to the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Facilities (FICUS) program for fiscal year 2026, in partnership with the Environmental …

… Mr. Everson rejoined the JGI in 2020  and leads all aspects of JGI Operations which include the … the DOE Joint Bioenergy Institute and the Operations Deputy for LBNL’s Biological Systems & Engineering Division. Prior to his tenure with Berkeley Lab, he served in …

… Congratulations to Tanja Woyke, who has been awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the triennium … and around the planet–through techniques including single-cell genomics and metagenomics. They cited her “landmark” …

… Pictured from left: [Top row]: Romy Chakraborty, Dawn Chiniquy, Anne Glaesener, Steven Hallam, … Genome Institute (JGI) and the Molecular Foundry (TMF) for their collaborative user program. The portfolio of … all aimed at accelerating discoveries and developing transformative bio-based technologies involving critical minerals …

… Pictured from left: [Above] Hanin Alzubaidy, Markus Covert, Sheel C. Dodani, … year, the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from scientists who translate genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP …

… new members to their User Executive Committee (UEC) – Jack Gilbert, Ashley Shade, and Jason Stajich! They join six … of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on the UEC. For microbial ecologist Gilbert at the University of …

… Protein annotations provide insights into environmental tendencies … Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) platform — has been developed to help inform scientists and researchers more about the patterns and … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute ( …

… Novel archaeal lineage found in Yellowstone may have been … microbial mats at Yellowstone offer researchers an analog for studying early Earth conditions. Additionally, … high-temperature (thermophilic) microbes are of interest for their potential use in number of biotechnological …

… CheckV can help researchers assess virus sequence fragments and data … virus sequences vary widely. In a previous effort, an international consortium recommended specific guidelines and best practices for characterizing uncultivated viruses. Following up on … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the …

… Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, particularly actinomycetes. His … BS, Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Master's, Biotechnology, University of Tokyo PhD, … Kunakom S, Otani H, Udwary DW, Doering DT, Mouncey NJ. …