Search

… To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone Health) and Leslie Mitchell (Neochromosome) have worked … the goal is to create an entirely human-generated yeast genome. …

… human chromosomes. After successful completion of the Human Genome Project, Professor Dr. Rokhsar ’s team has continued … and evolutionary analysis of over fifty plant and animal genomes. He currently leads the JGI’s Computational Genomics group, and is past lead of the Eukaryotic Genome Program (2010-2019), and JGI Chief Informatics …

… the science depicted. The two-story JGI mural was commissioned for the JGI’s 25th anniversary and done by Berkeley-based artist Nigel Sussman. It was dedicated …

… and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these functions allows …

… look at how this enzyme family evolved across 90 species. “One unique thing about this work was our focus on all the … of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). He completed this work with collaborators at the University of … as well as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… Dr. Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, following his doctoral research in … to characterize gene regulation at the level of individual cells across diverse plant tissues. Dr. Baumgart focuses on … BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego PhD in …