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… at the JGI Berkeley Lab offers a variety of programs to help inspire and train the next generation of STEM … with an experienced researcher who serves as their mentor. By contributing to projects that will help them build … in onsite enrichment activities. Their summer experiences allowed them to learn more about communicating science, …

… with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in bacteria and leveraging molecular biology and reverse genetics to test those hypotheses. From 2011 – 2015, she worked with … Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellow, expanding her experimental repertoire to include in …

… has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address wide-ranging questions existing in biology. He holds joint appointments as a Deputy Director at the DOE Joint Genome Institute, Senior Scientist at … he was named a DOE Alexander Hollaender Distinguished Fellow where he identified a novel apolipoprotein (ApoA5) …

… system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel at recycling … stinky air is a rich source of the sulfur they need to grow and divide. Similar to the bacterial enzymes that … on optimizing MAR function in production contexts.  “That allows us now to really start thinking about the …

… virologist and postdoc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is using bioinformatics and isotopes to track how viruses influence the flow of carbon in permafrost.  …

… Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying them to environmental and energy challenges. But not all … genes. These genes then provided a foundation that allowed the scientists to interrogate the roles that terpenes …

… What started with 2 interns in the summer of 2014 has grown to a total of 75 with the inclusion of the 2023 cohort. Each of … that they can deliver these programs to our students.”   Following this, several internship program committee members …

… wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant … of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over to the side of the road to collect small weedy plants and … said Schmutz. “Building the pan-genome and accessions allow us to see presence/absence variation easily and to find …

… Sale. All year, the JGI helps support finding solutions to clean energy and environmental challenges. And many JGIers work to connect those big goals with their everyday activities, … in lab spaces as well as offices. These efforts dovetail into sustainability commitments for the wider Berkeley Lab. …

… The Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from … capabilities, large-scale data, and professional expertise to support the global research community in studies of … and environmental systems. We optimize our service to the community through responsibly managing our people and …

… help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . … the multiple advances in sequencing technologies applied to the effort. The Impact Found on all continents, including … it is a major part of the flora, fire moss has adapted to conditions such as UV irradiation, heavy metal …

… Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved … — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in the future, the … the functional versatility of ATs. This replacement has allowed AT enzymes to evolve in complex ways.  Finally, to …