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… elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in the Class of 2020, selected … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Woyke has led JGI’s Microbial Genomics Program since 2009 and heads the Single … group. She has also served as the Functional Genomics Department Head for the Environmental Genomics and Systems …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … also helped track and characterize the shifting waves of microbial communities involved in removing different …

We count on livestock for food and fiber, but raising these animals also produces an atmosphere-warming gas: methane. Those emissions mainly come from gut microbes — the bacteria and … 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us …

… underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents — where lively microbial communities thrive, and even support entire ecosystems. Hear from researchers Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Emily St. John, Gilberto Flores, and Peter Girguis about sampling these communities, and understanding how …

As part of the ongoing partnership between DOE JGI and UC Merced to … internships in Walnut Creek. These interns included Cristhian Gutierrez Huerta and Bryan Rangel Alvarez, both … Minority Participation (CAMP) students at UC Merced. CAMP is a statewide initiative funded by the National Science …

… 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 Gilbert at the University of California …

… 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants … Summary Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE …

Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The … genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple … symbiotic relationships with plants (mycorrhizae), and particularly how fungi that feed on decaying plant matter …

Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The … of fungi, the 1000 Fungal Genomes initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE …

Dr. Vogel joined JGI in 2014 to establish a plant functional genomics program. Prior to this, he … pipeline and, in collaboration with industrial partners, generated hundreds of transgenic switchgrass lines … Visiting Fellowship Australia … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …

CRAGE-CRISPR combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not … CRAGE to domesticate target microbes, users of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE …

… elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE … National Laboratory, Rebecca Smith of the University of Wisconsin, Maggie Sogin of the University of California, … her institution and Bioenergy Research Centers. Sogin is a microbial ecologist at UC Merced, where her group focuses on …