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… with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the HudsonAlpha Institute for … human chromosomes 5, 16, and 19. Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, he developed … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… campus. Organized every two years since 2018, the goal of this symposium is to bring together a “Viral Ecogenomics” … uncultivated viral diversity, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity toward … of virus-host interactions and phage-based technologies for microbiome manipulation, the VEGA symposium represents a …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The … to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently … to white rot fungi. Additionally, some of the saprotrophic genes found in the mycorrhizal species, such as nutrient …

… improved genome assembly to support targeted tree breeding for the bioeconomy.   The Science Researchers report a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with significant advances … operated under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The bioinformatics work conducted at the University of Pretoria was …

… JGI researchers lend expertise to develop tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth … viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … by identifying contiguous viral sequences (“contigs”) from thousands of ecologically diverse metagenomics samples. The …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most … with the JGI. Working together, they found most bacterial genomes from water and soil communities were at … [DE-AC02-05CH11231]. Dr. Charles Gawad has been supported for this work by a Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator …

… plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … genome, and these gardens allow researchers to test what genes affect the plant’s adaptability to various …

… Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist … of the Microbiome Data Prize by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Roux leads the Viral Genomics group … understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity.  In 2021, he …