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… Tanja Woyke and other JGI researchers made their debut writing for the Nature … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, are sharing their expertise in environmental genomics by writing for the …
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… SCGSR award is Mo Kaze, part of the 2018 cohort of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program. Kaze is part of … metabolism, work on which she will expand with her study of microbes in California’s manmade water transport canals. … microbial ecology will allow me to acquire vital skills and expertise, as well as gain invaluable career-guiding …
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… of Synthetic Biology celebrates research enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a … and energy challenges. But not all scientists have the expertise and resources to do DNA design and synthesis work. … on thiolases, a superfamily of enzymes found only in microbes, which make carbon-carbon bonds. This ability is …
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… Our Sequencing Technologies Group is well-integrated across JGI departments to ensure a robust offering of sequencing … with Science Programs and Operations teams to enable the JGI’s focus on expanding molecular capabilities and … capabilities. Overview of sequencing products The JGI operates highly scaled short- and long-read sequencing …
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… of meta-analyses boosted by AI and Machine Learning — JGI researchers and collaborators work to create FAIR … SIP allows researchers to go beyond understanding which microbes are present in a sample, to generate data about … an environment. For example, SIP experiments can show how soil microbes cycle nitrogen and carbon, or how freshwater …
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… Jing Yuan, and Brittany N. Zepernick. Each year, the JGI solicits novel research projects from PIs who have not … whose proposals were accepted for 2026. With the JGI's resources, these researchers will harness capabilities … plant metabolism across diverse ecosystems — from Antarctic soils and Icelandic hydrothermal systems to coastal wetlands …
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… to the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers from the JGI recognized for their “significant influence in their … the last decade” by Clarivate Analytics. Those from the JGI whose publications rank in the top 1% by citations for … Portal were instrumental to a study that looked into how soil viruses , and in particular a chitosanase protein, can …
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… When the JGI Data Portal (https://data.jgi.doe.gov/) launched last year, it was only accessible … sets through a common set of metadata. For Steve Wilson, JGI’s Systems Engineering group lead, the Data Portal … and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and …
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… Notice Effective July 27, 2026, the JGI will move to a new login service, requiring the use of … information, including a Login Walkthrough and FAQ . –– The JGI Project Management Office carries out a number of activities to facilitate world-class science. DOE JGI Project Managers collaborate with users to develop …
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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number … system. For the past few years they have partnered with JGI’s Microbiome Data Science group led by Nikos Kyrpides , … a conversation from another UC Berkeley colleague, longtime JGI collaborator Jill Banfield. "It was 2006, and I was …
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… Learn about meetings the JGI is hosting: … The JGI is represented at conferences year round; find out where …
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… DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that … Merced graduate student working with Susannah Tringe , JGI’s User Programs deputy and head of the Microbial Systems … work on which she is expanding with her study of microbes in California’s manmade water transport canals. …
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