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… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … their host indefinitely. Now, in studying a microbial mat from Cone Pool in Mono County, California, scientists have … had been infecting the cell. The team assembled 130 genomes from their sample — a small proportion of the sample’s …

… chemical factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under … a template — integrative analysis of multiple omics data from various environments — that JGI users can leverage to … the increased salinity caused the cell to consume phosphate from its environment more quickly than usual. In addition, …

… UC Merced students and their JGI mentors toasted to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was … JGI staff. According to Axel Visel and Zhong Wang, founders of this internship program, this was the largest turnout for … began in 2014, pairs undergraduate and graduate students from UC Merced with at least one JGI mentor. Together, they …

… to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the development and application of advanced mass spectrometry approaches and model laboratory ecosystems (EcoFABs). … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… their work delivered during the 5th anniversary celebration of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has … about the big stuff, well, the little stuff! People hold office hours and you can pop in and ask them questions about …

… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container … for controlling the lipid content of biofuels sourced from algae. The collaborative approach highlights how the … This research was supported by the Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) within the Department of Energy’s Office of …

… UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first … 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal waters and sediment with … found informatics to be intimidating. That first exposure from great interactions with Dr. Ben Cole and Dr. Axel Visel …

… Since 2012, Mr. Shahab has led the development of an integrated platform for tracking JGI's sequencing … tracking, and enables efficient analysis and reporting of sequencing projects and their status. Mr. Shahab has … BS in Electrical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia; MS in Computer …

… closely with staff to understand the data-intensive nature of JGI workloads. Dr. Fagnan was appointed CIO of the JGI in 2016, and in 2018 was hired to be the JGI’s … Methodologies workshops. In 2018, Dr. Fagnan was part of the Gordon Bell prizewinning team at the Supercomputing …

… Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and … insights into the diversity and important ecological roles of microeukaryotes in terrestrial ecosystems. Additionally, …

… Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ growth rates and carbon consumption of SAR11 bacteria, the most abundant bacterial group in the …

… University of California, San Diego (PhD, 2011) Rensselaer Polytechnic … List of pubs available on NCBI … Implementation of the Index of Cell Identity as an R package … Software …