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… Every summer, the flagship JGI-UC Merced Internship Program invites undergraduate and … to engage in real, impactful research projects with JGI mentors. In this episode, hear two interns from the 2021 …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number … challenges. Sorghum stands out as a candidate feedstock for biofuels thanks to its drought and flood hardiness. Even … crops: It performs C4 photosynthesis, which is the fastest way for plants to convert carbon dioxide and water into …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number … in soil health through nitrogen-fixation and holds clues for maximizing soybean, the common bean’s close relative, as … a longer shelf-life — up to four years. Work is now underway to transfer the trait into other classes of common …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary. Over the last year, we’ve been … and environmental challenges.   Usually, plants have the upper hand against any kind of biomass breakdown. They’ve … a chemical and biological engineer at the University of California Santa Barbara. So plants don’t break down without a …

… of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). They are: Ivan Baxter of the Danforth Center, Sundy Maurice of the University of Oslo, Aaron … Program. As a UEC member, he’s interested in finding ways to boost visibility of the CSP to encourage more plant …

… The JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) recently welcomed three … and Elizabeth “Lizzy” Wilbanks of the University of California, Santa Barbara. They join eight other JGI users … At the close of the election period, Kathleen Greenham stepped down at the end of her term. In late 2023, the JGI …

… Gilman, Louis Graf, Yuxi Guo, Shaomei He, Vayu Hill- Maini, Forrest Lefler, Pok Man (Bob) Leung and Huang Li; [middle] … (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel research projects from PIs who have … biochar on rhizosphere microbiomes, and the metabolic pathways of algae. They will harness JGI capabilities such as …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number … In 2009, researchers at the JGI and the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences described a novel technique to access … characterize more than 200 microbial genomes that were mapped to nearly 30 major previously uncharted branches of the …

… The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening … circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel research projects — aligned with DOE missions and … how our planet’s nutrient cycles are regulated, and the ways organisms can adapt to climate change and environmental …

… The JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) represents the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices … JGI at any time in the past two fiscal years is eligible for election to the UEC. Members serve three-year terms and …

… SCGSR award is Mo Kaze, part of the 2018 cohort of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program. Kaze is part of … to answer our most pressing problems. I’m very much looking forward to working with JGI and LBNL scientists and have … Lab is the home to an exceptional caliber of scientists.” For her project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among the authors who offer perspectives … sorting (FACS) to sort cells into several small pools before sequencing to recover rare microbes. The technique was … with specific metabolic processes. A third approach steps away from reconstructing genomes directly from the …