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From left to right: [above] Olivia Ahern, Adriana Corales, Hugh … “It’s exciting to see the diverse portfolio of successful CSP proposals this year,” noted Tanja Woyke, who heads JGI’s … and I look forward to seeing their outcomes.” The annual CSP call is focused on large-scale genomic science projects …
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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … to seven. Doudna was recognized for her work on CRISPR-Cas9, technology described by the Nobel Foundation as … CA. Banfield’s observations of the CRISPRs in her microbial sequences piqued Doudna’s interest. As Doudna noted in her …
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Over the course of the summer, the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI researchers for bioinformatics internship opportunities in fields … with the JGI had on your plans to pursue a STEM career? I aspire to pursue a career in research and JGI has been the …
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… who has been awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes …
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RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a … the 5’-ends by 5’-end sequencing, from which those promoter sequences recognized by a given sigma factor are inferred. …
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Pictured from left: [Top] Bill J. Baker, Jeff Barrick, Ian Gilman, Louis … Reich, Taniya RoyChowdhury and Mar Schmidt; [bottom] Cody Spiegel, James Tan, Emma Timmins-Schiffman, Andressa M. … of biofuel-producing fungi, the effects of biochar on rhizosphere microbiomes, and the metabolic pathways of algae. …
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Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who was recently selected as the …
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Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex … . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for the first time, that this group is … finnis . In work reported in 2017, the fungal genomes were sequenced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …
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JGI users already serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for … The UEC represents the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and …
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… 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Science Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi … is not representative of the diversity in the population, especially here in California. The opportunity to tap into …
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A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … his backyard in Tennessee — the birds are chirping and a soft breeze ripples through the trees in his backyard. … research related to how bacteria that colonize the roots of sphagnum work to transfer their thermotolerance abilities. …
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Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. The Science Scientists have … approach to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the …
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