Results
… also co-located in the IGB. Vision Lead genomic innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission As a U.S. Department … and professional expertise to support the global research community in studies of complex biological and environmental systems. We optimize our service to the community through responsibly managing …
Learn more
… revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science … energy and environmental challenges. Scanning the California oak woodlands from the air, large swaths of the … effective in organizing, training and deploying hundreds of community members in their neighborhoods and nearby forests …
Learn more
… seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time. “To our knowledge, nobody has ever discovered a dispersal gene … this phenotype.’” Results from A “Massive Amount” of Sequencing Seed dispersal is critical for plants in the … back to identify candidate genes.” Through the JGI’s Community Science Program , sequences of several hundred …
Learn more
… cyclic di-GMP in bacteria through work enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP) . The Impact Cyclic di-GMP controls microbial …
Learn more
… in 2004. The main object of her research was the symbiont community of a gutless oligochaete for which she deciphered … and passion. Dr. Woyke stepped into the Microbial Genomics Program Lead position in 2009 and assumed the Deputy … specific questions regarding their proposed research are encouraged to schedule time with Tanja Woyke . Click to …
Learn more
… for genome sequencing, or only “true fungi”? A(nswer): Our focus is on fungi, algae, plants, and the microbial … genomes and those external genomes that enable JGI CSP projects – please first contact us … working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit …
Learn more
… genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP Functional Genomics call , we look for projects that will leverage the JGI’s DNA synthesis and …
Learn more
… analysis of microbial, fungal, and plant research projects. More recently, these long-reads have been applied … deeply are metagenomes sequenced? A: For the next call ( CSP New Investigator ), up to 4 long-reads (PacBio) … PacBio reads (i.e., reads with very low error rate), so our pipeline performs long-reads-only assemblies and not …
Learn more
… revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science … strengths into other plants. A brief timeline of sorghum projects at the JGI: 2009: JGI and collaborators use … its Sorghum bicolor reference genome and releases it to the community. 2014: GENCODE project begins. To support growing …
Learn more
… relative, Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from … further drive a strong bioeconomy. Summary Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … the Joint Genome Institute Community Science Program (CSP), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) …
Learn more
… joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2017 as the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of … genetics that started with his education and carried forward into his roles as a senior research scientist at … of novel production organisms and fermentation processes for vitamins, insecticides, fungicides, platform chemicals, …
Learn more
… artificial intelligence can empower the global research community. We have two key priorities: The JGI is involved in efforts to integrate data in support of new research questions that span domains. We also work with our partners to build infrastructure in support of new …
Learn more

