All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (Berkeley Lab’s) core values, which guide the relationships we nurture in our workplace and seek to establish with our stakeholders. The guiding principles for participating on JGI Advisory Committees are outlined in this Code of Conduct.

JGI User Executive Committee (UEC)

The UEC represents the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices that affect users and their science including technical capabilities offered, proposal review procedures and the annual user meeting. The UEC also acts as a liaison to the user community and the broader scientific community, and promotes communication and collaboration within the user community.

User Executive Committee
Scientific Advisory Committee

The SAC is a board convened by the JGI Director to provide a scientific and technical overview of the JGI. The SAC serves as the Institute's key external advisory panel and advocate of the Institute's strategy, operations, and scientific relevance and quality.

Scientific Advisory Committee
DNA Synthesis Science User Advisory Committee

The DNA Synthesis Science Advisory Committee is chartered to offer advice, guidance and counsel on the effective management and strategic objectives of the program. The committee serves as the program's key external advisory panel and advocate of the program's strategy, operations and scientific relevance and quality.

DNA Synthesis Science User Advisory Committee
Fungal & Algal Program User Advisory Committee

The Fungal & Algal Advisory Committee is chartered to offer advice, guidance and counsel on the effective management and strategic objectives of the program. The committee serves as the program's key external advisory panel and advocate of the program's strategy, operations and scientific relevance and quality.

Fungal & Algal Program User Advisory Committee
Informatics User Advisory Committee

The IAC is chartered by the JGI Chief Informatics Officer (CIO) and reports to the JGI Director. The IAC is chartered to render advice, guidance, and counsel on the effective management and strategic objectives for the JGI’s data science, informatics and information technology (IT) activities and strategic plan.

Informatics Advisory Committee
Plant Program User Advisory Committee

The Plant Program Advisory Committee is chartered to offer advice, guidance and counsel on the effective management and strategic objectives of the program. The committee serves as the program's key external advisory panel and advocate of the program's strategy, operations and scientific relevance and quality.

Plant Program Advisory Committee
Prokaryote Programs User Advisory Committee

The PAC is chartered to offer advice, guidance and counsel on the effective management and strategic objectives of the microbial and metagenome programs. The committee serves as the program's key external advisory panel and advocate of the program's strategy, operations and scientific relevance and quality.

Prokaryote Advisory Committee
Secondary Metabolites User Advisory Committee

The SMAC is chartered to offer advice, guidance and counsel on the effective management and strategic objectives of the program. The committee serves as the program's key external advisory panel and advocate of the program's strategy, operations and scientific relevance and quality.

Secondary Metabolites Advisory Committee