The JGI Advisory Committee (JAC) is convened by the JGI Director to provide guidance on the Institute’s strategic, scientific, technical, informatics, management, and operational objectives. Serving as JGI’s principal external advisory body, the JAC includes representatives from all specialized JGI advisory and executive committees, such as the User Executive Committee, the DNA Synthesis Science User Advisory Committee, the Fungal and Algal Program User Advisory Committee, the Informatics Advisory Committee, the Plant Program User Advisory Committee, the Prokaryote Program User Advisory Committee, and the Secondary Metabolites Advisory Committee.

  • Marcy Balunas
    University of Michigan
    JAC SMAC Representative
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  • Samuel Hazen
    University of Massachusetts Amherst
    JAC PAC Representative
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  • Becky Mackelprang
    Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC)
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  • Cecilia Martinez-Garcia
    University of California, Berkeley
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  • Michelle O'Malley
    University of California, Santa Barbara
    JAC FAAC Representative
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  • Christopher Schadt
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    UEC Chair
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  • Lynn Schriml
    University of Maryland
    JAC PUAC Representative
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  • Huimin Zhao
    University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    JAC SSAC Representative
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