Joint Genome Institute

🚨The deadline for our next Functional Genomics call is Jan. 30, 2025.🚨 More at https://lnkd.in/eWyWJ4WN Below, hear from JGI user Tae Seok Moon of the J. Craig Venter Institute on his experiences working with the JGI's DNA Synthesis Program. Proposals for our Functional Genomics call should focus on projects that translate genomic information into biological function, and leverage our DNA synthesis & omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function — particularly those not readily achievable without the capabilities and expertise available at the JGI. CC: Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab The Society for Science at User Research Facilities Tanja Woyke Nigel Mouncey Axel Visel

In Nature Magazine this week, a team led by Mikayla Borton and Kelly Wrighton at Colorado State University cataloged the microbiome of rivers covering 90% of the watersheds in the continental U.S. "A project of this scale really demonstrates the power of open, distributed science to address big questions about how microbes impact ecosystem processes.” -Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh, JGI Metagenome Program head and National Microbiome Data Collaborative lead PI. The work was partly enabled through the JGI's Community Science Program. The published dataset is available on the Genome Resolved Open Watershed database (GROWdb), NMDC and through the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase). cc: Berkeley Lab, Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab, The Society for Science at User Research Facilities, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science

#BioEGSB's Trent Northen is leading the conversation to develop community standards for researching synthetic communities (#SynComs) in plant–microbiota. Synthetic communities are increasingly being used, yet, the lack of community standards limits the efficiency and progress in this important area of research. Joint Genome Institute Berkeley Lab Read the Nature Microbiology paper here: https://lnkd.in/gdccgmbW

In 2024, the DOE Joint Genome Institute and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University piloted an internship program enabled by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) RENEW initiative — which provides the next-generation workforce with hands-on learning opportunities and mentorship at DOE national laboratories and user facilities. This brought A&M students to the JGI to work on groundbreaking science. Undergraduate student Ti'Yanna Watson and graduate student LaMonika Dent worked with JGI mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant microbiome.  Students also participated in workshops, hackathons and networking events. Learn more about their experiences: https://lnkd.in/eAPfiviZ U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science The Society for Science at User Research Facilities Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab

Planning to attend the upcoming #2024NDiSTEM conference in Phoenix? Don't miss the Nov. 2 "Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size" panel discussion we're organizing with the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase). Panelists include Ellen G Dow, PhD, Stephen Mondo, TBK Reddy, Ph.D and Rhondene Wint, PhD. https://lnkd.in/gw2vdadz, Nov 02, 2024 #professionaldevelopment

By "adopting" genomes from the JGI that have been sequenced but not published, students conduct research & analysis—and ultimately publish first-author papers. To learn more, we spoke to Matthew Escobar of California State University San Marcos, as well as Kalyani Maitra of California State University, Fresno and her former students Angela Soghomonian and Mark Soghomonian (also siblings!) in the latest episode of #GenomeInsider: jointgeno.me/s05e05 Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science The Society for Science at User Research Facilities

Which scientific challenges have the highest potential for AI impact? The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science wants your input to identify and prioritize initiatives — share your thoughts by 10/21 ➡️https://lnkd.in/giSzEAci Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab The Society for Science at User Research Facilities Nigel Mouncey Kjiersten Fagnan

Congratulations to Nobelist David Baker of the University of Washington! https://lnkd.in/ep_D9ntP As a JGI user, he worked with us to generate structural models for protein families that had previously had no structural information, available in Science: https://lnkd.in/eK2VtDQh  Building on that work, he co-authored a functional dark matter paper in Nature led by Nikos Kyrpides. That work was made possible through the JGI’s IMG/M database and National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC): https://lnkd.in/grVxrjNr

Congratulations to the JGI's Yumary Vasquez for placing second place in last week's Bay Area SLAM event. Yumary spoke about going "viral" in a BIG way — specifically how infections from giant viruses can impact our water, air, soil, even the gut microbiome! Yumary will go on to compete in the National Lab Research SLAM event in Washington D.C. She previously placed first place in the Berkeley Lab SLAM. Learn more about Yumary via the Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab: jointgeno.me/SLAM_Yumary Nigel Mouncey Tanja Woyke Len Pennacchio Kjiersten Fagnan Axel Visel Frederik Schulz

Ronald de Vries of the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute KNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen presents research on fungal carbon metabolism at the annual Joint Genome Institute user meeting. #fungi #fungus