Joint Genome Institute

Are you an experimental biologist or budding computational biologist? Register by April 7 to join us for a five-day workshop on data and workflows for the JGI's Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) web-based platform. IMG/M provides access to the wealth of public microbiome sequence data and enables users to analyze these data with existing bioinformatic methods — bridging the gap from sequence to biology. WHAT: MGM Workshop WHEN: 4/28–5/2 WHERE: The IGB at Berkeley Lab INFO: mgm.jgi.doe.gov The Society for Science at User Research Facilities Nikos Kyrpides Rekha S.

Feeling extremely honored to be recognized in this year’s AAAS Fellow list. But the honor and my gratitude really goes to all the amazing people I’ve had the privilege of leading and working with at the Joint Genome Institute and during my time in industry who’ve made my career so enjoyable. Thank you!

Congrats and welcome to our new users! This year's crop of New Investigators, part of our #CommunityScience Program will investigate a diverse array of projects — including the genomic dynamics of biofuel-producing fungi ??, the effects of biochar on rhizosphere microbiomes ?? , and the metabolic pathways of algae. They will harness JGI capabilities such as metatranscriptomics and environmental DNA sequencing to explore microbial and plant interactions across unique ecosystems, from alpine soils to tropical glaciers. Learn more about their projects here: https://lnkd.in/eEyM9MeR Are YOU ?? a researcher in need of genomics tools to answer questions related to energy and the environment? Work with us! Proposal call info: jointgeno.me/proposals Offerings & Capabilities: https://lnkd.in/e_KTWrxp Proposal FAQ: https://lnkd.in/giy5A4eN Berkeley Lab Nigel Mouncey Tanja Woyke Axel Visel Len Pennacchio Desert Research Institute Alison Murray Jeffrey Barrick Yuxi Guo University of Florida Shaomei He Trina McMahon Vayu Hill-Maini Stanford University Pok Man LEUNG Monash University Huang Li sundy Maurice University of Oslo Bridget McGivern, PhD University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Ranjani Murali Ravikumar Patel Guy Polturak The Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of Bremen Taniya RoyChowdhury Woodwell Climate Research Center Jonathan Sanderman Ray R. Weil Emma Timmins-Schiffman Andressa M. Venturini Tsai Siu Mui Erika Berenguer Valentin Waschulin Flavia Vischi Winck Jennifer Wisecaver Yaqi You Yong Zhang

If you'd like to keep in closer touch with the JGI, consider signing up for our flagship newsletter, The Primer. It goes out every other month and features announcments about our progress and new projects, as well as stories about JGI-enabled user research. It's also a great way to stay in the loop on upcoming events, webinars and proposal call deadlines. All science and no spam! Sign up here: jointgeno.me/newsletter

?? Deadline Alert! ?? Are YOU ?? an investigator in need of expansive sequencing, synthetic biology or metabolomics capabilities for a DOE mission-relevant project? Considering applying to our Community Science Program! The deadline for CSP Large Scale Letters of Intent is APRIL 10. See below for testimonials from current and former users — including Bruce Hungate of Northern Arizona University — about the benefit of working with the JGI. More information on how to apply: https://lnkd.in/dqgB9tVN DOE Mission Areas: jgi.doe.gov/mission Don't forget to check out our proposal FAQ for LOI examples! https://lnkd.in/giy5A4eN Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab The Society for Science at User Research Facilities Tanja Woyke Nigel Mouncey

Our 2024 Progress Report is out! This year, the JGI served a record number of primary users —?2,475?researchers around the world had active proposals with us, along with more than?15,000?researchers who made use of our data. As of the 2024 fiscal year, we've completed a total of?39,870?projects. In that same year, the JGI also generated?871 Terabases?of sequence, synthesized?9.7 Megabases?of DNA and processed?13,700?metabolomics samples. Our users and their work with the JGI contributed to?247?publications in that same time period. View our 2024 Progress Report in full here: https://lnkd.in/e3RSzhTz Nigel Mouncey Tanja Woyke Kjiersten Fagnan Len Pennacchio Axel Visel Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab

We are excited to welcome six new members to our User Executive Committee! Our UEC represents the JGI user community. It's members are responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices affecting users and their access to our technical capabilities, as well as our proposal review procedures. New members include Ivan Baxter, sundy Maurice, Aaron Robinson, Maggie Sogin and Kevin Solomon Learn more about the UEC and our new members below: https://lnkd.in/ev2n_juJ Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab The Society for Science at User Research Facilities Nigel Mouncey Tanja Woyke Axel Visel Kjiersten Fagnan Len Pennacchio Sneha Polisetti Couvillion Kristen DeAngelis Jack Gilbert Christopher Schadt Ashley Shade Jason Stajich Lizzy Wilbanks

??Deadline TOMORROW(3/6)??: Gain access to resources from multiple user facilities under the umbrella of one project by submitting a Letter of Intent for the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) call. You can learn more about the FICUS call, and find a selection of webinars, here: https://lnkd.in/gp_esBbn You can also find examples of successfully accepted LOIs at the bottom of our Proposals FAQ page: https://lnkd.in/giy5A4eN Nigel Mouncey Tanja Woyke Axel Visel Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab

Congratulations and good luck to the JGI's Yumary Vasquez, part of our Single Cell Research Group, who will be competing in the National Lab SLAM in Washington D.C. tomorrow, March 5. You can livestream the event here: https://lnkd.in/gnf_gBxV. Yumary will speak about "going viral" in a BIG way — specifically how infections from giant viruses can impact our water, air, soil, even the gut microbiome! To qualify, she previously placed first in the Berkeley Lab SLAM, and second place at the Bay Area SLAM. Learn more about Yumary via the Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab: jointgeno.me/SLAM_Yumary Tanja Woyke Nigel Mouncey Axel Visel

In Nature Reviews Microbiology from Enzo Dinglasan, Hiroshi Otani, Drew Doering, Daniel Udwary and Nigel Mouncey: a review article on advances in tools and workflows leading to rapid microbial secondary metabolite discovery, and how this "renaissance of secondary metabolite research and development is catalysing toolbox development to power the bioeconomy." Read at https://rdcu.be/d6FB1 cc: Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab, Berkeley Lab, The Society for Science at User Research Facilities