Joint Genome Institute@jgi

We are a User Facility providing access to integrative genome science capabilities. Located @BerkeleyLab. Work with us: jointgeno.me/proposals

 Berkeley, CA
jgi.doe.gov
Joined February 2009
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The JGI is involved in efforts to integrate data to support new research questions that span domains. We also work with partners to build infrastructure in support of new analysis techniques. Learn more about our portals and data ecosystem: jointgeno.me/Data
Information about the JGI's AI-centric facility supporting data life cycles, with a circular graphic emphasizing "Enabling AI" and a list of resources including Data Portal, GOLD, IMG/M, MycoCosm, PhycoCosm, Phytozome 13, and SMC.

ALT Information about the JGI's AI-centric facility supporting data life cycles, with a circular graphic emphasizing "Enabling AI" and a list of resources including Data Portal, GOLD, IMG/M, MycoCosm, PhycoCosm, Phytozome 13, and SMC.
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From our FY26 joint CMM call: Claire Remacle is investigating how two key proteins — an enzyme and a copper carrier — work together in photosynthetic organisms. Full Portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
Critical Minerals & Materials (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients! MOLECULAR FOUNDRY JGI JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE Claire Remacle University of Liege (Belgium) New Insights Into Plastocyanin Maturation

ALT Critical Minerals & Materials (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients! MOLECULAR FOUNDRY JGI JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE Claire Remacle University of Liege (Belgium) New Insights Into Plastocyanin Maturation
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We provide genomic capabilities, large-scale data & professional expertise to researchers advancing energy & infrastructure security. Get started⬇️ 🧬Opportunities: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/pro… 🧬Resources: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/off… 🧬Mission: jgi.doe.gov/mission
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From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Noncanonical cofactors can cut biomanufacturing costs but need engineered enzymes. Han Li will redesign MDR and formate dehydrogenase enzymes to work in reaction cascades with these cofactors. @UCIEngineering More: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
Announcement slide congratulating Han Li of the University of California, Irvine, for a CSP Functional Genomics project, with a laboratory portrait and DNA graphic. Transcribed Text: Community Science Program (FY26) Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients! JGI Han Li University of California, Irvine High-throughput elucidation and enhancement of latent biomimetic cofactor utilization by enzymes

ALT Announcement slide congratulating Han Li of the University of California, Irvine, for a CSP Functional Genomics project, with a laboratory portrait and DNA graphic. Transcribed Text: Community Science Program (FY26) Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients! JGI Han Li University of California, Irvine High-throughput elucidation and enhancement of latent biomimetic cofactor utilization by enzymes
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You may have heard of "chestnuts roasting on an open fire," but have you ever seen a chestnut tree? A blight killed billions of them in the early 1900s, but researchers @ORNL & @jgi are using genomics and biochemical profiling to help restore them: ornl.gov/news/ornl-plant-mic…
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A team of researchers conducted extensive recoding of the E. coli genome, in a way that frees up space to add new genetic features and enhancements while keeping the engineered cells working properly. Learn more: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/sci… @geochurch @AkosNyerges
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From our FY26 joint CMM call: Serpentine rhizobia have evolved nickel resistance. Stephanie Porter is investigating nano-scale mechanisms of how bacteria absorb, move & store nickel. The research contributes to critical mineral bio-recovery efforts. More: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
Critical Minerals & Materials (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients! MOLECULAR FOUNDRY JGI JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE Stephanie Porter Washington State University, Vancouver Investigating Evolutionary Solutions to Nickel Transport and Accumulation in Serpentine Plant-Microbial Symbionts

ALT Critical Minerals & Materials (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients! MOLECULAR FOUNDRY JGI JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE Stephanie Porter Washington State University, Vancouver Investigating Evolutionary Solutions to Nickel Transport and Accumulation in Serpentine Plant-Microbial Symbionts
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From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Many high-value chemicals can be made by microbes, but finding the right enzymes is a bottleneck. Seung Hwan (Allen) Lee will screen for thiolase variants that help build better pathways to nylon precursors. More: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
Community Science Program (FY26) Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients! JGI Seung Hwan (Allen) Lee University of Minnesota Thiolase-based C-C elongation pathways for biomanufacturing

ALT Community Science Program (FY26) Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients! JGI Seung Hwan (Allen) Lee University of Minnesota Thiolase-based C-C elongation pathways for biomanufacturing
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Tomorrow is the LAST DAY for early-bird rates to our VEGA symposium in Berkeley, CA this November. See below for keynote speakers⏬ More information at jointgeno.me/VEGA
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From our FY26 joint CMM call: Sergey Nuzhdin and student Leah Ferger will study how genetic differences in giant kelp affect cell-wall binding of rare earth elements, informing bio-inspired strategies for critical mineral recovery. @USCDornsife More: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
Critical Minerals & Materials (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients! MOLECULAR FOUNDRY JGI JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE Sergey Nuzhdin University of Southern California Mechanisms of Selective Rare Earth Element Recovery in Giant Kelp

ALT Critical Minerals & Materials (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients! MOLECULAR FOUNDRY JGI JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE Sergey Nuzhdin University of Southern California Mechanisms of Selective Rare Earth Element Recovery in Giant Kelp
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In a recent episode of Genome Insider, @_johntlovell discussed why a single reference genome for Sorghum proved insufficient, and the value of a pangenome to represent the crop's full genetic diversity: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/pod…
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From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Speciality chemicals like non-standard amino acids could be made more efficiently in microbes with hardier enzymes. @kunjapur will use biodesign to make pathway enzymes more thermostable. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
Community Science Program announcement congratulating Aditya Kunjapur of the University of Delaware, with his portrait, project title, and a stylized DNA graphic. Transcribed Text: Community Science Program (FY26) Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients! JGI Aditya Kunjapur University of Delaware Engineering thermostability of aldehyde and amine modifying enzymes for orthogonality in lysates of mesophiles

ALT Community Science Program announcement congratulating Aditya Kunjapur of the University of Delaware, with his portrait, project title, and a stylized DNA graphic. Transcribed Text: Community Science Program (FY26) Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients! JGI Aditya Kunjapur University of Delaware Engineering thermostability of aldehyde and amine modifying enzymes for orthogonality in lysates of mesophiles
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The Primer goes out every other month and includes updates on user research, upcoming events, proposal recipients and other opportunities. Stay in touch! Sign up at jointgeno.me/newsletter
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From our FY26 joint CMM call: @Merchant_Lab will study a metal-binding protein's role in zinc assimilation, then modify it to bind other critical metals in algal cells and test how well it removes them from the growth medium." Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26 @ucberkeley
Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients! Sabeeha Merchant University of California, Berkeley Structural and Functional Properties of a Potential Cell Surface Metal-Binding Protein in the Green Alga Auxenochlorella UTEX 250-A

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Perspective: Pangenomes are Only as Powerful as their Annotation Method Are researchers wasting resources following false trails — due to variations in interpretative methods? Full story: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/sci…
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From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Bacteriophages reshape plant-associated bacteria by reprogramming gene expression. @michhulin will use DAP-seq to map phage transcription factor binding in Pseudomonas and link it to plant traits. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients! Michelle Hulin Michigan State University Characterizing prophage-encoded transcription factors in Pseudomonas

ALT Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients! Michelle Hulin Michigan State University Characterizing prophage-encoded transcription factors in Pseudomonas

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🚨 DEADLINE SEPT. 8: First time PIs have until Tuesday to submit proposals for our New Investigator call. Details here: jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI
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📣 New Investigator proposals are due Sept. 8! Here, Maggie Sogin of @UCMerced talks about how the program has benefited research at her lab. Interested in applying? More info: jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI @BerkeleyLab
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From our FY26 joint CMM call: @CeciMGLab aims to figure out the chemical makeup of rare earth elements in M. extorquens AM1 at the subcellular level and connect those properties to specific genetic disruptions. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26 @PMB_Berkeley
Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients! N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez University of California, Berkeley Decoding Biogenic REE Mineralization in M. extorquens AM1 for Scalable Critical Metal Recovery

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Research from a Lake Mendota time series found invasive zooplankton prompted giant viruses to increase in their replication rates while maintaining protective DNA mechanisms—suggesting viral-like capability coupled with bacterial-like stability. More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/sci…
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Nadia is part of our 2026 New Investigator cohort — we are currently accepting projects for 2027! The deadline is Sept. 8 for proposals from PIs who have never led a project with the JGI. More info: jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI
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In the latest episode of Genome Insider, @NadiaShakoor of @DanforthCenter walks us through growing sorghum from around the world — and the automated phenotyping that made its pangenome possible: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/pod… @BerkeleyLab
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From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Soil fungi make natural products shaped by life stage & neighboring microbes. Andreas Guerrero will use multiomics to map genes & metabolites behind natural-product production in Mucoromycota fungi. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients! Andreas Guerrero Oregon State University Characterizing functional effects and genomic basis of secondary metabolism in Mucoromycota spore germlings

ALT Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients! Andreas Guerrero Oregon State University Characterizing functional effects and genomic basis of secondary metabolism in Mucoromycota spore germlings
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