Join experts at our Sequences to Cultures Jamboree Nov. 6–7 to help develop recommendations for cultivating new bacteria and archaea—revealed by a recent genome census. A key outcome will be a a compelling position paper: jgi.doe.gov/sites/defaul... More: jointgeno.me/NeLLi @biosci.lbl.gov 🖥️🧬 🦠

Trained on 600 Gbp of genetic data, most of which are available via JGI platforms, #GenomeOcean is an AI tool available to the global research community that facilitates microbial genome discoveries. Learn more below 🖥️ 🧬 🦠 @nersc.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @axelvisel.bsky.social#GenomeOcean

Congratulations to Allegra Aron, Jana Pilatova, @ryanziels.bsky.social, Andrew Vander Yacht, Itamar Shabtai, and Victoria Orphan! @jgi.doe.gov @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

Welcome the six researchers accepted to the FICUS program for FY26! Focus areas for projects include biofuels, biomaterials & bioproducts; hydrobiogeochemistry; & novel applications of molecular techniques. 🖥️🧬 @axelvisel.bsky.social @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com @simrouxvirus.bsky.social

Don't miss the JGI's own Heejung Cho at this year's @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Research SLAM. The event will take place Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. PT. You can stream the event here: streaming.lbl.gov Or attend in person at the Building 50 Auditorium! @biosci.lbl.gov @axelvisel.bsky.social

Learn more about EcoFABs in this episode of our #GenomeInsider podcast ⬇️ 🖥️🧬

🚨NOTICE TO OUR USERS🚨 The Genome Portal will be replaced with the Data Portal application sometime next month. Portal users can book a session with our team for technical help, feedback or a guided walk-through of the new Data Portal. 🖥️🧬 More information: jgi.doe.gov/analyze-data...

🔬 At Berkeley Lab, Setsuko Wakao studies diatoms, microscopic algae with intricate silica cell walls. She’s uncovering the genes and proteins behind this biomineralization, which may one day inspire new biomaterials. 👉 jointgeno.me/FY25FG

Congrats to the 11 researchers accepted for our 2025 Functional Genomics call! These projects integrate cutting-edge genomic data with predictive modeling and bioengineering to advance biotechnology innovation: jointgeno.me/FY25FG @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @axelvisel.bsky.social

Abstracts are due Oct. 19 for the 2025 New Lineages of Life Symposium — 80 slots available! See speakers below. More info: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us... Full Agenda: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us... @axelvisel.bsky.social 🖥️🧬

We're accepting proposals from new PIs through our New Investigator call until SEPT. 9 🖥️🧬🦠 🧪🍄🌱 jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI Hear from @snehacouvillion.bsky.social on how this program helped further her research⬇️ @axelvisel.bsky.social @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com

Do YOU use data from across multiple sources? (See list in link below) We want to know: ✅HOW you gather comprehensive data for the same sample; ✅WHERE you look; and ✅WHAT OBSTACLES you face Sign up by 8/31 to share: jointgeno.me/UserResearch2025 @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @nigelmouncey.bsky.social

You can now register for the November NeLLi Symposium! Join us in November for talks focused on the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life, and the latest discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial symbiosis.  Learn more: jointgeno.me/NeLLi @nigelmouncey.bsky.social

Postdoc opportunity with @tomasbruna.bsky.social here at @jgi.doe.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov: Develop, benchmark, and apply Plant Genomic Language Models (gLMs) 🌿🧬💻 jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/computa... #AI #PlantGenomics #gLMs #Postdoc

More on DAP-seq ⬇️ 🖥️🧬

Calling for user research participants! To inform bioenergy research data integration, we are seeking feedback to improve ways of finding data across Dept. of Energy sources. Fill out this short survey by Aug. 31 to volunteer for a 45-minute interview: jointgeno.me/UserResearch2025 🖥️🧬 🧪🍄🌱🦠

🧪 🥼 🥽 Looking for tools to answer questions related to energy and infrastructure security? Now's your chance to apply for an investigator role at Berkeley Lab's @jgi.doe.gov. Apply today! ⬇️ Deadline: September 9 Please share!

Are YOU a researcher in need of genomics tools to answer questions related to energy & infrastructure security? 🖥️🧬 If you haven’t led a project w/the JGI, now is your chance! Deadline SEPT. 9: jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI Learn more in our Proposal FAQ: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us... @axelvisel.bsky.social

Hey, calling all Natural Products and Secondary Metabolism people! @jgi.doe.gov is looking for feedback prior to reorganizing data structures and portals. #secmet is underrepresented right now. Hit the link if you want to share your ideas or complaints! Even (especially) if you don't use our stuff!

Improvements to DAP-seq technology enable it to handle larger genomes and could expand opportunities for bioenergy and bioengineering applications—via multiplexed assays and data integration with single-cell gene expression maps. Full story: jgi.doe.gov/user-science... @axelvisel.bsky.social 🖥️🧬 🌱

We provide genomic capabilities, large-scale data & professional expertise to researchers advancing energy & infrastructure security. Get started⬇️ 🟢Proposal info: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us... 🟢What we offer: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us... 🟢Mission-relevance: jgi.doe.gov/mission 🖥️🧬 @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

If you are an undergraduate student in #STEM and interested in becoming an intern at @jgi.doe.gov (or elsewhere at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov) through @energygov.bsky.social's Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI): 🔗 education.lbl.gov/internships/... 🔗 science.osti.gov/wdts/suli

Take a few minutes to watch @jgi.doe.gov postdoc Yumary Vasquez talk abt "going viral" in a BIG way at the National Lab SLAM last March. Learn how infections from giant viruses can impact our water, air, soil, even the gut microbiome! youtu.be/vDgS4gGUwvE?... #FlashbackFriday @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

🚨Job Alert!🚨DEADLINE Aug. 7 We are searching for an advanced analysis manager to lead a team of data scientists and engineers, within our Data Science and Informatics Department, in developing next-gen software infrastructure to support data generation, analysis and dissemination. 🖥️🧬 More info ⬇️

Researchers report a new reference genome for eucalyptus. Haplotype-resolved, it has 700-fold greater contiguity— meaning the genome is reconstructed in larger, more complete segments. 🖥️🧬 🌱 More on our Plant Program: jgi.doe.gov/science-prog... @axelvisel.bsky.social @biosci.lbl.gov

You can learn more about virus research conducted with JGI support by checking out: 🦠Our Viral Genomics group (led by @simrouxvirus.bsky.social): jgi.doe.gov/who-we-are/p... 🦠Our Metagenome Science Program: jgi.doe.gov/science-prog... 🖥️🧬

From 🟡 to 💎: Osteoblast-inspired "osteoyeast" turns human waste into high-value biomaterial for bone and dental applications Collaboration by @jgi.doe.gov, @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov & CABBI doi.org/10.1038/s414...

In @natcomms.nature.com, researchers genetically modified yeast to convert elements in urine to create hydroxyapatite—a high-value biomaterial with a wide range of industrial applications. The patented osteoyeast is available for licensing. @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov @axelvisel.bsky.social

🚨Deadline TODAY 🚨 Register for EcoFAB 2025 “Advancing Mechanistic Microbial Science Using Fabricated Ecosystems,” held Aug. 6–9. Details below! @biosci.lbl.gov 🖥️🧬

It’s the LAST WEEK to register for #EcoFAB2025! Reserve your spot by July 7 to boost your research through engaging interactions & help accelerate the shift from observational microbiome research to more reproducible & mechanistic studies: eco-fab.org/ecofab-2025-... 🖥️🧬 🦠 @nigelmouncey.bsky.social

Learn more about our Fungal & Algal Program: jgi.doe.gov/science-programs/fungal-algal-program And here’s further details on how to work with the JGI: jointgeno.me/proposals_B

🍄 FUNGUS ALERT 🍄 Where did all those fungi come from? A genomic perspective of fungal diversity and evolution by @jgi.doe.gov's Stephen Mondo and Igor Grigoriev @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov #fungi #genomes

To learn more about accessing data from our user facility, visit jgi.doe.gov/analyze-data/jgi-portals 🖥️🧬

Save the Date for the 2026 annual User Meeting, held jointly this year with the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory March 3–5. Topics include biodesign, synbio and AI-enabled lab automation, data integration and modeling. Sign up at jointgeno.me/newsletter to stay in the loop! 🖥️🧬🦠🌱🧪🍄

On June 19, #ASMMicrobe honored @simrouxvirus.bsky.social of the JGI with the Microbiome Data Prize. Roux leads the JGI's Viral Genomics Group within our Metagenome Program. More on the award: jgi.doe.gov/user-science... More on the JGI's Metagenome Program: jgi.doe.gov/science-prog... 🖥️🧬 🦠🧪

Jonelle Basso @jgi.doe.gov reminding everyone that phages are in every microbiome, and will influence host-microbiome interactions (here with a plant, but applies to all hosts ! ) #ASMicrobe

In @natcomms.nature.com, researchers from the JGI and @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov explored ways to make functional biomaterials with microbes. 🦠 Learn more about our DNA Synthesis program here: jgi.doe.gov/science-prog... @nigelmouncey.bsky.social @axelvisel.bsky.social 🖥️🧬

Are YOU a researcher in need of genomics tools to answer energy-related questions? Learn more about how to work with us: jointgeno.me/proposals 🖥️🧬🦠🌱🧪🍄 @axelvisel.bsky.social @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com @nigelmouncey.bsky.social

DYK the JGI has two podcasts? Genome Insider highlights the stories of our users whose research has been enabled by JGI support: jointgeno.me/GenomeInsider The Natural Prodcast, hosted by @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com, is for all of you #secmet folks: jointgeno.me/NaturalProdcast 🖥️🧬🌱🦠🧪🍄

The #OpenGreenGenomes Project, supported through our #CommunityScience Program, represents 35 major evolutionary plant lineages — including M. polymorpha, or liverwort. For decades it has been used as a model for evolutionary studies. 🖥️🧬🌱 @jleebensmack.bsky.social @maximebonhomme.bsky.social

Our science highligtht at @jgi.doe.gov Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants jgi.doe.gov/user-science...

TOMORROW: Interested in the global river cooridor microbiome & publicly available genomes? Join @kbase.us to learn about the Genome Resolved Open Watershed database. 🖥️🧬🦠 REGISTRATION: lbnl.zoom.us/meeting/regi... MORE on GrowDB: jgi.doe.gov/user-science... @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov

In this #GenomeInsider🎧: We delve into stable isotope probing, a powerful, complex process for studying microbial communities — and efforts by the JGI to make the technique more accessible, reproducible & insightful. SIPs with Standards: jgi.doe.gov/user-science... @metarolism.bsky.social 🖥️🧬 🦠

Join us to share the latest research and collectively advance microbiome research across systems and technologies. EcoFAB 2025: Advancing Mechanistic Microbial Science Using Fabricated Ecosystems eco-fab.org/ecofab-2025-... Registration info: eco-fab.org/ecofab-2025-... @berkeleylab.lbl.gov 🖥️🧬

In March, Gerald Tuskan of Oak Ridge National Laboratory was honored as a 2024 DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow: www.energy.gov/science/arti... More on poplar research by ORNL scientists — with help from the JGI — in this episode of Genome Insider: @berkeleylab.lbl.gov 🖥️🧬 🌱

As SIP experiments shed more light than ever—with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted by AI and machine learning—JGI researchers and collaborators work to create FAIR datasets to maximize returns on these advances. Read more below! 🖥️🧬 @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @ssurfacilities.bsky.social

Happy DNA Day! 🖥️🧬 Last year the JGI surpassed 4PB of data sequenced! 🤯 Are YOU a researcher in need of genomic tools to answer energy-related questions? Learn more about working with us: jointgeno.me/proposals @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov @nigelmouncey.bsky.social @axelvisel.bsky.social

The Primary Template-Directed Amplification method offers high recovery of single-cell genomes — often yielding above 80% completion! Read more on the work, first published in ISME Comms: jgi.doe.gov/user-science... @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com @axelvisel.bsky.social

Stay in touch! The JGI Primer is our bimonthly newsletter featuring updates on everything from new users, tools and capabilities to upcoming deadlines and noteworthy research. Sign up: jointgeno.me/newsletter 🖥️🧬 🧪🦠🌱🍄

#GenomeWatch: Cellular souvenirs in viral luggage by Yumary Vasquez Recent findings of cellular-like genes in giant viruses show how these viruses acquire and repurpose host cellular machinery, in @naturerevmicro.bsky.social: rdcu.be/ehIdE 🖥️🧬🦠🧪