📣Deadline 4/9: The JGI is currently accepting LOIs for our Community Science Program's Large Scale call — for mission-relevant genomic science projects that leverage systems-based approaches.
Learn more: jointgeno.me/LargeScaleCSP
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
@axelvisel.bsky.social
By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more. 🖥️ 🧬
Full story: https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/enzyme-system-help-catalyze-bioproduction-plastic
Joint EMSL and @jgi.doe.gov 2026 meeting kicking off with a Highly inspiring and Amazing talk by the keynote speaker Kelly Wrighton @kcwrighton.bsky.social from @Colorado State University. “Hidden metabolic currencies: from genes to community functions.“
And, also relevant, I am here in part as a representative of the @jgi.doe.gov user community - as I was just elected to be a member of the "User Executive Committee" jgi.doe.gov/who-we-are/c...
We broke our sequencing record for FY25, by sequencing more than 1 Pb of data in a year! 🖥️ 🧬
Learn more about our accomplishments in our annual Progress Report here: https://jointgeno.me/ProgressReport_FY25
I note - I am in Seattle for the @jgi.doe.gov User Meeting - see more details here jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us... - this year the meeting is a joint meeting with EMSL
"These projects highlight the creativity of our user community and their commitment to tackling fundamental scientific challenges..." —User Programs Deputy Tanja Woyke. 🖥️🧬
More: https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/jgi-announces-fy26-large-scale-portfolio-our-community-science-program
📣JOB ALERT: Senior scientific data platform engineer wanted📣
Play a critical role in transforming raw scientific outputs into high-value, AI-ready data assets that support our mission. Learn more: https://jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/senior-scientific-data-platform-engineer-joint-genome-institute-7378 🖥️🧬
Register TODAY to learn all about our Critical Minerals & Materials called with @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov — Details below!
Webinar poster titled "Mining New Frontiers," scheduled for February 27, 2026, at 9am PT. Includes a QR code for registration. Features logos of JGI, Molecular Foundry, and Berkeley Lab, and images of minerals and a growing plant.
Register by Feb. 26 to learn more on our joint Critical Minerals & Materials call w/@molecularfoundry.lbl.gov—for projects that integrate genomics w/nanoscale science to develop bio-based technologies.
Details: https://jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/proposals/jgi-tmf-critical-minerals-and-materials-call
Our FY25 Progress Report is now live! We broke our own record by sequencing more than 1Pb of data in a year—on top of serving 2,627 users w/active proposals, plus 17K researchers making use of our data.
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Full report: https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/2025-progress-report
This image features a banner for the American Academy of Microbiology, announcing a new fellow for the Class of 2026. It includes a headshot of a smiling individual and logos for the American Society for Microbiology and the American Academy of Microbiology.
Congrats to Emiley @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social on being selected as a fellow for the American Academy of Microbiology's Class of 2026. Full story: go.lbl.gov/Eloe-Fadrosh_AAM
More on our Metagenome Program: https://jgi.doe.gov/science-programs/metagenome-program
@asm.org @microbiomedata.org
Webinar poster titled "Mining New Frontiers," scheduled for February 27, 2026, at 9am PT. Includes a QR code for registration. Features logos of JGI, Molecular Foundry, and Berkeley Lab, and images of minerals and a growing plant.
Join us Feb. 27 for more on our joint Critical Minerals & Materials call with @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov — for projects that integrate genomics w/nanoscale science to develop bio-based technologies.
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Details: https://jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/proposals/jgi-tmf-critical-minerals-and-materials-call
small rounded shapes against a black backdrop are colored pink on either side and green in the center
Auxenochlorella's streamlined genome w/precise gene targeting transforms this oil-producing alga into a powerful platform for developing bio-based industrial products!
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More: https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/complete-genome-oil-rich-alga-reveals-ideal-platform-bioengineering
DEADLINE THURSDAY: Submit your letter of intent for our FICUS call to access resources from multiple facilities under one proposal.
We're looking for high-risk/high-payoff projects that leverage a broad range of the capabilities.
Learn more: https://jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/proposals/FICUS
📣 We're joining up with @jgi.doe.gov in a joint Critical Minerals & Materials Call 👀: https://bit.ly/3MvzWy6
This is an opportunity to use the capabilities and expertise of both facilities. The call opens March 1. You can register for our Feb. 27 webinar now: https://bit.ly/3Oox1I0
Webinar poster titled "Mining New Frontiers," scheduled for February 27, 2026, at 9am PT. Includes a QR code for registration. Features logos of JGI, Molecular Foundry, and Berkeley Lab, and images of minerals and a growing plant.
Join us Feb. 27 for more on our joint Critical Minerals & Materials call with @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov — for projects that integrate genomics w/nanoscale science to develop bio-based technologies.
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Details: https://jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/proposals/jgi-tmf-critical-minerals-and-materials-call
The Metagenome Stability Diagram uses gene markers across ecosystems to understand how environmental conditions constrain metabolic activity in microbiomes. 🖥️🧬🦠
https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/data-discovery-tool-helps-identify-microbial-roles-within-metagenomes
This study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants and their roles in environmental processes, in order to advance microbiome utility across the bioeconomy. @ucmerced.bsky.social
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https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/secrets-needles-what-microbes-do-conifer-leaves
Flyer for the joint meeting with EMSL and the JGI to be held at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront March 3–5. The flyer includes an image of the Seattle skyline.
🚨Last chance!🚨
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. PT TODAY for "Empowering Automated Laboratories: Integrating Experimentation with Data."
Register now: http://bit.ly/EMSL-JGIusermeeting2026
Info: usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
New research points to the oil-producing alga Auxenochlorella as a powerful platform for producing specialty oils, chemical feedstocks and industrial precursors—as well as to better enable the mining of critical minerals and materials.
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@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @axelvisel.bsky.social @biosci.lbl.gov
UPDATE: DEADLINE EXTENDED
You have until Feb. 8 to register for our joint Annual Meeting with the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory: "Empowering Automated Laboratories: Integrating Experimentation with Data"
INFO: usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
REG: bit.ly/EMSL-JGIuser...
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LAST CHANCE to submit abstracts for this year's "Empowering Automated Laboratories: Integrating Experimentation with Data" joint Annual Meeting with EMSL.
Register Now: bit.ly/EMSL-JGIuser...
@axelvisel.bsky.social @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com
Promotional poster for the EMSL & JGI User Meeting on 'Empowering Automated Laboratories: Integrating Experiment with Data', featuring speaker Kelly Wrighton. The event is scheduled for March 3-5 in Seattle, Washington. Contains a QR code for registration and an image of Seattle's skyline.
Don't miss @kcwrighton.bsky.social of Colorado State University at this year's Integrating Experimentation with Data Annual Meeting, during our session on Decoding the Structure-Function Secrets of Environmental Microbiomes.
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More info: usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
DEADLINE FEB. 3: We hope your weekend plans include registering for our joint Annual Meeting w/the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory! Learn more about "Integrating Experimentation with Data": usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
Workshops: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...
Register: bit.ly/EMSL-JGIuser...
⏱️Deadline reminder: February 3rd, 2026
Register and submit your abstract for the upcoming @jgi.doe.gov -EMSL meeting in Seattle
Do it now, or do it like Kermit. Up to you.
jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...
Promotional graphic for the 2026 EMSL-JGI User Meeting, titled "Empowering Automated Laboratories: Integrating Experimentation with Data." Seattle, Washington, from March 3-5, 2026, featuring keynote speaker Jim Collins. The graphic includes a QR code and registration link: bit.ly/EMSL-JGIusermeeting2026.
Don't miss Jim Collins of @mit.edu, keynote speaker at this year's Integrating Experimentation with Data Annual Meeting, during our session on Genomic Ingenuity: Crafting the Future of BioDesign. 🖥️ 🧬 🌱 🦠 🧪 🍄
More info: usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
Don't miss @carrieaeckert.bsky.social of Oak Ridge Nat'l Lab at this year's Integrating Experimentation with Data Annual Meeting, during our session on Genomic Ingenuity: Crafting the Future of BioDesign.
More info: usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
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Victorian-style AI slop. A small girl in a blue dress whose name is not Alice for copyright reasons stands in a forest and stares up at an absurdly giant mushroom, surrounded by many other biologically inaccurate fungi. The scene attempts to hint at fungal diversity, scale, and deep evolutionary relationships. Roughly what happens when you reanalyze ~2,000 fungal genomes and realize how much biology is still hiding in the woods.
What can we learn from comparing ~2,000 fungal genomes?
Find out about:
🍄evolutionary transitions
🍄lifestyles
🍄genome dynamics
🍄sampling gaps
🍄efforts to uncover the remaining fungal dark matter
New review by @jgi.doe.gov's Stephen Mondo and Igor Grigoriev
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
“The enormous diversity of fungal genomes...offers catalogs of enzymes, secondary metabolites & other parts lists for biotechnology, bioenergy & biomaterials."—Igor Grigoriev, Fungal & Algal Program Head.
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https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/mapping-earths-hidden-fungal-kingdom
