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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 56s
New research decodes how a single stress signal transforms bacterial metabolism, offering engineers precise targets for designing better microbial factories. 🖥️ 🧬 More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-st…
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A Pinch of Salt Activates Silent Gene Clusters in Streptomyces | Joint Genome Institute
This single environmental trigger highlights efficiency for users requiring multiple omics methods to examine microbial chemical production.
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 29/09/2026
From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Microbes can boost energy efficiency through electron transfer bifurcation. Anne-Frances Miller will ID bifurcation-capable electron transfer flavoproteins by testing selected ETFs using gene synthesis @ukresearch.bsky.social More: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
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Anne-Frances Miller

University of Kentucky

Electron transfer flavoproteins from diverse environments and metabolic niches, filling data gaps to enable a phylogenetic tree
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National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC) @microbiomedata.org · 28/09/2026
The NMDC will be merging its core, high-performing functionalities directly into DOE-BRIDGE. We extend our deepest gratitude to our core team, advisors, ambassadors and champions, DOE BER, and the community 🦠 🌎 Thank you for seven incredible years of collaboration! microbiomedata.org/faqs
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 28/09/2026
📣 JGI Releases New Strategic Plan: As AI and advanced computing change what's possible in biology, the JGI is entering a new chapter. "AI-Driven Genomics to Accelerate Biological Discovery" charts a course for the future. Learn more: jointgeno.me/stratplanrelease @biosci.lbl.gov
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 25/09/2026
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
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Claire Remacle

University of Liege (Belgium)

New Insights Into Plastocyanin Maturation
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 24/09/2026
We provide genomic capabilities, large-scale data & professional expertise to researchers advancing energy & infrastructure security. 🧬Opportunities: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/proposals 🧬Resources: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/offerings-… 🧬Mission: jgi.doe.gov/mission
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 23/09/2026
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.

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Han Li

University of California, Irvine

High-throughput elucidation and enhancement of latent biomimetic cofactor utilization by enzymes
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 22/09/2026
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. @geochurch.bsky.social @akosnyerges.bsky.social
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New Method Offers Safer, More Powerful Synthetic Organisms | Joint Genome Institute
Genome-building with SynOMICS reveals hidden rules of the genetic code and opens doors to virus-proof, industrially useful bacteria.
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 21/09/2026
From our FY26 joint CMM call: Serpentine rhizobia have evolved nickel resistance. @stephaniesimone.bsky.social studies nano-scale mechanisms of nickel absorption, movement and storage — contributing to critical mineral bio-recovery efforts. @wsupress.bsky.social More: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
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Stephanie Porter

Washington State University, Vancouver

Investigating Evolutionary Solutions to Nickel Transport and Accumulation in Serpentine Plant-Microbial Symbionts
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 18/09/2026
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. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
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Seung Hwan (Allen) Lee

University of Minnesota

Thiolase-based C-C elongation pathways for biomanufacturing
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Archana Anand @archanand.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Really excited to host Dr Jonelle Basso this afternoon to talk about #phages and plant-host interactions! @jgi.doe.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @sfstatebio.bsky.social
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 17/09/2026
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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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 16/09/2026
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 Full Portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
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Sergey Nuzhdin

University of Southern California

Mechanisms of Selective Rare Earth Element Recovery
in Giant Kelp
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 15/09/2026
In a recent episode of Genome Insider, @jotlovell.bsky.social 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/podcasts/s… 🖥️ 🧬 🌱
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 14/09/2026
From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Speciality chemicals like non-standard amino acids could be made more efficiently in microbes with hardier enzymes. @kunjapur.bsky.social 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.

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Aditya Kunjapur

University of Delaware

Engineering thermostability of aldehyde and amine modifying enzymes for orthogonality in lysates of mesophiles
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 11/09/2026
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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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 10/09/2026
From our FY26 joint CMM call: @merchant-lab.bsky.social will study ab protein's role in zinc assimilation, then modify it to bind other critical metals in algal cells & test how well it removes them from the growth medium. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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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Jeffrey Marlow @jjmarlow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Thanks @jgi.doe.gov for the opportunity!
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 09/09/2026
Perspective: Pangenomes are Only as Powerful as their Annotation Method Are researchers wasting resources following false trails — due to variations in interpretative methods? 🖥️🧬 🌱 @tomasbruna.bsky.social Full story below⬇️
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Perspective: Pangenomes are Only as Powerful as their Annotation Method | Joint Genome Institute
Researchers may be wasting resources following false trails due to variations in interpretative methods.
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Axel Visel @axelvisel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"The Mobilome in the Mire" DNA sleuths 🕵️‍♀️ @scbagby.bsky.social and 🕵️‍♂️ @simrouxvirus.bsky.social tracked a whole zoo of mobile genetic elements in thawing permafrost ❄️💧 for 8 years. Another Genome Insider podcast from @jgi.doe.gov 🎙️: jgi.doe.gov/user-science...
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The Mobilome in the Mire | Joint Genome Institute
Join Sarah Bagby (Case Western Reserve University) and Simon Roux (JGI) as they talk about their recent work on a time series from Sweden’s Stordalen Mire. By looking at Mobile Genetic Elements, or MG...
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 08/09/2026
From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Bacteriophages reshape plant-associated bacteria by reprogramming gene expression. @michhulin.bsky.social will use DAP-seq to map phage transcription factor binding in Pseudomonas and link it to plant traits. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
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Michelle Hulin
Michigan State University
Characterizing prophage-encoded transcription factors in Pseudomonas
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 04/09/2026
🚨 DEADLINE SEPT. 8: First time PIs have until Tuesday to submit proposals for our New Investigator call. Details here: jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI bsky.app/profile/jgi.doe.gov/post/3…
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 03/09/2026
From our FY26 joint CMM call: Cecilia Martinez-Gomez 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 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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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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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 02/09/2026
A Lake Mendota time series found invasive zooplankton prompted giant viruses to increase replication rates while maintaining protective DNA mechanisms—suggesting viral-like capability + bacterial-like stability More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-st…
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 01/09/2026
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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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 01/09/2026
From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Soil fungi make natural products shaped by life stage and neighboring microbes. Andreas Guerrero will use multiomics to map genes and metabolites behind natural-product production in understudied Mucoromycota fungi. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
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Andreas Guerrero
Oregon State University
Characterizing functional effects and genomic basis of secondary metabolism in Mucoromycota spore germlings
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Axel Visel @axelvisel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A Global Catalog of Microbial Symbionts 🌍🦠🧬🫨 New resource from @jgi.doe.gov, led by @astrogenomics.bsky.social and @fmschu.bsky.social with contributions by @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social @miferg.bsky.social and many more 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
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A genomic catalog of Earth’s bacterial and archaeal symbionts - Nature Biotechnology
Symbiotic relationships of microorganisms are predicted and cataloged with a machine learning tool.
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Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab @biosci.lbl.gov · 31/08/2026
Congrats to #BioBSE researchers Aindrila Mukhopadhyay and co-PI Aparajitha Srinivasan on their funded FY27 FICUS Research proposal! The will study dynamic stress adaptation in a microbe, which could boost #biomanufacturing. www.emsl.pnnl.gov/news/ten-pro... @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @jgi.doe.gov
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Ten Proposals Selected for Fiscal Year 2027 FICUS Research Call
Projects were designed to address high-risk, high-payoff activities within three topic areas
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 31/08/2026
New AI Tool Maps the Global Catalog of Microbial Symbionts 🖥️ 🧬 🦠 Today in @natbiotech.nature.com: The publicly available Symbiont Genomes catalog is one of the most comprehensive guides to bacteria and archaea living in partnership with other organisms. Learn more ⬇️
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New AI Tool Maps the Global Catalog of Microbial Symbionts | Joint Genome Institute
The publicly available Symbiont Genomes catalog is one of the most comprehensive guides to bacteria and archaea living in partnership with other organisms.
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 28/08/2026
From our FY26 joint CMM call: @jjmarlow.bsky.social will use microbial assemblages from a hypersaline environment—the Basque Lakes—to evaluate bioleaching rates, selectivity and metabolic mechanisms using a suite of omics and microscopy tools. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients!

Jeffrey Marlow
Boston University
Bioleaching of critical minerals from high economic interest ore sources by a halophilic consortia
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 27/08/2026
In the latest episode of Genome Insider, Nadia Shakoor of @danforthcenter.bsky.social walks us through growing sorghum from around the world — and the automated phenotyping that made its pangenome possible: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/podcasts/spectrum-sorghum @biosci.lbl.gov
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 26/08/2026
From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Rare earth elements are valuable but mostly studied in oxygen-loving microbes. Daniel S. Gregoire will use RNA-seq and metabolomics to identify how bacteria use REEs under low-oxygen and no-oxygen conditions. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
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Daniel S. Gregoire Carleton University Breathing new life into rare earth element metabolism
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 25/08/2026
📣 FUNGAL COMMUNITY🍄 New genomes uploaded to Mycocosm this summer include: ✔️ Hanseniaspora uvarum NRRL Y-1614 ✔️ Semicentenialea rex gs25 v1.0 ✔️ Amoeboaphelidium occidentale KS120 v1.0 ✔️ Neocallimastix sp FC1 v1.0 ✔️ Boletus sp. 2018DF043 v1.0 More at mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
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Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab @biosci.lbl.gov · 24/08/2026
Congratulations to #BioMBIB faculty scientist @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on being named a 2026 American Chemical Society @acs.org fellow! 🎉
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 24/08/2026
From our FY26 joint CMM call: Cheryl Kerfeld is developing biomaterials from the shells of self-assembling protein nanoreactors in bacteria, the structures then used for a platform to capture critical materials and rare earth elements. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients!

Cheryl Kerfeld
Michigan State University/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bacterial microcompartment-based biomaterials for capture of CMMs and REEs
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 21/08/2026
From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Jane Fudyma will pair real-time VOC flux measurements with metatranscriptomics to identify the active genes and pathways behind VOC cycling, revealing the microbial drivers of desert VOC gases. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
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Jane Fudyma
University of Arizona

Integrating soil VOC fluxes and metatranscriptomics to define microbial functional traits across plant-driven nutrient and moisture gradients in arid soils.
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 20/08/2026
Many of our users rely on a multifaceted combination of genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, phenotypic, metabolomic, imaging, sensor, and other data produced at scales amenable to statistical analysis. 🖥️ 🧬 Learn more about our resources: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/offerings-…
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Offerings & Capabilities | Joint Genome Institute
With a hands-on approach, we are able to offer our investigators unique strategies suited to a vast array of niche research specialities.
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 19/08/2026
From our FY26 joint CMM call: Certain Arabidopsis halleri populations can hyperaccumulate zinc in their leaves. For insights on regulatory pathways and processes, Marc Hanikenne at the University of Liege will explore why. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
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Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients!
Marc Hanikenne
University of Liege (Belgium)
Genomic and metabolic basis of divergent zinc hyperaccumulation strategies in Arabidopsis halleri.
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 18/08/2026
Recently published in @natcomms.nature.com with support from @geochurch.bsky.social's JGI Functional Genomics proposal: Genome-building with SynOMICS reveals hidden rules of the genetic code & opens doors to industrially useful bacteria.@akosnyerges.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
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New Method Offers Safer, More Powerful Synthetic Organisms | Joint Genome Institute
Genome-building with SynOMICS reveals hidden rules of the genetic code and opens doors to virus-proof, industrially useful bacteria.
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 17/08/2026
From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Kathryn Fixen will use JGI-supported screening to identify which ferredoxins pair with nitrogenase — and the rules that govern successful nitrogen fixation. 🖥️🧬 Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
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to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients!

Kathryn Fixen
University of Minnesota
Using a bacterial chassis for high throughput identification of ferredoxins that support nitrogen fixation.
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 14/08/2026
From our FY26 joint CMM call: Steven Hallam aims to engineer living materials that combine fungal networks and bacteria to capture and recover valuable metals from low-grade ores and mine waste streams. @science.ubc.ca Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients!

Steven Hallam
University of British Columbia (Canada)
Mechanistic basis for metallo-biological surface interactions within engineered living materials
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 13/08/2026
📣 New Investigator proposals are due Sept. 8! Here, @maggiesogin.bsky.social of @ucmerced.bsky.social talks about how the program has benefited research at her lab. 🖥️🧬 Interested in applying? More info: jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 12/08/2026
From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Fluorine compounds resist biological breakdown — Sheel Dodani will use genomics, AI and lab tests to find and validate microbial defluorinase enzymes for biotech. Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
Congratulations to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients!

Sheel C. Dodani
University of Texas, Dallas
Machine learning-guided discovery of microbial enzymes for carbon-fluorine bond chemistry.
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 11/08/2026
The sorghum pangenome, available on the JGI’s Phytozome portal, opens more possibilities to breed sorghum and other crops for biofuels and bioproducts. Learn more in the latest episode of Genome Insider: 🖥️ 🧬🌱 @danforthcenter.bsky.social
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A Spectrum of Sorghum | Joint Genome Institute
Hear from Nadia Shakoor (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center), John Lovell (HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology), and Jeremy Schmutz (head of the JGI’s Plant Program, HudsonAlpha) about how a sor...
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 10/08/2026
From our FY26 joint CMM call: Anna Glaesener will study algal strains from acidic mining sites to uncover evolutionary adaptations that enable survival where copper solubility is maximized & toxicity is minimized. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
Congratulations to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients!
Anne Glaesener
University of California, Berkeley
Exploring the Mechanisms of Copper Homeostasis in Acidophilic Algae
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 07/08/2026
📣 Early Bird registration for our VEGA Symposium closes Sept. 19! Join us Nov. 18–19 to discuss characterizing uncultivated viral diversity and its role in biotech and industrial applications. 🖥️🧬🦠 More info: jointgeno.me/VEGA
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 06/08/2026
From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: E. coli has an “unknome” of poorly understood genes — many only appear in unusual lab environments. Markus Covert will use multi-omics to map unknown gene functions in E. coli. @bioe-stanford.bsky.social Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/FGFY26
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to our CSP Functional Genomics Call recipients!

Markus Covert
Stanford University

E. coli Odyssey: Characterizing microbial behavior across a range of environments to predict and discover unknown gene function.
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 05/08/2026
In the latest episode of Genome Insider, @simrouxvirus.bsky.social talks about his work on mobile genetic elements — and a recent study that was the subject of the July cover for @natmicrobiol.nature.com Find the full episode here: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/podcasts/mobilome-mire @biosci.lbl.gov
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 04/08/2026
From our FY26 joint CMM call: Dawn Chiniquy is using high-throughput bacterial genetics & targeted genome engineering to study how plant-associated bacteria capture and tolerate rare earth elements, aiding recovery strategies. @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Full portfolio: jointgeno.me/CMMFY26
Congratulations
to our 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials call recipients!

Dawn Chiniquy
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Quantifying Bacterial Rare-Earth Uptake To Enable
Bio-Based Critical-Mineral Capture
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 03/08/2026
Interested in working with the JGI and never led a proposal with us? Now is your chance! We are accepting submissions to our New Investigator call for first-time PIs. Deadline to submit is Sept. 9. jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
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CSP New Investigator Call | Joint Genome Institute
The CSP New Investigator Call is for investigators and research initiatives new to the JGI. Projects must be independent of ongoing JGI proposals, and lead PIs cannot have been lead PI on any previous...
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