Statement on the Use of Genomics Data
Read our Statement on the Use of Genomics Data. [Read More]
Statement on the Use of Genomics Data
Building upon the principles for open access in the field of genomics, the JGI recognizes the need to engage the community to inform necessary changes to JGI data policies. [Read More]
JGI on the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers List
Congratulations to the dozen JGI scientists recognized by Clarivate Analytics for being on the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers list! [Read More]
JGI Welcomes New UEC Members
The JGI User Executive Committee, which represents the JGI user community, welcomes three new members: Kathleen Greenham, Matthias Hess, and Kristen DeAngelis. [Read More]
The JGI Data Portal: Improving User Experience
The JGI Data Portal is a pilot download experience currently accessible from JGI’s plant portal Phytozome, and an updated alternative to the Genome Portal. [Read More]
Toasting to the 2020 JGI-UC Merced Summer Internship Program
On July 30, UC Merced students and their JGI mentors marked the end of their annual nine-week virtual internships. The celebration was preceded by short final presentations attended by more than 75 JGI staff. According to Axel Visel and Zhong Wang, founders of the JGI-UC Merced genomics internship program, this was the largest turnout for the final presentations to date. [Read More]
Accelerating Metagenomics Discoveries with Deep Learning
JGI scientist Volkan Sevim is applying deep learning to genome science in order to make protein alignments more efficient. [Read More]
Ray Turner Completes Last Tour of Lab Duty at JGI
For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. His vigilant stewardship as JGI’s Operations Deputy has come to a close. [Read More]
JGI Earth Month: The Unusual Metabolism That Helps Plants Withstand Drought
For JGI Earth Month, Karolina Heyduk, an evolutionary plant biologist at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa shares how crassulacean acid metabolism, or CAM, helps plants take the heat. [Read More]
JGI Earth Month: Wetlands Work in #TenHundredWords
For JGI Earth Month, graduate student Mo Kaze took on the challenge of explaining her research using the ten hundred most commonly used words in the English language. Her work focuses anthropogenic impacts on wetland microbiome composition and metabolism. The #TenHundredWords Challenge was inspired by Randall Munroe’s xkcd comic “Up Goer Five” and his subsequent book Thing Explainer. [Read More]
