CIFAR Scholar and Associate Professor, University of British Columbia Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Life Sciences Institute I have collaborated with the JGI since 2002 before the CSP program came online. These collaborations have spanned my postdoctoral years with Ed DeLong [now at the University of Hawai’i, Mānoa] and my time as an independent investigator at the University… [Read More]

Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia  Collaborated with JGI since 2007 We have been working with JGI on metatranscriptomic studies, using gene expression data to link activity, taxonomy, and function within marine microbial communities; and on model organism studies of bacteria-phytoplankton interactions in the ocean. The goal of our research is to identify… [Read More]

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator, University of North Carolina, John N. Couch Professor of Biology Collaborated with JGI since 2008 My lab has been engaged with JGI on a long-range project looking at the complex network of life of the microbiome that inhabits the rhizosphere and endosphere —the niches immediately surrounding and inside a plant’s root. Science… [Read More]

Professor of Bacteriology, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, McMahon Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison Collaborated with JGI since 2005 We have worked together on projects related to sewage treatment and freshwater lakes. Activated sludge wastewater treatment processes are used throughout the world to purify trillions of gallons of sewage annually. Many treatment plants employ specialized… [Read More]

Miranda Harmon-Smith is in her ninth year at JGI, having started as a technician on the Sanger sequencing line before moving up, first to supervisor, then ultimately joining the PMO in 2012. It was her second “real” job after three years doing brain tumor research at the University of California, San Francisco and following her… [Read More]

For many people, dogs are life-savers. They keep you busy, provide a source of love and comfort, are always happy to see you, and sometimes allow you to keep your sanity. However, DOE JGI Project Management Office Group Leader Tootie Tatum’s dogs actually save lives. During the workday, Tootie can be found overseeing the group… [Read More]