Using new tools and large-scale data mining, JGI researchers nearly tripled fungal mitochondrial genome data, unlocking potential for AI-driven energy metabolism studies. 🖥️ 🧬 🍄
More: https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/mining-public-databases-yields-largest-map-fungal-mitochondrial
From our FY26 New Investigators: @zepernickbn.bsky.social will use DNA, RNA and metabolite profiles to connect environmental change to microbial partnerships. @tolarchaeota.bsky.social @uncw-cms.bsky.social
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From our FY26 New Investigators: By testing kelp across temperatures and life stages, @brookeweigel.bsky.social will identify gene pathways linked to performance and resilience. @stanforddoerr.bsky.social
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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.
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By leveraging new tools and large-scale data mining, JGI researchers nearly tripled the available fungal mitochondrial genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven studies of energy metabolism.
New research decodes how a single stress signal transforms bacterial metabolism, offering engineers precise targets for designing better microbial factories. 🖥️ 🧬
More: https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/pinch-salt-activates-silent-gene-clusters-streptomyces
Genome Watch👀 "In search of phage tail-like particiles: nature's versatile nanomachines" highlights the importance of predictive models. 🖥️🧬
Full Story: https://rdcu.be/fgU2m
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From our FY26 New Investigators: Susanne Wilken will sequence chrysophyte genomes to explain how these algae use light and prey to grow, supporting efforts to optimize strains for bioenergy.
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From our FY26 New Investigators: By comparing sediment and vegetation effects at Great Meadows Marsh, Jing Yuan will clarify how microbial functions shape marsh health and long-term resilience.
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This single environmental trigger highlights efficiency for users requiring multiple omics methods to examine microbial chemical production.
This Genome Watch article highlights the importance of predictive models for identifying and characterizing the roles of phage tail-like particles as a tool for bioengineering and biocontrol.
Excited that my kelp transcriptomics project was selected among the 2026 Community Science Program New Investigators! 🌊 🧬
Incredibly excited to work on this #meta’omics time series of the Albemarle Pamlico estuarine continuum with JGI and collaborators Hans Paerl, Nathan Hall, Ryan Paerl & @tolarchaeota.bsky.social! Stay tuned as we dig into algal-microbial interactions! 🦠 #algae #microbes
From our FY26 New Investigators: @zepernickbn.bsky.social will use DNA, RNA and metabolite profiles to connect environmental change to microbial partnerships. @tolarchaeota.bsky.social @uncw-cms.bsky.social
More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/jgi-announces-2026-new-investigator-portfolio
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Brittany N. Zepernick, PhD
We are excited to welcome 38 New Investigators to the JGI for 2026!
Learn more about their research here: https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/jgi-announces-2026-new-investigator-portfolio
Details on the New Investigator call: jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI
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