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We are a DOE User Facility providing access to integrative genome science capabilities. Located at Berkeley Lab. Work with us: http://jointgeno.me/proposals_B
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · Jan 6
Congrats to the 14 researchers with proposals accepted for our 2026 Large Scale call! These projects accelerate bioenergy innovation through genomic discovery across diverse organisms and ecosystems. 🖥️🧬🦠🌱🧪🍄

More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science...

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JGI Announces FY26 Large Scale Portfolio for Our Community Science Program | Joint Genome Institute
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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
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.
February 19, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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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
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February 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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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
FICUS | Joint Genome Institute
The FICUS call targets high-risk/high-payoff proposals, providing access to the capabilities and expertise of multiple DOE National User Facilities in one research proposal.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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📣 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
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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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.
🖥️🧬

Details: https://jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/proposals/jgi-tmf-critical-minerals-and-materials-call
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.
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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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
Data Discovery Tool Helps Identify Microbial Roles within Metagenomes | Joint Genome Institute
Protein annotations provide insights into environmental tendencies
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February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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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
Secrets of the Needles: What Microbes do on Conifer Leaves | Joint Genome Institute
Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants, and their roles in plant health and environmental processes
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February 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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🚨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
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.
February 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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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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Complete Genome of Oil-Rich Alga Reveals Ideal Platform for Bioengineering | Joint Genome Institute
Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms oil-producing alga into a powerful platform for developing ​​bio-based industrial products.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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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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February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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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...

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February 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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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
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.
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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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...
Integrating Experimentation with Data | Joint Genome Institute
Join the Joint Genome Institute and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory for “Empowering Automated Laboratories: Integrating Experimentation with Data.”
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January 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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⏱️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.

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January 27, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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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

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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.
January 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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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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January 22, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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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...
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.
January 20, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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“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
Mapping the Earth’s Hidden Fungal Kingdom | Joint Genome Institute
Leveraging massive comparative genomics to decode millions of mystery genes and lay a future-ready foundation
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January 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Auxenochlorella's streamlined genome w/precise gene targeting transforms this oil-producing alga into a powerful platform for developing ​​bio-based industrial products!
🖥️ 🧬

More: https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/complete-genome-oil-rich-alga-reveals-ideal-platform-bioengineering
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January 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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DEADLINE FEB. 3: Don't miss Hector Garcia Martin of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov at this year's Integrating Experimentation with Data Annual Meeting, during our session on Integrating Data and Modeling for Systemic Insights.
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More info: http://usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
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 Hector Garcia Martin. The graphic includes a QR code and registration link: bit.ly/EMSL-JGIusermeeting2026.
January 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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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
🖥️🧬 🦠 🌱

https://jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/secrets-needles-what-microbes-do-conifer-leaves
Secrets of the Needles: What Microbes do on Conifer Leaves | Joint Genome Institute
Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants, and their roles in plant health and environmental processes
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January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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DEADLINE FEB. 3: Don't miss Kristala Prather of @mit.edu keynote speaker at this year's Integrating Experimentation with Data Annual Meeting, during our session on Integrating Data and Modeling for Systemic Insights.

More info: http://usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov

🖥️ 🧬 🌱 🦠 🧪 🍄 🍄‍🟫
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 Kristala Prather. The graphic includes a QR code and registration link: bit.ly/EMSL-JGIusermeeting2026.
January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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The deadline for our FY26 Functional Genomics call is 1/29/26 👀

We're seeking projects that leverage our DNA synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function: jointgeno.me/CSPFunctionalGenomics

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CSP Functional Genomics | Joint Genome Institute
The CSP Functional Genomics call is to enable users to perform state-of-the-art functional genomics research and to help them translate genomic information into biological function.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Deadline this Friday! You can be considered for a short talk at our 2026 meeting by submitting your abstract by Jan. 9. 🖥️🧬
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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Congrats to the 14 researchers with proposals accepted for our 2026 Large Scale call! These projects accelerate bioenergy innovation through genomic discovery across diverse organisms and ecosystems. 🖥️🧬🦠🌱🧪🍄

More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science...

@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @axelvisel.bsky.social
JGI Announces FY26 Large Scale Portfolio for Our Community Science Program | Joint Genome Institute
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January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM