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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 · Aug 13
We provide genomic capabilities, large-scale data & professional expertise to researchers advancing energy & infrastructure security.

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User Programs | Joint Genome Institute
Learn more about our Community Science Program, as well as other collaborative opportunities available through the FICUS call and other special initiatives.
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Join us for “Empowering Automated Laboratories: Integrating Experimentation with Data” to discuss environmental microbiomes, biodesign & synthetic biology, AI/ML-enabled lab automation, and data integration & modeling.

More details and registration info here: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...

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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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November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Congrats to @quantaofgeorge.bsky.social for being awarded best postdoc talk NeLLi symposium for his phenomenal work on the first successful cultivation of Thiovulum. Mind blowing collective behaviors by the fastest organism per body length on the planet!
jgi.doe.gov Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · Sep 2
Abstracts are due Oct. 19 for the 2025 New Lineages of Life Symposium — 80 slots available!

See speakers below.

More info: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...

Full Agenda: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...

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November 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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🚨NOTICE TO OUR USERS🚨

The Data Portal will soon replace the Genome Portal.

Portal users can book a session with our team for technical help, feedback or a guided walk-through of the new Data Portal. 🖥️🧬 🌱🦠🍄🧪

More information: jgi.doe.gov/analyze-data...
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Our data platforms are a key resource for the broader scientific community and require constant developments to meet the ever-changing demands of our users.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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DEADLINE 10/19: Submit your abstract to join us for the New Lineages of Life Symposium in November! Topics include the latest research on the evolution of cellular complexity, the tree of life and cultivation of new lineages. 🖥️🧬

More info: jointgeno.me/NeLLi
jgi.doe.gov Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · Sep 25
Join experts at our Sequences to Cultures Jamboree Nov. 6–7 to help develop recommendations for cultivating new bacteria and archaea—revealed by a recent genome census. A key outcome will be a a compelling position paper: jgi.doe.gov/sites/defaul...

More: jointgeno.me/NeLLi

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2025 NeLLi Symposium | Joint Genome Institute
Las Vegas, NV Nov. 4-5. Immediately followed by 1.5-day jamboree on November 6-7
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October 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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🎉Congrats to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Omar Yaghi, awarded the 2025 @nobelprize.bsky.social in Chemistry for pioneering reticular chemistry and creating metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Yaghi led our @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov and is now an affiliate in the Lab’s Materials Sciences Division.
UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Berkeley News
Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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🏅 Former Berkeley Lab senior scientist John Clarke has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. His research on quantum tunneling in electric circuits paved the way for today’s quantum computers and sensors. 🧠 This brings LBNL’s Nobel count to 17!

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Former Berkeley Lab Scientist John Clarke Wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize committee honored former Berkeley Lab scientist John Clarke for research in quantum tunneling in electric circuits.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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To date, more than 160 students participating in the Mycological Curriculum for Education and Discovery (Myco-Ed) have made 800+ observations on @inaturalist.bsky.social. Nearly 300 species have been identified since Fall 2024! 🖥️🧬 🍄

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Open Frameworks Training the Next Generation of Scientists | Joint Genome Institute
Educational training technologies provide opportunities for students and professors alike
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September 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Join experts at our Sequences to Cultures Jamboree Nov. 6–7 to help develop recommendations for cultivating new bacteria and archaea—revealed by a recent genome census. A key outcome will be a a compelling position paper: jgi.doe.gov/sites/defaul...

More: jointgeno.me/NeLLi

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2025 NeLLi Symposium | Joint Genome Institute
Las Vegas, NV Nov. 4-5. Immediately followed by 1.5-day jamboree on November 6-7
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September 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Trained on 600 Gbp of genetic data, most of which are available via JGI platforms, #GenomeOcean is an AI tool available to the global research community that facilitates microbial genome discoveries. Learn more below 🖥️ 🧬 🦠

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GenomeOcean Leverages AI to Decode Nature’s Secret Language | Joint Genome Institute
Trained on environmental data, a new JGI tool more accurately facilitates microbial genome discoveries.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Congratulations to Allegra Aron, Jana Pilatova, @ryanziels.bsky.social, Andrew Vander Yacht, Itamar Shabtai, and Victoria Orphan!

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September 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Welcome the six researchers accepted to the FICUS program for FY26! Focus areas for projects include biofuels, biomaterials & bioproducts; hydrobiogeochemistry; & novel applications of molecular techniques.

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Six join FICUS program in 2026 | Joint Genome Institute
Pictured from left to right are: [above] Allegra Aron, Jana Pilatova and Ryan Ziels; [below] Andrew Vander Yacht, Itamar Shabtai and Victoria Orphan The JGI is excited to welcom
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September 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Don't miss the JGI's own Heejung Cho at this year's @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Research SLAM. The event will take place Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. PT. You can stream the event here: streaming.lbl.gov

Or attend in person at the Building 50 Auditorium!

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Promotional graphic for Berkeley Lab Research SLAM featuring Heejung Cho from the Joint Genome Institute, with a logo incorporating a magnifying glass, and a decorative green pawn shape.
September 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Learn more about EcoFABs in this episode of our #GenomeInsider podcast ⬇️ 🖥️🧬
September 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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🚨NOTICE TO OUR USERS🚨

The Genome Portal will be replaced with the Data Portal application sometime next month.

Portal users can book a session with our team for technical help, feedback or a guided walk-through of the new Data Portal. 🖥️🧬

More information: jgi.doe.gov/analyze-data...
JGI Portals | Joint Genome Institute
Our data platforms are a key resource for the broader scientific community and require constant developments to meet the ever-changing demands of our users.NOTICEThe JGI Genome Portal is reaching its ...
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September 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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🔬 At Berkeley Lab, Setsuko Wakao studies diatoms, microscopic algae with intricate silica cell walls. She’s uncovering the genes and proteins behind this biomineralization, which may one day inspire new biomaterials.

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September 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Congrats to the 11 researchers accepted for our 2025 Functional Genomics call! These projects integrate cutting-edge genomic data with predictive modeling and bioengineering to advance biotechnology innovation: jointgeno.me/FY25FG

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September 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Abstracts are due Oct. 19 for the 2025 New Lineages of Life Symposium — 80 slots available!

See speakers below.

More info: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...

Full Agenda: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...

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September 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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We're accepting proposals from new PIs through our New Investigator call until SEPT. 9 🖥️🧬🦠 🧪🍄🌱
jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI

Hear from @snehacouvillion.bsky.social on how this program helped further her research⬇️

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August 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Do YOU use data from across multiple sources? (See list in link below)

We want to know:
✅HOW you gather comprehensive data for the same sample;
✅WHERE you look; and
✅WHAT OBSTACLES you face

Sign up by 8/31 to share: jointgeno.me/UserResearch2025

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August 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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You can now register for the November NeLLi Symposium!

Join us in November for talks focused on the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life, and the latest discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial symbiosis. 

Learn more: jointgeno.me/NeLLi

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2025 NeLLi Symposium | Joint Genome Institute
Las Vegas, NV Immediately followed by 1.5-day jamboree on November 6-7
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August 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Postdoc opportunity with @tomasbruna.bsky.social here at @jgi.doe.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov:

Develop, benchmark, and apply Plant Genomic Language Models (gLMs) 🌿🧬💻

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#AI #PlantGenomics #gLMs #Postdoc
Graphic announcing a Computational Postdoctoral Fellow position. Text: Computational Postdoctoral Fellow – Plant Genomic Language Models (gLMs). JGI is seeking a Computational Postdoctoral Fellow to join a funded project at Berkeley Lab’s Joint Genome Institute applying genomic language models (gLMs) to unlock new biological insights in plants. Join one of the world’s leading genomics facilities to pioneer AI applications in plant biology, with access to cutting-edge computational resources and diverse genomic datasets. This project will focus on developing and exploring applications of gLMs to plant genomes, from identifying novel regulatory elements to revealing evolutionary patterns across species, with particular interest in cross-species and data-limited scenarios. In this role, you will design tasks and datasets to test and extend gLM capabilities, apply models to generate new biological hypotheses, and share findings through high-impact publications and presentations.
August 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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More on DAP-seq ⬇️

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August 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Calling for user research participants!

To inform bioenergy research data integration, we are seeking feedback to improve ways of finding data across Dept. of Energy sources.

Fill out this short survey by Aug. 31 to volunteer for a 45-minute interview: jointgeno.me/UserResearch2025

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Tell Us Your BER Data Integration Stories
JGI, EMSL, ESS-DIVE, NMDC and KBase would love to sit with you (over Zoom) for 45 minutes to hear your stories relating to data integration or provide feedback on some of our proposed solutions. How ...
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August 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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🧪 🥼 🥽 Looking for tools to answer questions related to energy and infrastructure security? Now's your chance to apply for an investigator role at Berkeley Lab's @jgi.doe.gov.

Apply today! ⬇️
Deadline: September 9
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August 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Are YOU a researcher in need of genomics tools to answer questions related to energy & infrastructure security? 🖥️🧬

If you haven’t led a project w/the JGI, now is your chance! Deadline SEPT. 9: jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI

Learn more in our Proposal FAQ: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...

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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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August 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM