Access the capabilities and expertise of multiple DOE National User Facilities in one research proposal through the FICUS program. 🖥️🧬

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Each year we look for scientists who translate genomic information into biological function, able to leverage the JGI's DNA synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function.

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Engineering Eubacterium limosum bacteria to transform methanol into valuable chemicals like succinate and isobutanol—key for industrial products—Benjamin Woolston of @northeasternu.bsky.social will create the first anaerobic conversion system.
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Setsuko Wakao of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov will map how diatoms, which produce intricate glass-like cell walls that could inspire new biomaterials, regulate biomineralization processes by identifying genes and regulatory proteins controlling silica formation.
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To drive the engineering of more resilient microbes, Tiffany Taylor of University of Bath will investigate how beneficial soil bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens regulates genes to survive environmental changes while supporting plant growth. @johninnescentre.bsky.social
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By synthesizing 50 genes encoding two understudied enzyme types common in industrial microbes, Kathleen Scott of @usf.edu will investigate the conversion of CO2 to bicarbonate — critical for engineering organisms to produce biofuels and bioproducts.
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Paul Scesa of @usf.edu will use soft coral genes as blueprints to produce advanced biofuels and biomaterials. By understanding how corals synthesize defensive compounds, researchers can engineer microbes to manufacture these molecules for energy applications.
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Using machine learning to analyze gene expression data, @aaronrashotte.bsky.social of Auburn University will investigate how the plant hormone cytokinin maintains photosynthesis longer for increased biomass production.
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By investigating the role compounds produced by cyanobacteria gene clusters play in freshwater ecosystems, research by @philmuslab.bsky.social of @oregonstate.edu will support the development of predictive models of microbial behavior in terrestrial-aquatic interfaces.
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