DOE Joint Genome Institute
- Bioenergy Research at JGI
- Genomic Technologies
- Fungal Genomics Program
- Metagenomics Program
- Microbial Genomics Program
- Plant Genomics Program
A significant portion of the DOE JGI's projects are related to bioenergy and focus on three areas: developing plant feedstocks; using microbes to break down cellulose in plant cell walls; and fermenting sugars into biofuels.
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March 22, 2012
Pulp NonFiction: Fungal Analysis Reveals Clues for Targeted Biomass Deconstruction. Without fungi and microbes to break down dead trees and leaf litter in nature, the forest floor might look like a scene from TV's "Hoarders." Among the fungi being studied by the DOE JGI are species that can selectively break down the cell wall components cellulose and lignin - the number one and two most abundant biopolymers on Earth. more...
November 23, 2011
Mite-y Genomic Resources For Bioenergy Crop Protection. For a pest that isn’t quite the size of a comma on a keyboard, the two-spotted spider mite can do a disproportionate amount of damage. These web-spinners extract the nutrients they need from leaves of more than a thousand different plant species, including bioenergy feedstocks and food staples. more...
Susannah Tringe, DOE JGI Metagenome Program head, takes us to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to gather samples of microbial communities living in the wetlands to determine their role in how carbon is stored or released.
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Massive Scale Genomics
- Plant and plant-microbe interactions
- Microbial emission and capture of greenhouse gases
- Single-cell Genomics
- Metagenomics
- DNA Synthesis
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New Technology Development Pilot Program
The 2011 DOE JGI Progress Report is now available for download. For hard copy requests: mmlozano@lbl.gov
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Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow in Genomics