In This Issue: New user tools | Upcoming IMG workshop | Genome Insider Season 4 recap | Open proposal calls | Save the date: JGI2024

geNomad

geNomad identifies and classifies mobile genetic elements based upon their gene content and their genetic sequences.

It combines a broad scope, targeting all known groups of viruses and plasmids, and is also optimized for speed. [READ] [LISTEN]

HT-SIP

High-throughput stable isotope probing reduced labor to 1/6 the manual process while processing dozens of samples simultaneously.

Applying this method to a type of fungi, researchers ID’d novel interactions between bacteria and the fungi. [READ]

iPHoP

Building on existing virus-host prediction approaches, researchers have created a new program called iPHoP — freely available online. 

It combines and evaluates multiple predictions to reliably match viruses with their archaea and bacteria hosts. [READ]

Want to know more about leveraging our IMG/M data portal? We’ll host our next Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics Workshop from Oct. 23–27 onsite at Berkeley Lab. Attendees will learn all about our workflows for computational analysis and interpretation of sequence data. Register by Oct. 11! 

Open Proposal Calls

Interested in working with the JGI? You can find details about all of our proposal calls here. 

• Our New Investigator call, currently open, is for first-time JGI PIs with proposals in synthetic biology, sequencing and metabolomics. 
• Our Functional Genomics call, also open, focuses on translating genomic information to biological function. 
• Check out the most recent crop of Community Science Program annual awardees here.