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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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January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Learn more about opportunities at the JGI at jointgeno.me/proposals. 🖥️🧬🦠🌱🧪🍄

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Learn more about calls available through our Community Science Program, as well as collaborative calls with our partner facilities and other opportunities.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Each year we seek ambitious genomic science projects that address biofuel and bioproducts production with systems-based approaches to unravel functional capabilities of plants, microbes and microbial communities.
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CSP Large Scale Call | Joint Genome Institute
The Community Science Program Large Scale Call is focused on genomic science projects that address sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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With 550 samples collected from an Arctic multi-year ice refuge to sequence microbial communities across glaciers, rivers, fjords and sea ice; Sheree Yao of @obs-banyuls.fr will establish baseline data for predictive ecosystem function models. 🖥️🧬🦠

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Sheree Yau, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), Connectivity of Arctic microbiomes: from glaciers to fjords
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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By comparing heat-tolerant & heat-sensitive dinoflagellate algae, Tingting Xiang of UC-Riverside will ID genetic switches controlling photosynthesis under thermal stress, providing insights to improve bioenergy crop resilience. 🖥️🧬

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Tingting Xiang, University of California, Riverside, Unraveling the genomic and regulatory basis of photosynthetic and metabolic adaptation in Symbiodiniaceae dinoflagellates
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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In using RNA barcoding to track how plasmids and viruses spread genes between bacteria, Lauren Stadler of Rice Univ. hopes to enable precise microbiome engineering for bioenergy & waste treatment applications. 🖥️🧬🦠🧪

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Lauren Stadler, Rice University, Elucidating determinants of mobile genetic element host range in microbial communities
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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By sequencing 77 fungi species, lotuslofgren.bsky.social of UC Berkeley seeks to understand how they transfer nutrients to pine & fir trees, to improve forest productivity for timber & bioenergy 🖥️🧬
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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Lotus A. Lofgren, Duke University, A genus-wide genomic and transcriptomic catalog for ectomycorrhizal nitrogen metabolism
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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By testing 200 algae genes, mjonikas.bsky.social of Princeton Univ. will ID which enable pyrenoid formation for CO2 concentration. Engineering these into crops could increase yields by 60%, with improved efficiency. 🖥️🧬

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Fumito Maruyama of Hiroshima Univ. will investigate ultrasmall parasitic bacteria in groundwater communities. Using genomics & isotope tracing, he aims to understand their influence on biogeochemical processes in subsurface environments. @MFukushi_ 🖥️🧬🦠🧪

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Fumito Maruyama, Hiroshima University, Uncovering the roles of uncultivated Patescibacteriota in groundwater biogeochemical cycling through the analysis of symbiotic interactions
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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@zacfreedman.bsky.social of Univ. of Wisc.-Madison will study how soil viruses kill microbes in temperate forests at Wisconsin's Blackhawk Island, forming persistent organic matter through microscopic predator-prey dynamics. @karthik-a.bsky.social

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Zac Freedman, University of Wisconsin, Madison, How do viral-microbial interactions shape soil C biogeochemistry in northern temperate forests?
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Sequencing microbes from 81 sites, Hugh Cross of the Nat'l Ecological Observatory Network will generate 100+ Tb of data to integrate w/its 30YR monitoring network. This open-access dataset will incorporate microbial functions into predictive ecosystem models. 🖥️🧬🦠

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Hugh Cross, National Ecological Observatory Network, Continental-scale metagenomics: leveraging the NSF National Ecological Observatory Network to advance understanding of soil and freshwater microbial dynamics
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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By sequencing microbes from the Great Lakes to examine predatory bacteria and cell-to-cell interactions, Maureen Coleman of Univ. of Chicago seeks novel pathways for degrading complex materials with applications for waste processing and biofuel production. 🖥️🧬🦠🧪

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Hugh Cross, National Ecological Observatory Network, Continental-scale metagenomics: leveraging the NSF National Ecological Observatory Network to advance understanding of soil and freshwater microbial dynamics
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Jay Chen of Oak Ridge Nat'l Lab will sequence 500 Eastern cottonwood trees to ID genes for biomass production and stress resistance. This species is the only viable bioenergy feedstock for the Southeast, enabling expansion of domestic biofuel production. 🖥️🧬🌱

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Jay Chen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Whole genome sequencing of Populus deltoides natural variants to enable genomic prediction and genome-wide associated studies
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Hao Chen of Auburn University will study 29 CRISPR-edited poplars with modified lignin to understand effects on drought tolerance, aiming to develop bioenergy crops that are both resilient and easier to convert into biofuels. 🖥️🧬🌱

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Hao Chen, Auburn University, Linking lignin engineering to drought stress resilience: RNA-Seq and metabolomic insights in lignin biosynthetic pathway edited Populus
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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By analyzing leaf surface chemicals from 300 genetically distinct poplar trees to identify genes that recruit beneficial microbes, @posybusby of @OSUAgSci aims to develop bioenergy crops with enhanced resilience and yields while reducing chemical inputs. 🖥️🧬🦠

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Posy Busby, Oregon State University, Leaf surface metabolomics in Populus trichocarpa
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Asdrubal Burgos of Univ. of Guadalajara will sequence prickly pear cactus genomes to understand how it grows rapidly on marginal lands during drought, producing up to 1,000 tons of biomass per hectare for biofuel without competing with food crops. 🖥️🧬🌱

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Asdrubal Burgos, University of Guadalajara (Mexico), Whole genome sequencing of the cactus crop Opuntia ficus-indica and its wild relative Opuntia karwinskiana to unravel the mechanisms that balance productivity and resilience
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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sbranco.bsky.social of cudenverclas.bsky.social will sequence 150 fungi to identify drought tolerance genes using AI and spatial ecology tools. 🖥️🧬🍄

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A banner at the top reads Congratulations to our CSP Large Scale Call recipients and includes the JGI helix logo. Below is a headshot and Sara Branco, University of Colorado, Denver, The genetic basis of tolerance to drought across the fungal tree of life
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