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USDA and DOE Fund New Projects for Biomass Genomics Research
Departments of Energy and Agriculture jointly selected 9 projects for awards totaling $9 million for biobased-fuel research. [Sept 2010]
BRC Brochure
"Bioenergy Research Centers: An Overview of the Science," Revised July 2010
Summer 2010 JGI Newsletter
The Summer 2010 edition of the DOE Joint Genome Institute newsletter, The Primer, is here.
Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0000368, "Genomic Science and Technology for Energy and the Environment"
Applications sought in the following research areas: a) Microbial Environmental Processes; b) Microbial and Plant Processes for Bioenergy; c) Characterizing Key Molecular Species, Events, and Multicellular Processes for Genomic Science. Preapplications REQUIRED, due June 28, 2010.
full announcement: grants.gov
New Dates! 2011 Genomic Science Meeting
The Annual Contractor-Grantee Workshop will be held April 10-13, 2011. Joint meething with USDA-DOE Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy. Attendance by invitation only.
Today, scientists have in hand the complete DNA sequences of genomes for many organisms—from microbes to plants to humans. The U.S. Department of Energy's Genomic Science program (formerly Genomics:GTL) will use the new genomic data and high-throughput technologies for studying the proteins encoded by microbial and plant genomes to explore their amazingly diverse natural capabilities.
Potential Impact Areas
- Bioenergy production
- Environmental remediation
- Carbon cycling
Genomic Science Goal: A Broad Knowledgebase to Support Energy and Environmental Applications
Genomic Science research conducts explorations of microbes and plants at the molecular, cellular, and community levels. The goal is to gain insights about fundamental biological processes and, ultimately, a predictive understanding of how living systems operate. The resulting knowledgebase—all linked through DNA sequence and freely available—will catalyze the translation of science into new technologies for energy and environmental applications.
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