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In this episode, undergraduates adopt genomes that the JGI sequenced, but never published in the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, making the data available for future research. 

Hear from Rekha Seshadri (JGI) and Matt Escobar (California State San Marcos) about how the Adopt-A-Genome project got started. Plus, Kalyani Maitra (California State Fresno) and two students, Angela and Mark Soghomonian share what it was like to take on one of these genomes.

Links from this episode:

• Submit your own proposal to work with the JGI
• Find all episode transcripts on our website

• For more information about Adopt-A-Genome:
  • Rekha Seshadri: rseshadri@lbl.gov 
  • Matt Escobar: mescobar@csusm.edu 

• Adopt-A-Genome Papers: 
  • Draft genome sequence of Nitrobacter vulgaris DSM 10236T
  • Draft genome sequences of Butyrivibrio hungatei DSM 14810 (JK 615T) and Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens DSM 3071 (D1T)
  • Genome sequences of key bacterial symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes: Xenorhabdus cabanillasii DSM17905, Xenorhabdus ehlersii DSM16337, Xenorhabdus japonica DSM16522, Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferii DSM18168, and Xenorhabdus mauleonii DSM17908

• Our contact info:
  • X: @JGI
  • Email: jgi-comms at lbl dot gov