Natural Prodcast
Natural Prodcast is a podcast about natural products and the science and scientists of secondary metabolism. Natural products, secondary metabolites, specialized metabolites -- whatever you want to call them, they're the chemicals that make species unique and different from one another, and are incredibly important to medicine, the environment, and human health. Hosts Dan Udwary and Jackie Winter introduce concepts in this exciting field, and talk to the fascinating scientists who work in it. This series brought to you by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute.
Natural Prodcast
Natural Prodcast Ep 14 - Nigel Mouncey
Our guest on this episode is Dr Nigel Mouncey, JGI's Director, and also lead of the JGI's Secondary Metabolites Science Program. Since his arrival in 2017, Nigel has led a vision for the JGI that sees secondary metabolism analysis and research as a driver for novel technologies that can serve all JGI users. Nigel has a long scientific background in pathway and gene regulation, and a distinguished career in industry developing natural products for commercial use. Transcript at https://jgi.doe.gov/natural-prodcast-episode-14-nigel-mouncey/