The DOE Joint Genome Institute is a scientific user facility supporting community science in genomics, metagenomics, functional genomics, DNA synthesis, and computational analysis, with emphasis on energy and environmental questions.
No partnership implied. Relationship: indexed only; no formal relationship. substantive editorial profile; independent review pending
Stable ID
entity-doe-joint-genome-institute
Entity kind
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility
Category
University and national laboratory
Geography
California, United States
Editorial reviewer
GShips Project editorial synthesis
Official link checked
2026-07-25
Profile boundary
The DOE Joint Genome Institute is a scientific user facility supporting community science in genomics, metagenomics, functional genomics, DNA synthesis, and computational analysis, with emphasis on energy and environmental questions.
Evidence boundary: Official-link review: the official JGI site and current call materials were reachable and support the user-facility and genomics classification. Public descriptions, performance, maturity, access, procurement, and current availability were not independently verified; independent review pending.
Potentially relevant capability areas
Genome sequencing, metagenomics, DNA synthesis, functional genomics, microbial and plant systems biology, and bioinformatics.
Task-specific matches
A match is bounded to one declared work program. It does not establish a partnership, availability, endorsement, or an organization-wide rank.
No task-specific match is recorded.
Potential fit—not a relationship
Could support microbial-community and plant–microbe research for closed ecosystems if a project matches DOE mission, biosafety rules, and a competitive user call.
Possible bounded engagement, not undertaken: Proposed only, subject to a future fit check and then-current access rules: monitor user calls and consider a proposal only with qualified bioscientists, a DOE-relevant hypothesis, biosafety review, and an open-data plan. No outreach, eligibility determination, commitment, or procurement has occurred.
Fit and engagement risks
User access is competitive and mission-scoped; listing does not confer eligibility.
Genomic association is not functional proof of ecosystem stability or safety.
Synthetic biology raises biosafety, biosecurity, ecological-release, and dual-use review requirements.
What would change this profile?
A current call matching a defined closed-ecosystem question, accepted biosafety plan, and reproducible functional results would change engagement priority.
Official-link review: the official JGI site and current call materials were reachable and support the user-facility and genomics classification. Public descriptions, performance, maturity, access, procurement, and current availability were not independently verified; independent review pending.
Potential fit is an editorial hypothesis. Inclusion does not establish affiliation, endorsement, procurement eligibility, or a relationship.
What would change this page?
A current call matching a defined closed-ecosystem question, accepted biosafety plan, and reproducible functional results would change engagement priority.
Conflicts were not assessed beyond publisher disclosure in this official-link review; financial, contracting, leadership, and institutional conflicts were not independently investigated.
The maintainer intends to explore a commercial venture based on some GShips work. No entity, outside funding, customer, sponsor, or indexed-organization relationship currently exists.