Frederik Schulz

Divisions

DOE Joint Genome Institute

• Science Programs

Secondary Affiliation:

Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology

• Comparative and Functional Genomics

Biography

Frederik Schulz joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in environmental sequence data. Schulz employs multi-omics (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, single cell genomics and phylogenomics) and machine learning to find novel functions that may impact microbiome structure and biogeochemical cycles. He provides his expertise to the JGI user community and supports various user projects in the Microbial Program. In an LDRD-funded project, Schulz established a single-cell-based discovery pipeline and enrichment metagenomics for terrestrial protists. These approaches enable novel insights into the diversity and important ecological roles of microeukaryotes in terrestrial ecosystems. Additionally, Schulz is leading a DTRA-funded program on agnostic pathogen detection and surveillance in complex samples.

Research Interests

Microbial symbiosis
Giant viruses and other eukaryotic viruses
Protists
Pathogen agnostic detection
Strain-resolved sequencing



Programs & Initiatives

• New Lineages of Life Group