Igor Grigoriev
Computational Biologist Senior Staff Scientist
Divisions
- Science Programs
Secondary Affiliation:
Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology
- Comparative and Functional Genomics
Research Interests
Genomics of fungi and algae, computational biology
Recent Publications
Related News
Ancient Algae Reveal Secrets of Plant Evolution
Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago.
Getting to the Bottom of Fungal Functions Across Earth’s Forests
Researchers have pioneered new understanding of which fungi take on certain functions at the forest floor. For the first time, they compared three different fungal guilds in a range of different locations. They sampled soils in four forest ecosystems, extracted RNA to understand gene expression, and developed new tools to map that soil RNA to fungal genomes.
JGI Researchers Trace the Evolution of Shiitake Mushrooms
By complete sequencing of 24 new mushroom genomes, and assembling genomes from 60 existing sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks the enzymes these fungi use to break down wood, and compares genetic diversity between cultivated and wild shiitake populations.
