Nikos Kyrpides

Computational Biologist Senior Scientist

DOE Joint Genome Institute

Secondary Affiliation: Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology

Biosystems Data Science

Building: 91, Room 439
Mail Stop: 100PGF100
Phone: (925) 998-0788
NCKyrpides@lbl.gov

Research Interests

Metagenomics, Microbial Genomics, Microbial Diversity, Microbiology, Bioinformatics

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The JGI Doubles Down on Known Protein Families

October 16, 2023

Through a novel approach detailed in Nature, a massive computational analysis of microbiome datasets by the JGI focuses on unveiling protein functional diversity.

A Tool to Find Nomadic Genes that Help Microbes Adapt

September 21, 2023

Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities that seek to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool recently described in Nature Biotechnology called geNomad identifies and classifies MGEs based upon their gene content and their genetic sequences. The software was created by researchers under the direction of JGI Microbiome Data Science Group Lead Nikos Kyrpides.

The JGI Leverages Soil Virus for Insight into Maintaining Microorganisms

December 6, 2022

Through a collaborative effort, researchers have identified a protein in soil viruses that may promote soil health. The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Using 5,000 images of crystalized samples cloned and synthesized by the JGI, scientists have begun the complex process of uncovering the hidden secrets of soil viruses.

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