Robert Bowers

Biologist Research Scientist

DOE Joint Genome Institute

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Secondary Affiliation: Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology

Molecular EcoSystems Biology

Building: 091, Room 0460B4
Mail Stop: 91R0183
Phone: (510)495-8558
rmbowers@lbl.gov

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Bob uses single-cell genomics and metagenomics to explore how microbes influence people and the environment. This includes studying the diversity, physiology and community ecology of microbes sampled from the natural environment.

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Onsite PhD Student Visit Amps Up Collaborative Spirit

June 3, 2022

Biosciences Area staff recently hosted 40 PhD students from Wageningen University in the Netherlands over two days at Emery Station East (ESE) and the Integrative Genomics Building (IGB). The group launched their two-week California tour in the Bay Area, stopping by local biotechnology companies and prominent academic research institutions. The contingent visited ESE to tour the facility, make presentations, and discuss potential collaborations. At the IGB, the students attended a day-long symposium that included short talks, tours of several user facilities, and a poster reception.

JGI Demonstrates the Power of One, Amplified

April 12, 2022

Continuing explorations into a remote hot spring, deep within the British Columbia backcountry, researchers from the University of Calgary and the JGI employed single-cell sequencing to assess the diversity within and between microbial populations. The work, published in The ISME Journal, showed the value of conducting large-scale single cell genomics by collecting nearly 500 single cells from a single low diversity hot spring sediment sample. Their work showed that single cell genomics can add significant value to the other commonly used culture-independent sequencing approaches including amplicon and metagenomic sequencing. Learn more here on the JGI website.

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