Joint Genome Institute

The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and part of the Biosciences Area, is to advance genomics in support of the DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. Supported by the DOE Office of Science, the JGI unites the expertise at Berkeley Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Located in the Integrative Genomics Building in the heart of the Berkeley Lab campus, atop the hills above Berkeley, California, the JGI is operated by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing, DNA design and synthesis, metabolomics and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges. Diversity, Equity Inclusion The JGI fosters a diverse workforce—in experience, perspective, background—and a culture of inclusion for scientific excellence and groundbreaking innovations. These efforts align with Berkeley Lab’s Principles of Stewardship and are informed by the practices of the Inclusion Diversity Equity Accountability (IDEA) Office, and the Lab tradition of multidisciplinary teams working together to bring science solutions to the world. The JGI’s external efforts include sharing multiple voices and perspectives on science stories, serving as Lab ambassadors and mentoring the next-generation workforce.