Natasha Brown joined the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) as a research associate in 2007, working on library creation and protocol research and development for the Roche 454 and Illumina sequencing platforms. Since 2013, she’s served as the Supply Chain Manager in JGI’s Project Management Office, balancing JGI’s production capabilities against the users’ needs and the science that they produce. As … [Read more...]
IGB Neighbors Moving In Beginning Nov. 5
A plan that has been on the drawing board for over a decade has become a reality. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the first 55 employees from the Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek join the Lab’s main site on the hill by moving into the recently completed Integrative Genomics Building, or IGB. The rest of the JGI and KBase staff will move in waves, with all scheduled to be in the IGB by the end of the … [Read more...]
The Top 10, Well 11, Asked Questions About IGB
1. What does IGB stand for? Integrative Genomics Building. So don’t call it the IGB building, just IGB. 2. What building number has been assigned to the IGB? 91. And don’t ask why it isn’t next to Building 90. That would be logical. 3. How large is the building? In gross square feet, 80,800. It has four floors and a great terrace. 4. Is there a pool on the terrace? No. But let’s start that … [Read more...]
IGB Building Dedicated Wednesday; Expect Traffic Delays and Parking Impacts
On Wednesday, June 19 the Lab’s new Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) will be dedicated during an invitation-only event from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Located at the former site of the Bevatron, the IGB is the future home of DOE’s Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase). Move-in is scheduled to begin in September. Expect traffic delays near the roundabout northeast … [Read more...]
Three Questions For Herbert Steiner About the Bevatron
The Integrative Genomics Building -- the new home of the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and DOE’s Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) -- will be dedicated June 19 in an invitation-only ceremony at the Lab. Move-in is scheduled to begin in September. But the IGB is not the first signature Lab research facility to sit on that location. Historically the site housed the Bevatron, a particle … [Read more...]