Akiyo has moved to the hill as part of the KBase relocation to the new Integrative Genomics Building (IGB). KBase, or the Department of Energy Systems Biology Knowledgebase, is a software and data platform designed to meet the grand challenge of systems biology: predicting and designing biological function. KBase integrates data and tools in a unified graphical interface which makes it easier for … [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...]
Three Questions For KBase’s Elisha Wood-Charlson
The Integrative Genomics Building -- which soon will be the new home of DOE’s Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) and Joint Genome Institute (JGI) -- will be dedicated Wednesday in an invitation-only ceremony at the Lab. Move-in is scheduled to begin in September. KBase was established in 2011 to provide an open computational environment that allows the scientific community to bring data … [Read more...]