Jinwoo Im is ENIGMA’s Third BioEPIC Virtual Research Slam Presenter - With anticipated occupancy early 2025, Berkeley Lab’s newest building Biological and Environmental Program Integration Center (BioEPIC), is located in the beautiful Berkeley hills overlooking San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. As part of Berkeley Lab’s Earth Month celebrations, a Research SLAM was hosted by Biosciences (BSA)… Award Details →
ENIGMA researchers awarded for First Place Talks - University of Georgia ENIGMA researchers Jennifer Goff (postdoctoral fellow) and Elizabeth Szink (undergraduate research associate) presented their work at the 10th Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium May 12-14,2023 at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC . The Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium is a unique opportunity for undergraduate students, graduate students,… Award Details →
ENIGMA researchers Win 2nd Annual BioEPIC SLAM - Adam Arkin, lead scientist, along with ENIGMA team members Bradley Biggs , a postdoctoral researcher in the Arkin lab, and Mingfei Chen, a postdoctoral researcher in the Chakraborty lab, recently participated in a virtual Research Slam promoting science related to the BioEPIC building. https://bioepic.lbl.gov/slam/ Results: Mingfei Chen… Award Details →
ENIGMA scientists highly cited across multiple platforms - ENIGMA scientists Paul Adams and Jizhong Joe Zhou are included in Clarivate's Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers who have demonstrated significant and broad influence reflected in their publication of multiple highly cited papers over the last decade.These highly cited papers rank in the top 1% by citations… Award Details →
Jizhong Zhou elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Jizhong Joe Zhou (ENIGMA principal investigator, affiliate faculty in Berkeley Lab's Earth & Environmental Sciences Area, director of the Institute for Environmental Genomics at the University of Oklahoma, has been elected as a member of American Academy of Arts and Science (AmAcad). He will participate, along with the… Award Details →
2022 Soil Science Research Award - Jizhong Joe Zhou ENIGMA Principal Investigator at University of Oklahoma Norman was inducted into the Soil Science Society of America Awards Hall of Fame. It is a great honor to receive 2022 SSSA Award, which recognizes outstanding research contributions in soil science. Some of his research related to… Award Details → ISME-IWA BioCluster Grand Prize Award 2022 - ENIGMA Principal Investigator Jizhong Joe Zhou received the prestigious ISME-IWA BioCluster Grand Prize Award 2022. The ENIGMA-supported research related to groundwater microbiomes as well as ecological theories (e.g. stochastic processes) constitute the main body of work considered for this grand Prize. This prestigious prize rewards interdisciplinary research of… Award Details →
ENIGMA science engages undergraduate researcher in environmental microbiology - University of Georgia undergraduate student Elizabeth Szink has been working in the lab of ENIGMA principal investigator Mike Adams under the guidance of ENIGMA postdoctoral researcher Jennifer Goff. Award Details → Clarivate Globally Highly Cited Researcher Jizhong Zhou - ENIGMA's Jizhong Zhou from University of Oklahoma, Norman, is once again listed by Clarivate as a Globally Highly Cited Researcher for 2021; judged by the numbers of publications which are 1% highly cited. Globally less than 6,400 researchers are recognized based on the information from the database. A… Award Details →
Anne Otwell Receives AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship - Dr Anne Otwell receives a prestigious Science and Technology Policy Fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Congratulations Annie! Currently in David Stahl's lab, working on understanding the biotic and abiotic factors controlling denitrification activity, including the production and consumption of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide.… Award Details →
Terry Hazen Receives 2021 ASM Award for Environmental Research - The 2021 ASM Award for Environmental Research recognizes an outstanding scientist with distinguished research achievements that have improved our understanding of microbes in the environment, including aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric settings. For more information click through to see all ASM Awardees https://asm.org/Academy/Award-Winners He will be presented… Award Details →
Congratulations Sara Gushgari-Doyle Berkeley Lab SLAM 2nd place winner! - Aug 28, 2020-Two Percent https://slam.lbl.gov/2020-slam/2020-slam-finalists/sara-gushgari-doyle ENIGMA's Sara Gushgari-Doyle, of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, uses computational and big-data approaches to inform strategies for culturing rare and difficult-to-culture microorganisms. Watch Gushgari-Doyle's SLAM presentation to find out more. She placed 2nd out of 12 Finalists. Award Details →
2021 ASM Award for Environmental Research Goes to Terry Hazen - August 28, 2020-Terry Hazen receives 2021 ASM Award for Environmental Research. This award recognizes an outstanding scientist with distinguished research achievements that have improved our understanding of microbes in the environment, including aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric settings. He will be presented the award at the joint virtual international… Award Details →
Dr Romy Chakraborty Wins Director’s Award for Outreach - https://recognition.lbl.gov/laureates/ 2019 Outreach: ROMY CHAKRABORTY, Citation: In recognition of Romy Chakraborty’s extensive service as a mentor for programs that engage underrepresented groups in science, and for her significant contribution to outreach that aims to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. About the Director’s Awards The Director’s… Award Details →
David Stahl Honored by Seattle Aquarium - January 8, 2019–We know David Stahl as a Principal Investigator in ENIGMA working in part on the microbial conversion of ammonia to nitrate, a major step in the global nitrogen cycle. Not only is he an internationally renowned microbial ecologist, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in… Award Details → Jizhong Zhou Honored with 2019 ASM Award for Environmental Research - September 7, 2018–Jizhong Zhou, Ph.D. (The University of Oklahoma in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology) was honored with the 2019 American Society for Microbiology Award for Environmental Research, which recognizes an outstanding scientist with distinguished research achievements that have improved our understanding of microbes in the… Award Details →
ENIGMA’s Lauren Lui is Berkley Lab SLAM Finalist! - September 5, 2018–Lauren Lui of Arkin Lab is a Finalist Selected to Compete in Berkeley Lab “Early Career Scientist and Research “SLAM” Date: Sept. 20, 2018 Time: 4 pm Location: Building 50 Auditorium NOTE: winners are chosen via in-person audience voting – so all local team should go… Award Details → ENIGMA’s Romy Chakraborty honored at “Women @ the Lab” - June 9, 2018–Romy Chakraborty is honored by Berkeley Lab sponsored by the Women Scientists and Engineers Council (WSEC) and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office. The program recognizes women at Berkeley Lab who demonstrate dedication, talent, STEM contributions, and commitment to the Lab’s mission. Romy was nominated for… Award Details →
Mike Adams wins 2018 DuPont Industrial Biosciences Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology - June 8, 2018–ENIGMA Principal Investigator Mike Adams at the University of Georgia shares the 2018 DuPont Industrial Biosciences Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology with Robert Kelly of North Carolina State University. They were recognized for their groundbreaking use and genetic manipulation of microorganisms that grow in extreme… Award Details →
Leslie Day ENIGMA undergrad Honorable mention for poster Mizzou Life Sciences Week 2018 - April 22, 2018–Leslie, a Senior in Biochemistry working in the laboratory of Judy Wall, received an honorable mention for her poster presentation titled “Sulfonate Utilization by Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough” at Mizzou Life Sciences Week 2018 in a competition among all presenting post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduates in… Award Details →
Erica Majumder wins best overall poster at the International Symposium on Microbial Sulfur Metabolismw - April 18, 2018–ENIGMA postdoc Erica Majumder’s poster “Beyond Sulfide: The Sulfur-Metabolome of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria” affirms ENIGMA’s contribution to the ability to sulfur sulfur metabolism on a molecular level. Sulfur-containing metabolites are key to the maintenance of the redox state of the environment, the cycling of essential nutrients between… Award Details →
Dual Barcoded Shotgun Expression Library Sequencing (Dub-seq) wins R&D100 Award - November 20, 2017–ENIGMA’s Vivek Mutalik, Adam Deutschbauer, Pavel Novichkov, and Adam Arkin win R&D100 Award for a tool developed under our “Discovery Program”; where high-risk projects are funded for a short duration to encourage high impact changes in science or technological capability that extend and enhance our ongoing… Award Details →
Andrea Rocha featured in Top 50 Women “Latinas in Information Technology of Hispanic Engineer and IT” magazine - October 18, 2015–ENIGMA Post Doc Andrea Rocha one of the top 50 women featured in the “Latinas in Information Technology of Hispanic Engineer and IT” magazine. She was honored for her contribution during the Women of Color (WOC) STEM Conference in Detroit on October 16, 2015. Andrea Rocha… Award Details →
Andrea Rocha is featured in DOE’s online Women @ Energy Series - October 6, 2015–Andrea Rocha is featured in DOE’s online Women @ Energy Series in a formal announcement from Minorities in Energy Kickoff Year 2 event in Washington, D.C.Physical Biosciences ENIGMA Annual Retreat at the UC EBB - group photo, discussions, a poster session - August 11, 2015. http://www.energy.gov/diversity/listings/women-energy. Award Details →
David Stahl selected as EMSL Chief Scientist - August 21, 2015–David Stahl, an environmental microbiologist at the University of Washington, has been selected to serve as Chief Scientist for the EMSL user program. David will fill this position as a dual appointment and maintain his teaching and research at the UW. As Chief Scientist, he will… Award Details →
Jizhong Joe Zhou Recipient of DOE’s Highest Scientific Honor- The Lawrence Award - May 21, 2015–ENIGMA’s Joe Jizhong Zhou, a professor at the University of Oklahoma will receive the U.S Department of Energy’s highest scientific award from U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz in a ceremony in Washington, D.C., later this year. The prestigious 2014 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award acknowledges outstanding contributions… Award Details →
New Community Leadership! Aindrila Mukhopadhyay - July 1, 2014–ENIGMA’s Aindrila Mukhopadhyay in ASM leadership role. Beginning July 1, 2014, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab will be Chair-Elect of Division O (Fermentation and Biotechnology) of the American Society for Microbiology. Aindrila is honored by this appointment and looks forward to serving you and… Award Details →
Exploring the Role of CheA3 in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough Motility Was One of the Most Viewed Frontiers in Microbiology Research Articles this March - April 21, 2014–Our paper has been featured in the Frontiers top viewed microbiology research articles blog post, “Top 10 most viewed Microbiology research articles in March 2014”. Frontiers Article → Full Paper → Ray J, Keller KL, Catena M, Juba TR, Zemla M, Rajeev L, Knierim B, Zane… Award Details →
Adam Arkin Recipient of DOE’s Highest Scientific Honor- The Lawrence Award - April 21, 2014–“Adam Arkin, director of Berkeley Lab’s Physical Biosciences Division (PBD) and a biologist who is recognized as a leading authority on the evolutionary design principles of cellular networks and populations and their application to systems and synthetic biology, has been named one of six recipients of… Award Details →
Zhou Wins OU Research Award - February 27, 2013–Joe Zhou wins the University of Oklahoma Vice President for Research Award for Outstanding Research Impact in 2012. Award Article → Award Details → David Stahl Elected to National Academy of Engineering - February 7, 2013–Congratulations to ENIGMA’s David Stahl on this well-deserved and prestigious award! The ultimate goal of the ENIGMA SFA research is to generate a quantitative understanding of phenomena across these multiple scales so that scientists can predict and rationally alter the behavioral responses of microbes and their… Award Details →