Congratulations to our ENIGMA undergraduate researchers Lia Grace Shamir, Haaziq Kazi, Rohan Samir Panchal, Fion Wu, and Annie Gao, who presented at the Data Discovery Symposium at the Hearst Memorial Mining Building on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. During the poster session, the group presented to Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) 198 students and mentors. […]
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ENIGMA Undergraduate Researcher Showcases Work at Arkin Lab’s Fall Poster Session
Congratulations to our ENIGMA undergraduate researcher Asila Sabouri who presented at the 2025 Fall Semester undergraduate semi-annual poster session hosted by Professor Adam Arkin’s lab at the Innovative Genomics Institute Building at UC Berkeley on Monday December 1 2025. During the poster session, Asila presented her research findings, sharing her work with a wider audience, […]
Undergraduate researcher represents ENIGMA at Arkin Lab Fall Semester Poster Session
Congratulations to our ENIGMA undergraduate researcher Harry (Yihao) Ma who presented at the 2025 Fall Semester undergraduate semi-annual poster session hosted by co-investigator Adam Arkin’s Lab at the Innovative Genomics Institute Building at UC Berkeley on Monday December 1 2025. Harry joined ENIGMA to study Cupriavidus necator’s response to environmental fluctuations and the role of […]
Undergraduate researcher represents ENIGMA at Arkin Lab Spring Semester Poster Session
ENIGMA undergraduate researcher Luz Arias who presented at the Arkin Lab Spring Semester Undergraduate Poster Session! The semi-annual poster session was hosted by co-investigator Adam Arkin’s lab at the Innovative Genomics Institute at UC Berkeley on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. During the poster session, ENIGMA undergraduate researcher Luz Arias from the Arkin Lab had the […]
Goff Uses KBase to Analyze Genetic Factors Impacting Microbial Fitness in Contaminated Environments
A recent KBase community highlight summarized research accomplishments from Jennifer Goff, who was a postdoctoral researcher with the ENIGMA Science Focus Area in Mike Adams’ lab at the University of Georgia (UGA) and is now a professor at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). Several of her team’s latest studies, which used KBase […]
How Bacteria Adapt to Stress
Berkeley Lab researchers uncovered a distinctive adaptation that some bacteria use to quickly form protective communities called biofilms, which help them survive in adverse environments. The work could lead to better stewardship of areas with high levels of heavy metals, nutrients, or other forms of hazardous waste.
Huang Explores How Bacteria Store Carbon at 2024 BioEPIC Research SLAM
Congratulations to Joshua Jiaqi Huang, a UC Berkeley graduate student researcher in Biosciences senior faculty scientist Adam Arkin’s group, who represented ENIGMA and Biosciences at the 2024 BioEPIC Research SLAM.
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) / Earth and Environmental Sciences Areas (EESA) […]