U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
Genomics:GTL
Accelerating Discovery for Energy and Environment
Contractor-Grantee Workshop
Third GTL Contrator-Grantee Workshop Announced
The third Genomes to Life (GTL) program workshop will be held February 6-9 at the Wardman . [more...]
Funding Announcements
GTL Call for Proposals
Proposals invited from multidisciplinary research teams. See Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-32 and Announcement LAB 04-32. Preapplications due October 25, 2004. Formal applications due January 18, 2005. See Funding for more...
Research News
Resesarcher Wins Innovators' Award
GTL researcher Colin Hill wins MIT’s Technology Review "World's 100 Top Young Innovators" award. [More... ]
Diatom Genome Revealed, Key to Global Carbon Cycling
The draft genome sequence for the 34 Mb genome of the saltwater diatom Thallassiosira pseudonana appears in the 1 October 2004 issue of Science. [More...]
Radiation-Resistant Bug's Survival Tied to High Levels of Manganese
Science Express paper published on 30 October 2004. More...
Today, scientists have in hand the complete DNA sequences of genomes for many organisms—from microbes to plants to humans. The U.S. Department of Energy's Genomics:GTL program will use the new genomic data and high-throughput technologies for studying the proteins encoded by the genome to explore the amazingly diverse natural capabilities in microbes.
Potential Impact Areas
- Energy production
- Environmental remediation
- Global climate change mitigation
Program Goals
- Molecular: Proteins and multicomponent molecular machines that perform most of the cell's work
- Cellular: Gene regulatory networks and pathways that control cellular processes
- Community: Microbial communities in which groups of cells carry out complex processes in nature
Planned User Facilities
- GTL Facility for the Production and Characterization of Proteins and Molecular Tags
- GTL Facility for Whole Proteome Analysis
- GTL Facility for Characterization and Imaging of Molecular Machines
- GTL Facility for Analysis and Modeling of Cellular Systems and Microbial Community Dynamics
Site Directory
About Genomics:GTL
About - Impacts - Goals - Facilities - Timeline - Publications
Research
Research Progress - Current Projects - Goals - Facilities - Funding - Research by Microbe - Calendar - Publications
Facilities
Overview - Protein Production - Molecular Machines - Proteomics - Cellular Systems
Impacts
Overview - Energy/Environmental Remediation - Global Climate Change Mitigation - Potential Applications - Ocean Monitors - Synthetic Nanostructures
Education
Teachers - Primer - Primer Pictorial - Glossary - Image Gallery
Science and Technologies Behind GTL
Overview - Computational Biology - Environmental Genomics - Enabling Technologies
GTL Document Drafting (password required)
