Sequencing Candidates
How to Get Your Organism Sequenced
Now that the Microbial Genome Program is completed, the primary way to get a microbial genome sequence is through the DOE Joint Genome Institute's (JGI) Community Sequencing Program.
Periodic calls for proposals for sequencing projects are posted on the programmatic website listed below.
See a list of all DOE microbes completed and in progress to date.
Community Sequencing Program (CSP)
JGI's CSP is a proposal-based program designed to bring high-throughput sequencing to the scientific community at large for projects of relevance to DOE missions. Sequencing projects will be chosen based on scientific merit—judged through independent peer review—and relevance to issues in global carbon cycling, alternative energy production, and bioremediation.
The primary goal of the CSP is to provide access to high-throughput sequencing to the broadest possible community of researchers and to expand the diversity of disciplines using sequence data to address scientific questions. Proposals from researchers within the DOE National Laboratory system are accepted, and proposals from foreign investigators are particularly encouraged. Ultimately, the most important factor in determining if a project will be accepted is its scientific merit.
Sequencing projects will be judged on the following scoring criteria:
- Relevance to the DOE mission. The societal and economic importance of specific large-genome projects will also be considered.
- Scientific merit.
- Demonstrated capability of the applicant(s) and/or the scientific community to use the genome sequence.
- The amount of JGI resources required for project completion.
- Technical feasibility.
More information on this program is available on the JGI CSP website.
