Genomic Science Program
U.S. Department of Energy | Office of Science | Biological and Environmental Research Program

Systems Biology for Energy and the Environment

The Genomic Science program pursues fundamental research to understand, predict, manipulate, and design plant and microbial systems for innovations in renewable energy, insights into environmental processes, and biotechnological breakthroughs supporting the U.S. bioeconomy.

News & Funding

FUNDING: Early Career Research Program

Jan 17, 2025

BER is seeking applications for the Early Career Research Program. Pre-applications due February 18th.

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BER Position Available: Program Manager Biophysics

Dec 30, 2024

BER Job Opening Program Manger Biophysics

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FUNDING: Systems Biology Research to Advance Bioenergy Crop Production

Dec 12, 2024

Pre-applications close January 17, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

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DOE Announces $36 Million for Student Traineeships

Dec 9, 2024

DOE’s Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) initiative helps grow the STEM workforce.

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DOE Announces $31 Million to Build Research Capacity at Academic Institutions Across the United States

Nov 21, 2024

Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) initiative will bring new performers, including minority-serving institutions and emerging research institutions, into Office of Science research.

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BER Researcher to Give Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Lecture

Nov 13, 2024

Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series Features Bioenergy Researcher Gerald Tuskan

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Genomics-Enabled Understanding and Advancing Knowledge on Plant Gene Function(s)

Oct 15, 2024

Funding Announcement for Bioenergy Crop Design

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Bioenergy

Providing the foundational genomics-based knowledge needed to produce and deconstruct renewable plant biomass and convert it to sustainable fuels, chemicals, and other bioproducts.

Biosystems Design

Accelerating the ability to securely design, build, and control plants and microbes for beneficial purposes such as clean energy, biomaterials, and carbon sequestration.

Environmental Microbiome

Developing a process-level understanding of how plant and soil microbial communities impact the cycling and fate of carbon, nutrients, and contaminants in the environment.

Select BRC Highlights

First demonstration of targeted gene editing in the bioenergy grass Miscanthus

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Split Selectable Genetic Markers Enable Multi-Gene Plant Transformation

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Soil Structure Influences Root Growth and Carbon Storage

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Hybrid Biological and Chemical Process for Upcycling Mixed Plastics

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Our Numbers

$277M
Budget FY21
6061
Publications 2000-2023
43,466
Citations 2017-2021
658K
Gigabases sequenced FY22
3000+
Researchers supported