Tanja Woyke

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Full Professor(heuristic)

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies · Molecular Biology

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Publications901

Citations51,806

Grants

5 total · 5 active

NIH #5R01AI168993-05

Enabling synthetic biology through single cell functional genomics

Active

Amount: $435K
Period: 2022-02-01 → 2027-01-31
PIs: 3
Est. capacity / PI: ~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #5R01AI168993-04

Enabling synthetic biology through single cell functional genomics

Active

Amount: $423K
Period: 2022-02-01 → 2027-01-31
PIs: 3
Est. capacity / PI: ~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #5R01AI168993-03

Enabling synthetic biology through single cell functional genomics

Active

Amount: $435K
Period: 2022-02-01 → 2027-01-31
PIs: 3
Est. capacity / PI: ~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Student capacity is a rough estimate from remaining award size, split equally among PIs. Actual funding decisions vary.

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Admission Signals

New paper: Supporting data for: Global Environmental Genomics Reveals Vast Uncultivated Protist Diversity and Taxonomic Blind Spots (Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research))2026-06-13
New preprint: Genome-resolved expansion of Nucleocytoviricota and Mirusviricota reveals new diversity, functional potential, and biotechnological applications2025-09-27
New NIH award: $435K — Enabling synthetic biology through single cell functional genomics2022-02-01
New NIH award: $423K — Enabling synthetic biology through single cell functional genomics2022-02-01
New NIH award: $435K — Enabling synthetic biology through single cell functional genomics2022-02-01
New NIH award: $438K — Enabling synthetic biology through single cell functional genomics2022-02-01
New NIH award: $471K — Enabling synthetic biology through single cell functional genomics2022-02-01

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Publications as of 2026-07-01
Grants as of 2026-06-30

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ORCID: 0000-0002-9485-5637

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Supporting data for: Global Environmental Genomics Reveals Vast Uncultivated Protist Diversity and Taxonomic Blind Spots
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026-06-13
Supporting data for: Global Environmental Genomics Reveals Vast Uncultivated Protist Diversity and Taxonomic Blind Spots
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026-06-13
Draft genome sequence of Paenibacillus turicensis DSM 14349 T from cerebrospinal fluid of a patient in Switzerland
Microbiology Resource Announcements · 2026-03-13
Aerobic sister lineage of breviates has gene-rich mitochondrial genomes
Current Biology · 2026-03-01 · 1 citations
PAIS database
Open MIND · 2026-01-01
PAIS database
Open MIND · 2026-01-01
Single-cell genomics reveals complex microbial and viral associations in ciliates and testate amoebae
Nature Communications · 2025-11-24 · 4 citations
Host species and geographic location shape microbial diversity and functional potential in the conifer needle microbiome
Microbiome · 2025-10-30 · 3 citations
Meta-virus resource (MetaVR): expanding the frontiers of viral diversity with 24 million uncultivated virus genomes
Nucleic Acids Research · 2025-10-29 · 9 citations
The RUMEN Gateway Project: improving culturability of the microbiota to innovate global ruminant production systems
2025-10-01
Genome-resolved expansion of Nucleocytoviricota and Mirusviricota reveals new diversity, functional potential, and biotechnological applicationsPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-09-27
Functional characterization of red-shifted rhodopsin channels from giant viruses explored by a machine-learning model for long-wavelength optogeneticsPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-09-17
A genomic view of Earth’s biomes
Nature Reviews Genetics · 2025-09-15 · 4 citations
PAIS database
Figshare · 2025-09-10
High-quality draft genome sequence of Thermobifida halotolerans DSM 44931
Microbiology Resource Announcements · 2025-08-20
Nitrogen fixation in Pampinifervens, a new species-rich genus of Aquificaceae that inhabits a wide pH range in terrestrial hot springs
Systematic and Applied Microbiology · 2025-07-29 · 3 citations
Draft genome sequences of three ruminant-associated Eubacteriales: Eubacterium ruminantium ATCC 17233 T , Eubacterium uniforme ATCC 35992 T , and Lacrimispora xylanisolvens DSM 3808 T
Microbiology Resource Announcements · 2025-07-28
Tetranucleotide frequencies differentiate genomic boundaries and metabolic strategies across environmental microbiomes
mSystems · 2025-07-08
Vicennial metagenomic time series unveils evolutionary dynamics of giant viruses in a freshwater ecosystemPreprint
Nature Communications · 2025-06-14
Differential Expression of Core Metabolic Functions in Candidatus Altiarchaeum Inhabiting Distinct Subsurface Ecosystems
Environmental Microbiology Reports · 2025-06-01 · 1 citations

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