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Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) @EMSLscience

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, sponsored by the Biological and Environmental Research Program.

Joined June 2011
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Check out how Niaz Bahar Chowdhury, a data scientist focused on genome-scale metabolic modeling, kicks off each day.
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Are you an early-career scientist, postdoc, or grad student interested in the biogeochemistry of critical minerals and materials (CMMs)? If so, attend EMSL 2026 Summer School virtually! 📅 July 27–31, 2026 Register now! bit.ly/3PSUAK4

2026 EMSL Summer School: Advanced Methods for Understanding Critical Minerals and Materials...

Attendees will benefit from our deep expertise in biogeochemistry and better understand methods for uncovering the molecular properties and behavior of critical minerals and materials.

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Researchers are invited to submit letters of intent (LOI) to the FY27 Exploratory Research call. ➡️ bit.ly/4fShJXC LOIs are due by 5 p.m. PDT on July 1.
Graphic featuring the EMSL logo, an illustration of soil and microbes, and the following words. Proposal calls. Exploratory Research. Fiscal year 2027. Opens June 1. Letters of intent due July 1.

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Beginning June 3, researchers are invited to submit sampling proposals for two FY27 Community Science Campaigns: 🌱 Rhizosphere Critical ➡️ bit.ly/3PTVWEm 🪨 Unconventional Critical ➡️ bit.ly/4wT1kZ4 Proposals for both are due by 5 p.m. PDT on July 1.
Graphic featuring the EMSL logo, a photo of a root in soil, a photo of laterite stone, and the following words. Proposal calls. Rhizosphere and Unconventional Critical Campaigns. Fiscal year 2027. Open June 3. Proposals due July 1.

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Researchers recently used a new approach to measure thousands of proteins from single plant cells experiencing water deficit stress, revealing new insights into cell-type specific impacts and driving innovations. ⤵️ bit.ly/4ttAwvz

Revealing the Stress Secrets of Plants One Cell at a Time

Researchers used a new approach to measure thousands of proteins from single plant cells experiencing water deficit stress, revealing new insights into cell-type specific impacts and driving innova...

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Check out a microfluidic sample preparation platform called nanoPOTS with EMSL chemist Sarai Williams.
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Congratulations to senior data scientist Aivett Bilbao for serving as a Presidential AI Challenge judge! 🏆 Learn more about this initiative and how it aims to equip youth with skills necessary to thrive in an increasingly digital society: ➡️ bit.ly/48PsBkZ
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Special thanks to the 75 researchers, staff, and students who joined us for the Molecular Observation Network (MONet): Connect and Learn 2026 Meeting! 🌱🤖📊 Attendees explored how machine learning tools can extract predictive insights from MONet datasets: bit.ly/49EaNsJ
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Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) retweeted
Jason Kelly
@jrkelly
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Was fortunate to ribbon-cut the first Autonomous Lab as part of the Genesis Mission with @SecretaryWright. Scientists should direct autonomous labs to do their lab work 24/7 in our national labs! This is how the US keeps our lead in science - amazing leadership from @ENERGY, @mkratsios47, @ScienceUnderSec, and @sriramk 🇺🇸 Excited to see how the autonomous labs program expands!
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What if we could automate experiments to speed the discovery of new medicines and advanced materials? The Genesis Mission is making this a reality by building AI-driven labs to help scientists accelerate breakthroughs.
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Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) retweeted
Darío Gil
@ScienceUnderSec
Apr 28
What if we could automate experiments to speed the discovery of new medicines and advanced materials? The Genesis Mission is making this a reality by building AI-driven labs to help scientists accelerate breakthroughs.
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We're proud to support the Orchestrated Platform for Autonomous Laboratories (OPAL) project at @ENERGY. Learn how the Anaerobic Microbial Phenotyping Platform (AMP2) at EMSL plays a pivotal role in OPAL's efforts.
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Congratulations to Scott Baker for receiving the Charles D. Scott Award from @SIMB_Microbio! 🎉 Scott is the microbial molecular phenotyping leader at EMSL and @PNNLab. This award recognizes his work related to the production of fuels and chemicals. 📲 bit.ly/480rgY3
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Is there a faster, less resource‑intensive way of making reliable predictions about soil microbial communities at a continental scale? 🦠 Perhaps! Check out promising findings from a @uwmadison research team. 📲 bit.ly/3PW4TNl
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Congrats to Margaret Cheung on being named a @aaas fellow! "I feel honored. I strive to use science to benefit society and serve humanity," she says. "It's a significant part of my work, and this is a recognition of those efforts by my peers." 📲 bit.ly/4uRN95L
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The inaugural 2026 EMSL-@jgi Joint User Meeting was a success! 🎉 Check out this video featuring scenes of attendees gathered in rooms big and small to listen to speakers, take part in collaborative discussions, explore research posters, and network.
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Join us for an EMSL LEARN webinar and learn how to optimize your biological and omics studies through robust experimental design, from foundational statistical principles to scalable automation. 📅 March 25 🕛 Noon – 1 p.m. PDT 📲 Register: bit.ly/4cFRQsE
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We recently welcomed Bindu Nair, associate director of Basic Energy Sciences at @doescience, to our national user facility to discuss our geochemistry work and tour the Anaerobic Microbial Phenotyping Platform (AMP2), an autonomous biological discovery platform.
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We're #hiring for two roles within our Instrument Development and Automation Laboratory. All applications are due 4/4/26: Lab Automation & Robotics Engineer 3 📲 Apply: bit.ly/4ruCQS6 Lab Automation Engineer/Scientist 2 📲 Apply: bit.ly/4unQZTN
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Join us for an EMSL LEARN webinar on single-cell omics, highlighting our user facility's cutting-edge platforms for exploring transcriptomes and proteomes at the highest level of biological resolution. 📅 March 11 (Wed.) 🕛 Noon – 1 p.m. PDT Register: bit.ly/4r7eq0H
Graphic featuring the EMSL LEARN webinar series logo, a photo of the cellenOne instrument, headshot photos of researchers Nick Reichart, Suping Zhou, and James M. Fulcher, and the following words - Decoding complexity through EMSL's single cell multi-omics capabilities. Wednesday, March 11 from noon to 1 p.m. PDT.

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Congratulations to EMSL and @PNNLab bioanalytical chemist Mary Lipton for being named a fellow with @ASBMB and selected to serve as the non-academic representative on the steering committee for the Biological Sciences Section at @aaas! 🎉 bit.ly/4aZyTzH
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