Jim Bristow
Jim Bristow, M.D.
Deputy Director for Scientific Programs, DOE Joint Genome Institute
Education
BA in Chemistry, Macalester College; St. Paul, MN
MD, Physiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Awards and Honors
Magna Cum Laude, Harvard Medical School (1981); inaugural Fellow of the American Heart Association (2002); American Board of Pediatrics Cardiology Sub-board (2001-2008).
Summary
Dr. Bristow joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in January 2004 to develop and implement the Community Sequencing Program (CSP), which provides large-scale DNA sequencing and analysis for investigator-initiated projects of relevance to DOE missions in energy and environment. As DOE JGI Deputy Director of Programs, he oversees the Plant, Fungal, Microbial and Metagenome science programs, as well as managing DOE JGI’s activities as a user facility. Dr. Bristow received his medical degree from Harvard University, following which he was a member of the University of California, San Francisco faculty for over 15 years, directing a molecular genetics research lab and working as a pediatric cardiologist. He has held leadership positions on several grant review boards and advisory committees for the American Heart Association, the National Institutes of Health and DOE. His current research interests include the application of high-throughput sequencing to epigenetic regulation of gene expression and functional annotation of microbial genomes and metagenomes.
Recent Publications
- Huang YJ et al. Airway microbiota and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with suboptimally controlled asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Feb;127(2):372-381.e1-3. Epub 2010 Dec 30.
- Carey WA et al. Tenascin-C deficiency attenuates TGF-{beta}-mediated fibrosis following murine lung injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol., 2010 Dec, 299 (6):L785-93.
- Blow MJ et al. ChIP-Seq identification of weakly conserved heart enhancers. Nat Genet. 2010 Sep;42(9):806-10.
- Woyke T et al. One bacterial cell, one complete genome. PLoS One. 2010 Apr 23;5(4):e10314.
