Zheng Wang, PhD
Research Scientist in Biostatistics (Biostatistics); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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- Differential Expression of Cell Wall Remodeling Genes Is Part of the Dynamic Phase-Specific Transcriptional Program of Conidial Germination of Trichoderma asperelloidesGortikov M, Yakubovich E, Wang Z, López-Giráldez F, Tu Y, Townsend JP, Yarden O. Differential Expression of Cell Wall Remodeling Genes Is Part of the Dynamic Phase-Specific Transcriptional Program of Conidial Germination of Trichoderma asperelloides Journal Of Fungi 2022, 8: 854. PMID: 36012842, PMCID: PMC9410309, DOI: 10.3390/jof8080854.
- Secondary Metabolism Gene Clusters Exhibit Increasingly Dynamic and Differential Expression during Asexual Growth, Conidiation, and Sexual Development in Neurospora crassaWang Z, Lopez-Giraldez F, Slot J, Yarden O, Trail F, Townsend JP. Secondary Metabolism Gene Clusters Exhibit Increasingly Dynamic and Differential Expression during Asexual Growth, Conidiation, and Sexual Development in Neurospora crassa MSystems 2022, 7: e00232-22. PMID: 35638725, PMCID: PMC9239088, DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00232-22.
- Transcriptional Divergence Underpinning Sexual Development in the Fungal Class SordariomycetesKim W, Wang Z, Kim H, Pham K, Tu Y, Townsend JP, Trail F. Transcriptional Divergence Underpinning Sexual Development in the Fungal Class Sordariomycetes MBio 2022, 13: e01100-22. PMID: 35638737, PMCID: PMC9239162, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01100-22.
- Sequencing and Analysis of the Entire Genome of the Mycoparasitic Bioeffector Fungus Trichoderma asperelloides Strain T 203 (Hypocreales)Gortikov M, Wang Z, Steindorff AS, Grigoriev IV, Druzhinina IS, Townsend JP, Yarden O. Sequencing and Analysis of the Entire Genome of the Mycoparasitic Bioeffector Fungus Trichoderma asperelloides Strain T 203 (Hypocreales) Microbiology Resource Announcements 2022, 11: e00995-21. PMID: 35175124, PMCID: PMC8852338, DOI: 10.1128/mra.00995-21.
- The GUL-1 Protein Binds Multiple RNAs Involved in Cell Wall Remodeling and Affects the MAK-1 Pathway in Neurospora crassaHerold I, Zolti A, Garduño-Rosales M, Wang Z, López-Giráldez F, Mouriño-Pérez R, Townsend J, Ulitsky I, Yarden O. The GUL-1 Protein Binds Multiple RNAs Involved in Cell Wall Remodeling and Affects the MAK-1 Pathway in Neurospora crassa Frontiers In Fungal Biology 2021, 2: 672696. DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2021.672696.
- Using evolutionary genomics, transcriptomics, and systems biology to reveal gene networks underlying fungal developmentWang Z, Gudibanda A, Ugwuowo U, Trail F, Townsend J. Using evolutionary genomics, transcriptomics, and systems biology to reveal gene networks underlying fungal development Fungal Biology Reviews 2018, 32: 249-264. DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2018.02.001.
- Future Perspectives and Challenges of Fungal Systematics in the Age of Big DataWang Z, Nilsson R, James T, Dai Y, Townsend J. Future Perspectives and Challenges of Fungal Systematics in the Age of Big Data 2016, 25-46. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29137-6_3.
- 3 Pezizomycotina: Sordariomycetes and LeotiomycetesZhang N, Wang Z. 3 Pezizomycotina: Sordariomycetes and Leotiomycetes 2015, 57-88. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-46011-5_3.
- The impact of incorporating molecular evolutionary model into predictions of phylogenetic signal and noiseSu Z, Wang Z, López-Giráldez F, Townsend J. The impact of incorporating molecular evolutionary model into predictions of phylogenetic signal and noise Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution 2014, 2: 11. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2014.00011.
- Improved software detection and extraction of ITS1 and ITS2 from ribosomal ITS sequences of fungi and other eukaryotes for analysis of environmental sequencing dataBengtsson‐Palme J, Ryberg M, Hartmann M, Branco S, Wang Z, Godhe A, Wit P, Sánchez‐García M, Ebersberger I, Sousa F, Amend A, Jumpponen A, Unterseher M, Kristiansson E, Abarenkov K, Bertrand Y, Sanli K, Eriksson K, Vik U, Veldre V, Nilsson R. Improved software detection and extraction of ITS1 and ITS2 from ribosomal ITS sequences of fungi and other eukaryotes for analysis of environmental sequencing data Methods In Ecology And Evolution 2013, 4: 914-919. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.12073.
- New species and distinctive geographical divergences of the genus Sparassis (Basidiomycota): evidence from morphological and molecular dataZhao Q, Feng B, Yang Z, Dai Y, Wang Z, Tolgor B. New species and distinctive geographical divergences of the genus Sparassis (Basidiomycota): evidence from morphological and molecular data Mycological Progress 2012, 12: 445-454. DOI: 10.1007/s11557-012-0853-7.
- A note on the incidence of reverse complementary fungal ITS sequences in the public sequence databases and a software tool for their detection and reorientationNilsson R, Veldre V, Wang Z, Eckart M, Branco S, Hartmann M, Quince C, Godhe A, Bertrand Y, Alfredsson J, Larsson K, Kõljalg U, Abarenkov K. A note on the incidence of reverse complementary fungal ITS sequences in the public sequence databases and a software tool for their detection and reorientation Mycoscience 2011, 52: 278-282. DOI: 10.1007/s10267-010-0086-z.
- Article Commentary: Snapshots of Tree SpaceWang Z, López-Giréidez F, Townsend J. Article Commentary: Snapshots of Tree Space Evolutionary Bioinformatics 2009, 5: ebo.s3416. DOI: 10.4137/ebo.s3416.
- Toward a phylogenetic classification of the Leotiomycetes based on rDNA dataWang Z, Johnston P, Takamatsu S, Spatafora J, Hibbett D. Toward a phylogenetic classification of the Leotiomycetes based on rDNA data Mycologia 2006, 98: 1065-1075. DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2006.11832634.
- Phylogeny and a new species of Sparassis (Polyporales, Basidiomycota): evidence from mitochondrial atp6, nuclear rDNA and rpb2 genesDai Y, Wang Z, Binder M, Hibbett D. Phylogeny and a new species of Sparassis (Polyporales, Basidiomycota): evidence from mitochondrial atp6, nuclear rDNA and rpb2 genes Mycologia 2006, 98: 584-592. DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2006.11832661.
- Life history and systematics of the aquatic discomycete Mitrula (Helotiales, Ascomycota) based on cultural, morphological, and molecular studiesWang Z, Binder M, Hibbett DS. Life history and systematics of the aquatic discomycete Mitrula (Helotiales, Ascomycota) based on cultural, morphological, and molecular studies American Journal Of Botany 2005, 92: 1565-1574. PMID: 21646174, DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.9.1565.
- Sparassis cystidiosa sp. nov. from Thailand is described using morphological and molecular data.Desjardin DE, Wang Z, Binder M, Hibbett DS. Sparassis cystidiosa sp. nov. from Thailand is described using morphological and molecular data. Mycologia 2004, 96: 1010-4. PMID: 21148922.
- Phylogenetic relationships of Sparassis inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA and RNA polymerase sequences.Wang Z, Binder M, Dai YC, Hibbett DS. Phylogenetic relationships of Sparassis inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA and RNA polymerase sequences. Mycologia 2004, 96: 1015-29. PMID: 21148923, DOI: 10.2307/3762086.
- Sparassis cystidiosa sp. nov. from Thailand is described using morphological and molecular dataDesjardin D, Wang Z, Binder M, Hibbett D. Sparassis cystidiosa sp. nov. from Thailand is described using morphological and molecular data Mycologia 2004, 96: 1010-1014. DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2005.11832901.
- Phylogenetic relationships of Sparassis inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA and RNA polymerase sequencesWang Z, Binder M, Dai Y, Hibbett D. Phylogenetic relationships of Sparassis inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA and RNA polymerase sequences Mycologia 2004, 96: 1015-1029. DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2005.11832902.
- Another fossil agaric from Dominican amberHibbett D, Binder M, Wang Z, Goldman Y. Another fossil agaric from Dominican amber Mycologia 2003, 95: 685-687. DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2004.11833071.
- A new species of Cudonia based on morphological and molecular dataWang Z, Binder M, Hibbett D. A new species of Cudonia based on morphological and molecular data Mycologia 2002, 94: 641-650. DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2003.11833192.