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    Wen-Wei Liao, PhD

    Postdoctoral Associate
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    New Haven, CT 06510

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    Postdoctoral Associate

    Biography

    Dr. Liao is a postdoctoral associate in Dr. Ira Hall's lab at Yale School of Medicine, specializing in pangenomics, structural variant detection, and bioinformatics tool development. His research focuses on advancing genomic methods to better understand genetic diversity and its implications for health and disease. As a member of the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, Dr. Liao has contributed to the development and refinement of the human pangenome reference, a resource that addresses the limitations of traditional linear genome models.

    Appointments

    • Genetics

      Postdoctoral Associate
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      Genetics

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    Education & Training

    PhD
    Washington University in St. Louis, Biology and Biomedical Sciences (2023)
    MS
    National Tsing Hua University, Systems Neuroscience
    BS
    National Tsing Hua University, Life Science

    Research

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Wen-Wei Liao's published research.

    Publications

    Featured Publications

    • A draft human pangenome reference
      Liao W, Asri M, Ebler J, Doerr D, Haukness M, Hickey G, Lu S, Lucas J, Monlong J, Abel H, Buonaiuto S, Chang X, Cheng H, Chu J, Colonna V, Eizenga J, Feng X, Fischer C, Fulton R, Garg S, Groza C, Guarracino A, Harvey W, Heumos S, Howe K, Jain M, Lu T, Markello C, Martin F, Mitchell M, Munson K, Mwaniki M, Novak A, Olsen H, Pesout T, Porubsky D, Prins P, Sibbesen J, Sirén J, Tomlinson C, Villani F, Vollger M, Antonacci-Fulton L, Baid G, Baker C, Belyaeva A, Billis K, Carroll A, Chang P, Cody S, Cook D, Cook-Deegan R, Cornejo O, Diekhans M, Ebert P, Fairley S, Fedrigo O, Felsenfeld A, Formenti G, Frankish A, Gao Y, Garrison N, Giron C, Green R, Haggerty L, Hoekzema K, Hourlier T, Ji H, Kenny E, Koenig B, Kolesnikov A, Korbel J, Kordosky J, Koren S, Lee H, Lewis A, Magalhães H, Marco-Sola S, Marijon P, McCartney A, McDaniel J, Mountcastle J, Nattestad M, Nurk S, Olson N, Popejoy A, Puiu D, Rautiainen M, Regier A, Rhie A, Sacco S, Sanders A, Schneider V, Schultz B, Shafin K, Smith M, Sofia H, Abou Tayoun A, Thibaud-Nissen F, Tricomi F, Wagner J, Walenz B, Wood J, Zimin A, Bourque G, Chaisson M, Flicek P, Phillippy A, Zook J, Eichler E, Haussler D, Wang T, Jarvis E, Miga K, Garrison E, Marschall T, Hall I, Li H, Paten B. A draft human pangenome reference. Nature 2023, 617: 312-324. PMID: 37165242, PMCID: PMC10172123, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05896-x.
      Peer-Reviewed Original Research

    2024

    2023

    2022

    2018

    • Driver Fusions and Their Implications in the Development and Treatment of Human Cancers
      Gao Q, Liang W, Foltz S, Mutharasu G, Jayasinghe R, Cao S, Liao W, Reynolds S, Wyczalkowski M, Yao L, Yu L, Sun S, Group T, Network T, Caesar-Johnson S, Demchok J, Felau I, Kasapi M, Ferguson M, Hutter C, Sofia H, Tarnuzzer R, Wang Z, Yang L, Zenklusen J, Zhang J, Chudamani S, Liu J, Lolla L, Naresh R, Pihl T, Sun Q, Wan Y, Wu Y, Cho J, DeFreitas T, Frazer S, Gehlenborg N, Getz G, Heiman D, Kim J, Lawrence M, Lin P, Meier S, Noble M, Saksena G, Voet D, Zhang H, Bernard B, Chambwe N, Dhankani V, Knijnenburg T, Kramer R, Leinonen K, Liu Y, Miller M, Reynolds S, Shmulevich I, Thorsson V, Zhang W, Akbani R, Broom B, Hegde A, Ju Z, Kanchi R, Korkut A, Li J, Liang H, Ling S, Liu W, Lu Y, Mills G, Ng K, Rao A, Ryan M, Wang J, Weinstein J, Zhang J, Abeshouse A, Armenia J, Chakravarty D, Chatila W, de Bruijn I, Gao J, Gross B, Heins Z, Kundra R, La K, Ladanyi M, Luna A, Nissan M, Ochoa A, Phillips S, Reznik E, Sanchez-Vega F, Sander C, Schultz N, Sheridan R, Sumer S, Sun Y, Taylor B, Wang J, Zhang H, Anur P, Peto M, Spellman P, Benz C, Stuart J, Wong C, Yau C, Hayes D, Parker J, Wilkerson M, Ally A, Balasundaram M, Bowlby R, Brooks D, Carlsen R, Chuah E, Dhalla N, Holt R, Jones S, Kasaian K, Lee D, Ma Y, Marra M, Mayo M, Moore R, Mungall A, Mungall K, Robertson A, Sadeghi S, Schein J, Sipahimalani P, Tam A, Thiessen N, Tse K, Wong T, Berger A, Beroukhim R, Cherniack A, Cibulskis C, Gabriel S, Gao G, Ha G, Meyerson M, Schumacher S, Shih J, Kucherlapati M, Kucherlapati R, Baylin S, Cope L, Danilova L, Bootwalla M, Lai P, Maglinte D, Van Den Berg D, Weisenberger D, Auman J, Balu S, Bodenheimer T, Fan C, Hoadley K, Hoyle A, Jefferys S, Jones C, Meng S, Mieczkowski P, Mose L, Perou A, Perou C, Roach J, Shi Y, Simons J, Skelly T, Soloway M, Tan D, Veluvolu U, Fan H, Hinoue T, Laird P, Shen H, Zhou W, Bellair M, Chang K, Covington K, Creighton C, Dinh H, Doddapaneni H, Donehower L, Drummond J, Gibbs R, Glenn R, Hale W, Han Y, Hu J, Korchina V, Lee S, Lewis L, Li W, Liu X, Morgan M, Morton D, Muzny D, Santibanez J, Sheth M, Shinbrot E, Wang L, Wang M, Wheeler D, Xi L, Zhao F, Hess J, Appelbaum E, Bailey M, Cordes M, Ding L, Fronick C, Fulton L, Fulton R, Kandoth C, Mardis E, McLellan M, Miller C, Schmidt H, Wilson R, Crain D, Curley E, Gardner J, Lau K, Mallery D, Morris S, Paulauskis J, Penny R, Shelton C, Shelton T, Sherman M, Thompson E, Yena P, Bowen J, Gastier-Foster J, Gerken M, Leraas K, Lichtenberg T, Ramirez N, Wise L, Zmuda E, Corcoran N, Costello T, Hovens C, Carvalho A, de Carvalho A, Fregnani J, Longatto-Filho A, Reis R, Scapulatempo-Neto C, Silveira H, Vidal D, Burnette A, Eschbacher J, Hermes B, Noss A, Singh R, Anderson M, Castro P, Ittmann M, Huntsman D, Kohl B, Le X, Thorp R, Andry C, Duffy E, Lyadov V, Paklina O, Setdikova G, Shabunin A, Tavobilov M, McPherson C, Warnick R, Berkowitz R, Cramer D, Feltmate C, Horowitz N, Kibel A, Muto M, Raut C, Malykh A, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Barrett W, Devine K, Fulop J, Ostrom Q, Shimmel K, Wolinsky Y, Sloan A, De Rose A, Giuliante F, Goodman M, Karlan B, Hagedorn C, Eckman J, Harr J, Myers J, Tucker K, Zach L, Deyarmin B, Hu H, Kvecher L, Larson C, Mural R, Somiari S, Vicha A, Zelinka T, Bennett J, Iacocca M, Rabeno B, Swanson P, Latour M, Lacombe L, Têtu B, Bergeron A, McGraw M, Staugaitis S, Chabot J, Hibshoosh H, Sepulveda A, Su T, Wang T, Potapova O, Voronina O, Desjardins L, Mariani O, Roman-Roman S, Sastre X, Stern M, Cheng F, Signoretti S, Berchuck A, Bigner D, Lipp E, Marks J, McCall S, McLendon R, Secord A, Sharp A, Behera M, Brat D, Chen A, Delman K, Force S, Khuri F, Magliocca K, Maithel S, Olson J, Owonikoko T, Pickens A, Ramalingam S, Shin D, Sica G, Van Meir E, Zhang H, Eijckenboom W, Gillis A, Korpershoek E, Looijenga L, Oosterhuis W, Stoop H, van Kessel K, Zwarthoff E, Calatozzolo C, Cuppini L, Cuzzubbo S, DiMeco F, Finocchiaro G, Mattei L, Perin A, Pollo B, Chen C, Houck J, Lohavanichbutr P, Hartmann A, Stoehr C, Stoehr R, Taubert H, Wach S, Wullich B, Kycler W, Murawa D, Wiznerowicz M, Chung K, Edenfield W, Martin J, Baudin E, Bubley G, Bueno R, De Rienzo A, Richards W, Kalkanis S, Mikkelsen T, Noushmehr H, Scarpace L, Girard N, Aymerich M, Campo E, Giné E, Guillermo A, Van Bang N, Hanh P, Phu B, Tang Y, Colman H, Evason K, Dottino P, Martignetti J, Gabra H, Juhl H, Akeredolu T, Stepa S, Hoon D, Ahn K, Kang K, Beuschlein F, Breggia A, Birrer M, Bell D, Borad M, Bryce A, Castle E, Chandan V, Cheville J, Copland J, Farnell M, Flotte T, Giama N, Ho T, Kendrick M, Kocher J, Kopp K, Moser C, Nagorney D, O’Brien D, O’Neill B, Patel T, Petersen G, Que F, Rivera M, Roberts L, Smallridge R, Smyrk T, Stanton M, Thompson R, Torbenson M, Yang J, Zhang L, Brimo F, Ajani J, Gonzalez A, Behrens C, Bondaruk J, Broaddus R, Czerniak B, Esmaeli B, Fujimoto J, Gershenwald J, Guo C, Lazar A, Logothetis C, Meric-Bernstam F, Moran C, Ramondetta L, Rice D, Sood A, Tamboli P, Thompson T, Troncoso P, Tsao A, Wistuba I, Carter C, Haydu L, Hersey P, Jakrot V, Kakavand H, Kefford R, Lee K, Long G, Mann G, Quinn M, Saw R, Scolyer R, Shannon K, Spillane A, Stretch J, Synott M, Thompson J, Wilmott J, Al-Ahmadie H, Chan T, Ghossein R, Gopalan A, Levine D, Reuter V, Singer S, Singh B, Tien N, Broudy T, Mirsaidi C, Nair P, Drwiega P, Miller J, Smith J, Zaren H, Park J, Hung N, Kebebew E, Linehan W, Metwalli A, Pacak K, Pinto P, Schiffman M, Schmidt L, Vocke C, Wentzensen N, Worrell R, Yang H, Moncrieff M, Goparaju C, Melamed J, Pass H, Botnariuc N, Caraman I, Cernat M, Chemencedji I, Clipca A, Doruc S, Gorincioi G, Mura S, Pirtac M, Stancul I, Tcaciuc D, Albert M, Alexopoulou I, Arnaout A, Bartlett J, Engel J, Gilbert S, Parfitt J, Sekhon H, Thomas G, Rassl D, Rintoul R, Bifulco C, Tamakawa R, Urba W, Hayward N, Timmers H, Antenucci A, Facciolo F, Grazi G, Marino M, Merola R, de Krijger R, Gimenez-Roqueplo A, Piché A, Chevalier S, McKercher G, Birsoy K, Barnett G, Brewer C, Farver C, Naska T, Pennell N, Raymond D, Schilero C, Smolenski K, Williams F, Morrison C, Borgia J, Liptay M, Pool M, Seder C, Junker K, Omberg L, Dinkin M, Manikhas G, Alvaro D, Bragazzi M, Cardinale V, Carpino G, Gaudio E, Chesla D, Cottingham S, Dubina M, Moiseenko F, Dhanasekaran R, Becker K, Janssen K, Slotta-Huspenina J, Abdel-Rahman M, Aziz D, Bell S, Cebulla C, Davis A, Duell R, Elder J, Hilty J, Kumar B, Lang J, Lehman N, Mandt R, Nguyen P, Pilarski R, Rai K, Schoenfield L, Senecal K, Wakely P, Hansen P, Lechan R, Powers J, Tischler A, Grizzle W, Sexton K, Kastl A, Henderson J, Porten S, Waldmann J, Fassnacht M, L. S, Schadendorf D, Couce M, Graefen M, Huland H, Sauter G, Schlomm T, Simon R, Tennstedt P, Olabode O, Nelson M, Bathe O, Carroll P, Chan J, Disaia P, Glenn P, Kelley R, Landen C, Phillips J, Prados M, Simko J, Smith-McCune K, VandenBerg S, Roggin K, Fehrenbach A, Kendler A, Sifri S, Steele R, Jimeno A, Carey F, Forgie I, Mannelli M, Carney M, Hernandez B, Campos B, Herold-Mende C, Jungk C, Unterberg A, von Deimling A, Bossler A, Galbraith J, Jacobus L, Knudson M, Knutson T, Ma D, Milhem M, Sigmund R, Godwin A, Madan R, Rosenthal H, Adebamowo C, Adebamowo S, Boussioutas A, Beer D, Giordano T, Mes-Masson A, Saad F, Bocklage T, Landrum L, Mannel R, Moore K, Moxley K, Postier R, Walker J, Zuna R, Feldman M, Valdivieso F, Dhir R, Luketich J, Pinero E, Quintero-Aguilo M, Carlotti C, Dos Santos J, Kemp R, Sankarankuty A, Tirapelli D, Catto J, Agnew K, Swisher E, Creaney J, Robinson B, Shelley C, Godwin E, Kendall S, Shipman C, Bradford C, Carey T, Haddad A, Moyer J, Peterson L, Prince M, Rozek L, Wolf G, Bowman R, Fong K, Yang I, Korst R, Rathmell W, Fantacone-Campbell J, Hooke J, Kovatich A, Shriver C, DiPersio J, Drake B, Govindan R, Heath S, Ley T, Van Tine B, Westervelt P, Rubin M, Lee J, Aredes N, Mariamidze A, Chen K, Lazar A, Fields R, Wendl M, Van Tine B, Vij R, Chen F, Nykter M, Shmulevich I, Ding L. Driver Fusions and Their Implications in the Development and Treatment of Human Cancers. Cell Reports 2018, 23: 227-238.e3. PMID: 29617662, PMCID: PMC5916809, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.050.
      Peer-Reviewed Original Research
    • Prenatal Growth Patterns and Birthweight Are Associated With Differential DNA Methylation and Gene Expression of Cardiometabolic Risk Genes in Human Placentas: A Discovery-Based Approach.
      Chen PY, Chu A, Liao WW, Rubbi L, Janzen C, Hsu FM, Thamotharan S, Ganguly A, Lam L, Montoya D, Pellegrini M, Devaskar SU. Prenatal Growth Patterns and Birthweight Are Associated With Differential DNA Methylation and Gene Expression of Cardiometabolic Risk Genes in Human Placentas: A Discovery-Based Approach. Reprod Sci 2018, 25: 523-539. PMID: 28693373, DOI: 10.1177/1933719117716779.
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