Yen-Wen Wang
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Yen-Wen Wang is a postdoctoral associate at the Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University from 2022. He completed his Ph.D. degree in Botany from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2022, under the advisement of Anne Pringle. His dissertation, entitled "Phylogenomics and population genomics of <i>Amanita</i>: the evolution of new genes, reproductive systems and mitochondria", describes evolutionary genetic novelties enabling mutualistic relationships as well as an unsuspected unisexual reproduction in an invasive fungal species. His postdoctoral research involves the evolutionary genomics and transcriptomics of Ascomycetes fungi, with a focus on mycoparasites and their application.
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Botany (2022)
- BS
- National Taiwan University, Plant Pathology and Microbiology (2016)
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Jeffrey Townsend, PhD
Zheng Wang, PhD
Francesc Lopez-Giraldez, PhD
13Publications
11Citations
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Invasive Californian death caps develop mushrooms unisexually and bisexually.
Wang YW, McKeon MC, Elmore H, Hess J, Golan J, Gage H, Mao W, Harrow L, Gonçalves SC, Hull CM, Pringle A. Invasive Californian death caps develop mushrooms unisexually and bisexually. Nat Commun 2023, 14: 6560. PMID: 37875491, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42317-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDe Novo Gene Birth, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Gene Duplication as Sources of New Gene Families Associated with the Origin of Symbiosis in Amanita.
Wang YW, Hess J, Slot JC, Pringle A. De Novo Gene Birth, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Gene Duplication as Sources of New Gene Families Associated with the Origin of Symbiosis in Amanita. Genome Biol Evol 2020, 12: 2168-2182. PMID: 32926145, DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKIMGENS: a novel method to estimate kinship in organisms with mixed haploid diploid genetic systems robust to population structure.
Wang YW, Ané C. KIMGENS: a novel method to estimate kinship in organisms with mixed haploid diploid genetic systems robust to population structure. Bioinformatics 2022, 38: 3044-3050. PMID: 35482481, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btac293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUniparental Inheritance and Recombination as Strategies to Avoid Competition and Combat Muller's Ratchet among Mitochondria in Natural Populations of the Fungus Amanita phalloides.
Wang YW, Elmore H, Pringle A. Uniparental Inheritance and Recombination as Strategies to Avoid Competition and Combat Muller's Ratchet among Mitochondria in Natural Populations of the Fungus Amanita phalloides. J Fungi (Basel) 2023, 9 PMID: 37108928, DOI: 10.3390/jof9040476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrigins of lineage‐specific elements via gene duplication, relocation, and regional rearrangement in Neurospora crassa
Wang Z, Wang Y, Kasuga T, Hassler H, Lopez‐Giraldez F, Dong C, Yarden O, Townsend J. Origins of lineage‐specific elements via gene duplication, relocation, and regional rearrangement in Neurospora crassa. Molecular Ecology 2023 PMID: 37843462, DOI: 10.1111/mec.17168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsLineage-specific genesGene duplicationNew genesLineage-specific elementsWeighted gene correlation network analysisRecent gene duplicationNon-coding DNACell wall integrityCo-regulatory modulesGene correlation network analysisNon-coding sequencesCorrelation network analysisAntifungal toxinsGene syntenyNeurospora speciesGenus NeurosporaEvolutionary biologistsSuch cladesRegulatory machinerySequence repeatsModel speciesAncestral statusNeurospora crassaTranscriptomic dataDiverse functionsPangenomics of the death cap mushroom Amanita phalloides, and of Agaricales, reveals dynamic evolution of toxin genes in an invasive range.
Drott MT, Park SC, Wang YW, Harrow L, Keller NP, Pringle A. Pangenomics of the death cap mushroom Amanita phalloides, and of Agaricales, reveals dynamic evolution of toxin genes in an invasive range. ISME J 2023, 17: 1236-1246. PMID: 37221394, DOI: 10.1038/s41396-023-01432-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolutionary history of plant hosts and fungal symbionts predicts the strength of mycorrhizal mutualism.
Hoeksema JD, Bever JD, Chakraborty S, Chaudhary VB, Gardes M, Gehring CA, Hart MM, Housworth EA, Kaonongbua W, Klironomos JN, Lajeunesse MJ, Meadow J, Milligan BG, Piculell BJ, Pringle A, Rúa MA, Umbanhowar J, Viechtbauer W, Wang YW, Wilson GWT, Zee PC. Evolutionary history of plant hosts and fungal symbionts predicts the strength of mycorrhizal mutualism. Commun Biol 2018, 1: 116. PMID: 30271996, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0120-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of an Epitypified Ophiocordyceps formosana (Cordyceps s.l.) for Its Pharmacological Potential.
Wang YW, Hong TW, Tai YL, Wang YJ, Tsai SH, Lien PT, Chou TH, Lai JY, Chu R, Ding ST, Irie K, Li TK, Tzean SS, Shen TL. Evaluation of an Epitypified Ophiocordyceps formosana (Cordyceps s.l.) for Its Pharmacological Potential. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2015, 2015: 189891. PMID: 26451152, DOI: 10.1155/2015/189891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLineage-specific genes are clustered with HET-domain genes and respond to environmental and genetic manipulations regulating reproduction in Neurospora
Wang Z, Wang Y, Kasuga T, Lopez-Giraldez F, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Dong C, Sil A, Trail F, Yarden O, Townsend J. Lineage-specific genes are clustered with HET-domain genes and respond to environmental and genetic manipulations regulating reproduction in Neurospora. PLOS Genetics 2023, 19: e1011019. PMID: 37934795, PMCID: PMC10684091, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLineage-specific genesHET domain genesSexual reproductionFunctional roleUnusual carbon sourcesPotential functional roleMating lociAsexual growthGenetic mutantsNeurospora crassaPossible functional roleSexual phaseGenetic manipulationTranscriptomic profilingReproduction regulationGene knockoutPP-1ADV-1Environmental alterationsGenesSexual developmentNeurosporaReproductionCarbon sourceGenetic barrierDeath caps (Amanita phalloides) frequently establish from sexual spores, but individuals can grow large and live for more than a decade in invaded forests.
Golan J, Wang YW, Adams CA, Cross H, Elmore H, Gardes M, Gonçalves SC, Hess J, Richard F, Wolfe B, Pringle A. Death caps (Amanita phalloides) frequently establish from sexual spores, but individuals can grow large and live for more than a decade in invaded forests. New Phytol 2023 PMID: 38146206, DOI: 10.1111/nph.19483.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Early-Career Mentored Editorial Board Member
Journal ServicemBioDetails04/01/2024 - Presenthonor Travel Award
Other AwardSociety for Molecular Biology and EvolutionDetails06/30/2023honor Tulipa et Paeonia Fellowship
Other AwardUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonDetails12/31/2022honor Taylor-Vinje Research Award
Other AwardUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonDetails12/31/2020honor MSA Graduate Fellowship
Other AwardMycological Society of AmericaDetails12/31/2020
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