Gaotian Zhang

The paper identifies recurrent mutations in the gtnt-1 gene conferring antiviral resistance in two Caenorhabditis species, with resistant alleles remaining at low frequency.

The paper analyzes the genomic diversity of C. tropicalis, finding geographic correlation and hyper-divergent regions linked to environmental adaptation.

The paper analyzes over 2,000 Caenorhabditis briggsae wild strains to uncover genetic diversity, population structure, and evolutionary mechanisms shaping phenotypic variation.

The paper identifies transposon-mediated structural variations at the eri-6/7 locus in C. elegans that affect gene expression and siRNA pathway function.

The paper investigates natural variation in C. briggsae isolates' resistance to two RNA viruses, identifying genomic regions associated with viral resistance.

This study investigates praziquantel's effects on C. elegans development and identifies potential genetic factors, including cct-8, that influence susceptibility.

The paper characterizes STR variation across 540 wild C. elegans strains, finding more contractions than expansions and selection effects on STR mutations.

The paper identifies thousands of expression STRs (eSTRs) that regulate gene expression beyond SNV-based loci in C. elegans and links antioxidant gene expression to STR variation.

The paper maps gene expression variation across 207 C. elegans wild strains to identify regulatory hotspots and their links to phenotypic traits.

The paper measures body shape and growth in C. elegans during development, finds shape changes without volume change, and models cuticle stretch as a mechanism for growth control.

The paper links natural variation in fertility to genomic divergence in C. elegans by identifying QTL associated with fertility and correlating them with selective sweeps.