Yongjun Zhao

This study evaluates Parent-of-Origin-Aware genomic analysis (POAga) to improve cascade testing in pancreatic cancer families by clarifying familial risk.

The paper identifies epigenetic differences between HPV-human hybrid and human-only ecDNAs in cervical cancer, showing allele-specific regulation and enhancer activity in hybrid ecDNAs.

The paper optimizes a magnetic bead-based nucleic acid extraction protocol for SARS-CoV-2 testing to reduce cross-well contamination while maintaining sensitivity.

The paper sequences and assembles the largest complete mitochondrial genome of a gymnosperm, Sitka spruce, revealing a complex multipartite structure.

The paper reports the first draft genome of the North American bullfrog, providing genomic resources for amphibian research and supporting taxonomic classification.