Author

Wenyan Jiang

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiORCID 0000-0002-0593-0296Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Microbiology· 2 Systems Biology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Panos OikonomouiD· 2 shared Saeed TavazoieiD· 2 shared Sydney B. BlattmaniD· 2 shared Alan TourancheauiD· 1 shared Edward A. MeadiD· 1 shared Falguni PauliD· 1 shared Gang FangiD· 1 shared Howe CheniD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2020-2026 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 24 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersMicrobiology

Panos OikonomouORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

Epigenetic phase variation in the gut microbiome enhances bacterial adaptation

Mi Ni, Katerina Junker, Yujie Liu, Yu Fan, Yangmei Li, Wanjin Qiao, Xue‐Song Zhang, Magdalena Ksiezarek, Edward A. Mead, Alan Tourancheau, Wenyan Jiang, Martin J. Blaser, Raphael H. Valdivia, Lauren E. Davey, Gang Fang

This study identifies epigenetic phase variation in the gut microbiome, showing it enhances bacterial adaptation through gene regulation and bet-hedging strategies.

Cell Host & Microbe · May 19, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The genetic landscape of antibiotic sensitivity in Staphylococcus aureus

Li Wan, Menghan Liu, Panos Oikonomou, Sydney B. Blattman, Mirela Berisa, Falguni Paul, Julia Hettleman, Joseph Gonzalez, Qiaoyu Hu, Howe Chen, Saeed Tavazoie, Wenyan Jiang

This study identifies gene-drug and gene-gene interactions in Staphylococcus aureus using CRISPR-interference, revealing vulnerabilities for new drug targets and combination therapies.

Science Advances · May 8, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Prokaryotic Single-Cell RNA Sequencing by In Situ Combinatorial Indexing

Sydney B. Blattman, Wenyan Jiang, Panos Oikonomou, Saeed Tavazoie

PETRI-seq enables single-cell RNA sequencing of prokaryotes by overcoming technical barriers, revealing growth phase-specific cell states and prophage induction in S. aureus.

Nature Microbiology · May 25, 2020Peer-reviewedSystems Biology