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Tianyi Chang

Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und MeeresforschungORCID 0000-0002-3131-4884Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:graph neural network· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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A. Murat EreniD· 1 shared Alaina WeinheimeriD· 1 shared Alexander HenochiD· 1 shared Andrew S. LangiD· 1 shared Arda SöyleviD· 1 shared Florian TrigodetiD· 1 shared Giedrius GasiūnasiD· 1 shared Gregory S. GavelisiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Global, single-cell-resolution of antiviral defenses in marine prokaryoplankton

Alaina Weinheimer, Julia M. Brown, Gregory S. Gavelis, Tianyi Chang, Migle Stitilyte, Giedrius Gasiūnas, Ramūnas Stepanauskas

The paper quantifies antiviral defenses in marine prokaryoplankton using single-amplified genomes to show taxon-specific defense repertoires and lateral transfer of defense systems.

bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Synteny-aware microbial pangenome graphs reveal blueprints of genomic variation

Alexander Henoch, Metehan Sever, Sarah J. Tucker, Florian Trigodet, Iva Veseli, Tianyi Chang, James O. McInerney, Arda Söylev, Kelle C. Freel, Michael S. Rappé, A. Murat Eren

The paper introduces synteny-aware pangenome graphs to visualize genomic variation in marine bacteria, revealing structured continua of variability across genomes.

bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Uncovering the hidden RNA virus diversity in Lake Nam Co: evolutionary insights from an extreme high-altitude environment

Lilin Wu, Yongqin Liu, Wenqing Shi, Tianyi Chang, Pengfei Liu, Keshao Liu, Yong He, Zhaorong Li, Mǎng Shī, Nianzhi Jiao, Andrew S. Lang, Xiyang Dong, Qiang Zheng

This study identifies 742 RNA virus species in Lake Nam Co, revealing novel viral groups and evolutionary adaptations in an extreme high-altitude environment.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Feb 4, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology