Hengchi Chen

The paper investigates the origin of Chloranthales by analyzing subgenome phylogenies and finds evidence of an ancient allopolyploidization event involving monocot and eudicot lineages.

This study identifies 132 ancient whole-genome duplication events in angiosperms, showing they cluster around periods of environmental upheaval and extinction.

The paper tests bryophyte monophyly using a large genome dataset and shows it is supported despite phylogenetic disputes and outgroup effects.

The paper generates transcriptomic data for 22 fern species to study their evolutionary genetics and cell wall composition, revealing unique gene families and divergent cell wall biochemistry.

This paper introduces the Orthology Index (OI) to robustly identify orthologous synteny, demonstrating its scalability and reliability across diverse polyploidization events and applications in plant evolutionary genomics.

The paper presents the genome of Chinese fir, revealing evolutionary insights into gymnosperms and seed plant origins through phylogenomic and genomic analyses.