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Qifan Wang

Cornell UniversityORCID 0009-0009-6451-9155Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Matthew W. PennelliD· 2 shared Aimee J SchulziD· 1 shared Beatrice Agyapomaa KonaduiD· 1 shared Charles O. HaleiD· 1 shared Edward S. BuckleriD· 1 shared Elad OreniD· 1 shared Elizabeth Anne KelloggiD· 1 shared Germano Costa‐NetoiD· 1 shared

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Convergent genome- and gene-level constraints shape repeated environmental adaptation in grasses

Sheng‐Kai Hsu, Aimee J Schulz, Charles O. Hale, Germano Costa‐Neto, Zachary R. Miller, Michelle C. Stitzer, Travis Wrightsman, Jingjing Zhai, Wei‐Yun Lai, Henry D Dawson, Qifan Wang, Taylor AuBuchon‐Elder, Lara J. Brindisi, Elad Oren, Yun Luo, , Edward S. Buckler

This study identifies convergent genomic and gene-level constraints in grasses adapting to extreme environments using phylogenomic data and large language models.

bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Characterizing and mitigating confounding by unreplicated evolutionary events in phylogenetic regression

Qifan Wang, Michael D. Edge, Joshua G. Schraiber, Matthew W. Pennell

This paper introduces a method to reduce false positives in phylogenetic regression by incorporating eigenvectors of the phylogenetic variance-covariance matrix and presents a new R package for visualization.

Evolution Letters · Jul 11, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology