Yan Wang
Assistant Professor
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416-208-2739
Keywords
early-diverging fungi, horizontal gene transfer, host-microbe interactions, insects
Research Interests
I am broadly interested in the genomic evolution of fungi. I seek to understand the genetic make-up of fungal symbionts and how they have adapted to their host environments over evolutionary timescales. The research program in my laboratory primarily uses fungi and insects to study adaptation, evolution, host-microbe interactions, and host specificity by integrating modern genomic approaches with traditional phylogenetic methods.