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  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Rongling Wu is a researcher affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their primary fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these domains, Wu's work spans various subfields such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's research covers numerous topics, including:

  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Wu has contributed to several papers published in multiple venues. Notable recent publications are:

  • Recovering dynamic networks in big static datasets, 2021, Physics Reports
  • Network mapping of root-microbe interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2021, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • Long-read genome assembly and genetic architecture of fruit shape in the bottle gourd, 2021, The Plant Journal
  • Inferring multilayer interactome networks shaping phenotypic plasticity and evolution, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Modeling spatial interaction networks of the gut microbiota, 2022, Gut Microbes

Frequent publication venues for Wu's work include Frontiers in Plant Science, arXiv (Cornell University), International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Physics Reports, and Horticulture Research.

The researcher collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Libo Jiang
  • Claudia Gragnoli
  • Christopher Griffin
  • Ang Dong
  • Mutaz Amin

Wu was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Functional mapping — how to map and study the genetic architecture of dynamic complex traits

    Rongling Wu;Min Lin;Min Lin

  • Functional mapping of quantitative trait loci underlying the character process: a theoretical framework.

    Chang-Xing Ma;George Casella;Rongling Wu

  • Methodological implementation of mixed linear models in multi-locus genome-wide association studies.

    Yang Jun Wen;Hanwen Zhang;Yuan Li Ni;Bo Huang

  • Statistical Genetics of Quantitative Traits: Linkage, Maps and QTL

    Rongling Wu;Changxing Ma;George Casella

  • The Bayesian lasso for genome-wide association studies

    Jiahan Li;Kiranmoy Das;Guifang Fu;Runze Li

  • Feature Selection for Varying Coefficient Models With Ultrahigh-Dimensional Covariates

    Jingyuan Liu;Runze Li;Rongling Wu

  • Simultaneous Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Linkage and Linkage Phases in Outcrossing Species

    Rongling Wu;Chang Xing Ma;Ian Painter;Zhao Bang Zeng

  • Complete switchgrass genetic maps reveal subgenome collinearity, preferential pairing and multilocus interactions.

    Miki Okada;Christina Lanzatella;Malay C. Saha;Joe Bouton

  • Plant grafting: how genetic exchange promotes vascular reconnection.

    Jing Wang;Libo Jiang;Rongling Wu;Rongling Wu

  • A general framework for analyzing the genetic architecture of developmental characteristics.

    Rongling Wu;Chang Xing Ma;Min Lin;George Casella

  • Genome-wide Association Identifies the T Gene as a Novel Asthma Pharmacogenetic Locus

    Kelan G. Tantisira;Amy Damask;Stanley J. Szefler;Brooke Schuemann

  • A General Polyploid Model for Analyzing Gene Segregation in Outcrossing Tetraploid Species

    Rongling Wu;Maria Gallo-Meagher;Ramon C. Littell;Zhao Bang Zeng

  • Molecular genetics of growth and development in Populus (Salicaceae). v. mapping quantitative trait loci affecting leaf variation.

    R L Wu;H D Bradshaw;R F Stettler

  • Joint linkage and linkage disequilibrium mapping in natural populations.

    Rongling Wu;Zhao Bang Zeng

  • Genetic mapping of QTLs affecting tree growth and architecture in Populus: implication for ideotype breeding.

    R. L. Wu

  • Molecular linkage maps of the Populus genome.

    Tongming Yin;Xinye Zhang;Minren Huang;Minxiu Wang

  • THE DETECTION OF PLASTICITY GENES IN HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENTS.

    Rongling Wu

  • Fine Particulate Air Pollution is Associated with Higher Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation—the Apacr Study

    Duanping Liao;Michele L. Shaffer;Fan He;Sol Rodriguez-Colon

  • Joint Linkage and Linkage Disequilibrium Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci in Natural Populations

    Rongling Wu;Chang Xing Ma;Chang Xing Ma;George Casella

  • A non-stationary model for functional mapping of complex traits

    Wei Zhao;Ying Q. Chen;George Casella;James M. Cheverud

Frequent Co-Authors

George Casella
George Casella University of Florida
Runze Li
Runze Li Pennsylvania State University
Jianxin Wang
Jianxin Wang Central South University
Zhao-Bang Zeng
Zhao-Bang Zeng North Carolina State University
Vernon M. Chinchilli
Vernon M. Chinchilli Pennsylvania State University
Julie A. Johnson
Julie A. Johnson University of Florida
Chenguang Wang
Chenguang Wang Johns Hopkins University
James M. Cheverud
James M. Cheverud Loyola University Chicago
Gregory M. Acland
Gregory M. Acland Cornell University
Brian A. Larkins
Brian A. Larkins University of Arizona

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