RESEARCH

Life is connected. So are the questions.

Microbial communities, genome-resolved insights, and methods that make complex data more useful.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Small worlds. Big questions.

Microbial ecology

Diversity, distribution, and environmental responses of microbial communities.

Metagenomics

Exploring microbial diversity and functional potential through genome-resolved data.

Methods & networks

Reproducible tools for omics integration, enrichment, and ecological networks.

PUBLICATIONS

Research in print.

† Co-first authors. Paper titles are shown in their original language.

2026

Bioinformatics · 2026

MetaNet: a scalable and integrated tool for reproducible omics network analysis

Peng, C.^†, Jiang, L.^†, Huang, Z., Wei, X., Zhu, X., Liu, Z., Chen, Q., Shen, X., Gao, P., and Jiang, C.

10.1093/bioinformatics/btag321

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2026

Microhomology-mediated tandem duplication is a conserved mechanism of genomic variation with implications for human disease

Wei, X., Gong, W., Zheng, Y., Zhang, J., Wei, X., Peng, C., He, X., and Jiang, C.

10.1073/pnas.2606747123

iScience · 2026

Mapping longitudinal lung mycobiome characteristics in severe COVID-19 patients

Zhang, W.^†, Peng, C.^†, Gu, S.^†, Su, X., He, G., Han, Y., He, C., Zhang, L., Wang, M., Zhong, L., et al.

10.1016/j.isci.2026.114995

Advanced Science · 2026

Oil‐Coated Nanoplastics Induce Rapid Membrane Disruption and Severe Intestinal Injury

Xie, R., Yilihan, G., Chen, Q., Lin, D., Liu, Z., Yuan, M., Wang, Y., Xu, H., Zhou, W., Gong, W., Li, Y., Peng, C., et al.

10.1002/advs.202520935

Briefings in Bioinformatics · 2026

Kun-peng enables scalable and accurate pan-domain metagenomic classification

Chen, Q., Zhang, B., Peng, C., Huang, J., Liu, Z., Shen, X., and Jiang, C.

10.1093/bib/bbag119

2025

Briefings in Bioinformatics · 2025

The iPhylo suite: an interactive platform for building and annotating biological and chemical taxonomic trees

Li, Y.^†, Peng, C.^†, Chi, F., Huang, Z., Yuan, M., Zhou, X., and Jiang, C.

10.1093/bib/bbae679

Journal of Infection · 2025

Antiviral treatment and longitudinal viral mutation dynamics of the first documented human case of H10N5

Li, Y.^†, Jiang, C.^†, Yu, W.^†, Peng, C.^†, Gu, S.^†, Ren, X., Ding, P., Qi, Z., Huang, S., Chen, Q., et al.

10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106580

iScience · 2025

Pneumocystis jirovecii associated with Lung Virome in patients with severe pneumonia

Huang, Y.^†, Wei, X.^†, Huang, X.^†, Peng, C.^†, Lin, B., Ren, X., He, G., Zhang, X., Jiang, C., Huang, L., et al.

10.1016/j.isci.2025.113710

Critical Care · 2025

Elevated antibiotic resistance gene abundance of ICU healthcare workers, a multicentre, cross-sectional study

Huang, L.^†, Li, K.^†, Peng, C.^†, Gu, S., Huang, X., Gao, C., Ren, X., Cheng, M., He, G., Xu, Y., et al.

10.1186/s13054-025-05408-5

2024

Briefings in Bioinformatics · 2024

Generalized reporter score-based enrichment analysis for omics data

Peng, C., Chen, Q., Tan, S., Shen, X., and Jiang, C.

10.1093/bib/bbae116

Environmental Science & Technology · 2024

Longitudinal Mapping of Personal Biotic and Abiotic Exposomes and Transcriptome in Underwater Confined Space Using Wearable Passive Samplers

Huang, Z.^†, Peng, C.^†, Rong, Z., Jiang, L., Li, Y., Feng, Y., Chen, S., Xie, C., and Jiang, C.

10.1021/acs.est.3c09379

Journal of Hazardous Materials · 2024

Placental and fetal enrichment of microplastics from disposable paper cups: implications for metabolic and reproductive health during pregnancy

Chen, Q., Peng, C., Xie, R., Xu, H., Su, Z., Yilihan, G., Wei, X., Yang, S., Shen, Y., Ye, C., et al.

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135527

2022

Frontiers in Chemistry · 2022

Advances in MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging Single Cell and Tissues

Zhu, X., Xu, T., and Peng, C.

10.3389/fchem.2021.782432

Scientific Reports · 2022

Rethinking the complexity and uncertainty of spatial networks applied to forest ecology

Wu, H.-R., Peng, C., and Chen, M.

10.1038/s41598-022-16485-9

Molecules · 2022

Dihydrotanshinone I Enhances Cell Adhesion and Inhibits Cell Migration in Osteosarcoma U−2 OS Cells through CD44 and Chemokine Signaling

Fan, L., Peng, C., Zhu, X., Liang, Y., Xu, T., Xu, P., and Wu, S.

10.3390/molecules27123714

2021

PhytoKeys · 2021

A new synonym of Polygonatum in China, based on morphological and molecular evidence

Xia, M., Liu, Y., Liu, J., Chen, D., Shi, Y., Bai, Z., Xiao, Y., Peng, C., Si, J., Li, P., et al.

10.3897/phytokeys.175.63383

PREPRINTS

Work shared early.

bioRxiv · 2023

Progressive community, biogeochemical and evolutionary remodeling of the soil microbiome underpins long-term desert ecosystem restoration ↗

Chen, Q., Yuan, M., Jiang, L., Wei, X., Liu, Z., Peng, C., Huang, Z., Tang, D., Wu, X., and Sun, J.

SSRN · Preprint · 2025

Microbial Diversity and Functional Potential in Greenlandic Soils Under Rapid Arctic Warming

Peng, C.^†, Tan, S.^†, Rouillard, A.^†, Zhou, L., Li, Q.-Y., Wei, X., Xiang, X., Chen, Q., Yang, C., Jiang, L., et al.

10.2139/ssrn.5254634

BACKGROUND

Where I’ve been learning.

2022 —

PhD student · Bioinformatics

Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University

2018 — 2022

Undergraduate · Biological Science

College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University