Jun Wen
Bio
Institute for Biodiversity Genomics – Smithsonian
Since 1985, Wen has specialized in the systematics and biogeography of Asian and New World intercontinental disjunct plants—species that are evolutionarily related but widely separated from each other geographically. Her current concentration on the ginseng and grape plant families takes her around the world. She does field work in rural China and elsewhere, collecting plant samples and specimens, while in the Laboratories of Analytical Biology (LAB) at the National Museum of Natural History she and her students use advanced genomic methods to delve into the evolution of genetically related groups of organisms, a field of study known as molecular phylogenetics.
Publications
- Phylogenomic conflict analyses in the apple genus Malus s.l. reveal widespread hybridization and allopolyploidy driving diversification, with insights into the complex biogeographic history in the Northern Hemisphere , JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY (2022)
- Phylogenomics, biogeography, and evolution of morphology and ecological niche of the eastern Asian-eastern North AmericanNyssa(Nyssaceae) , JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION (2020)
- Tree diversity regulates forest pest invasion , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2019)