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Shan Sun

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Constructing microbiome co-occurrence networks with confidence: A conditional, nonparametric, inference-based approach

Hoseung Song, Yunhua Xiang, Hongjiao Liu, Wodan Ling, Anna Plantinga, Sujatha Srinivasan, Yuzheng Dun, Ni Zhao, Shan Sun, Stephanie Mulherin Engel, Noah Simon, Michael C. Wu

The paper introduces a nonparametric method to construct microbiome co-occurrence networks with confidence, improving network recovery by accounting for conditional associations and providing statistical inference.

bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Circulating Microbial DNA as a Potential Cancer Biomarker: Technical Challenges and Controlled Evaluation

Daisy Fry Brumit, Daniel Bsteh, Shan Sun, Jesse A. Goodrich, Tanya L. Alderete, Michael Andre Liss, Amir Goldkorn, Anthony A. Fodor

This paper evaluates circulating microbial DNA as a cancer biomarker, finding that observed patterns are largely artifacts of sequencing and analysis methods rather than biological signals.

bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Temporal stability and niche partitioning of bacterial communities in paired residential sink P-traps

Megan S Hill, William E. Stiffler, Jorden T. Rabasco, Ivory C Blakley, Shan Sun, Anthony A. Fodor, Claudia K. Gunsch

This study examines bacterial community dynamics in paired residential sink P-traps over two months, showing that individual usage patterns significantly influence community structure and temporal stability.

bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology