Visanu Wanchai

Instructor

UAMS

Also affiliated: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2015–2017); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2023); Molecular Microbiology and Genomics Consultants (Germany) (2017)

Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine

15 h-index 52 pubs 1,035 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Research Group UAMS TRI Profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Visanu Wanchai's research focuses on the intersection of genomics, bioinformatics, and disease mechanisms. He has investigated bacterial phylogenetics, as demonstrated by his work on Mash-based analyses of *Escherichia coli* genomes and comparative genome analysis of *Pseudomonas*. His research also extends to host-pathogen interactions and disease-specific molecular alterations, with recent publications exploring the epitranscriptional landscape of RNA and immune microenvironment changes in multiple myeloma. Wanchai has also contributed to the development of computational tools, including CReSIL for identifying extrachromosomal circular DNA. His work is supported by a strong publication record, with an h-index of 15 and over 1,000 citations. He has a history of collaboration with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Fenghuang Zhan and David E. Mery.

Metrics

h-index: 15
Publications: 52
Citations: 1,035

Positions

Instructor 2024–present

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine Institutional directory
Post Doctoral Fellow 2021–2024

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Internal Medicine ORCID
Research Associate 2016–2021

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Biomedical Informatics ORCID
ORISE Master's Researcher at ORNL 2014–2016

Oak Ridge National Laboratory The BioEnergy Science Center ORCID
Research Assistant 2011–2014

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Pilot Plant Development and Training Institute ORCID

Selected Publications

Protocol for the enrichment of endosteal and periosteal mesenchymal cells from murine bone for single-cell transcriptome analysis (2026)

STAR Protocols DOI OpenAlex
A transcriptomic-driven segmentation and cell simulation framework for high-resolution spatial transcriptomics and cell-cell communication (2026)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
visanuwan/TENGU: V0.1.0 (2026)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
visanuwan/TENGU: V0.1.0 (2026)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
Abstract 2326: Differentiating epigenetic marks and DNA adducts at the KRAS codon 12 mutation hotspot using ONT/ELIGOS sequencing (2026)

Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
An enhancement of extrachromosomal circular DNA enrichment and amplification to address the extremely low overlap between replicates (2026)

Journal of Biological Chemistry DOI OpenAlex
Elevation of master autophagy regulator Tfeb in osteoblast lineage cells increases bone mass and strength (2025)

JCI Insight 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
An Enhancement of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA Enrichment and Amplification to Address the Extremely Low Overlap Between Replicates (2025)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
Single Nuclei Multiomic Profiling of Transcriptional and Chromatin Accessibility of Tumor Cells Underlines Extensive Cis-Regulatory Interaction during Multiple Myeloma Progression (2024)

Blood DOI OpenAlex
Multi-Omics Reveal Immune Microenvironment Alterations in Multiple Myeloma and Its Precursor Stages (2024)

Blood 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Multi-omics reveal immune microenvironment alterations in multiple myeloma and its precursor stages (2024)

Blood Cancer Journal 38 citations DOI OpenAlex
DNA structural features and variability of complete MHC locus sequences (2024)

Frontiers in Bioinformatics 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Risk Stratification System in Myeloma Patients with Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (2024)

Cancers 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Refining the identity of mesenchymal cell types associated with murine periosteal and endosteal bone (2024)

Journal of Biological Chemistry 33 citations DOI OpenAlex
Bispecific BCMA/CD24 CAR-T cells control multiple myeloma growth (2024)

Nature Communications 47 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research (CMDR) NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences Principal Investigator
Project 1 – Prevention of MGUS progression to MM by modulating the bone marrow microenvironment NIH/Nat. Cancer Institute via Baylor College of Medicine Principal Investigator