Puwen Tan, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, focusing on transcriptome complexity and transposable elements studies using long-read sequencing technologies. He earned his Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from Southern Medical University. He has extensive experience in bioinformatics, long-read sequencing and transposable elements. His notable work includes the development of novel methods with long-read sequencing data. Dr. Tan’s research has been cited over 1,000 times, reflecting his contributions to RNA biology and long-read transcriptomics. Keywords: Bioinformatics; Long-read sequencing; Transposable elements