Artworks related to Our Research Work

Our group members demonstrate exceptional creativity, contributing graphic artworks that visually enhance and communicate our research findings. Their innovative designs bring clarity and engagement to complex scientific concepts. Some of the artworks have been selected as journal covers.

Haoran Peng & Jingyuan Fu (2025) 
Microbial gene transfer

Artwork for: Longitudinal gut microbiota tracking reveals the dynamics of horizontal gene transfer. Nature Communications (2025); 16:11543

Jing Xu (2025) – Journal Back Cover
Microbial Engineers of the Gut-Heart Axis

Artwork for: Distinct microbial and metabolic shifts characterize acute coronary syndrome and recovery. Imeta (2025), 4:e70079.

Josefien Janine Harmsen (2024) 
Blood type A directs gut microbes

Artwork for: Host genetic regulation of human gut microbial structural variation. Nature (2024); 625:813-821

Vivian Yang (2024)
Dance of gut microbes and blood cells

Artwork for: Host genetic regulation of human gut microbial structural variation. Nature (2024); 625:813-821

Vivian Yang (2024)
The lifeblood of our gut microbes

Artwork for: Host genetic regulation of human gut microbial structural variation. Nature (2024); 625:813-821

Jingyuan Fu (2024)
Bacterial Unitization of sugar from human blood cells

Artwork for: Host genetic regulation of human gut microbial structural variation. Nature (2024); 625:813-821

Vivian Yang (2024)
Saccharide serenity: gut microbes, blood cells and DNA

Artwork for: Host genetic regulation of human gut microbial structural variation. Nature (2024); 625:813-821

Yue Zhang (2022)

Artwork for: Effect of host genetics on the gut microbiome in 7,738 participants of the Dutch Microbiome Project. Nat Gen (2022) 54:143–151

Jingyuan Fu (2022)
The Fine Art of Balancing the Human Metabolome

Artwork for: Influence of the microbiome, diet and genetics on inter-individual variation in the human plasma metabolome. Nat Med (2022) 28:2333-2343.

Vivian Yang (2022)
A Metabolic Alliance

Artwork for: Influence of the microbiome, diet and genetics on inter-individual variation in the human plasma metabolome. Nat Med (2022) 28:2333-2343.

Carlos Martinez Moreno and Isabel Tamargo Rubio (2022)
The gut lumen forest and its habitants

Artwork for: Influence of the microbiome, diet and genetics on inter-individual variation in the human plasma metabolome. Nat Med (2022) 28:2333-2343.

Vivian Yang (2022)
Jetpack Drivers of the Plasma Metabolome

Artwork for: Influence of the microbiome, diet and genetics on inter-individual variation in the human plasma metabolome. Nat Med (2022) 28:2333-2343.

Jingyuan Fu (2022)
The Delicate Dance of the Plasma Metabolome

Artwork for: Influence of the microbiome, diet and genetics on inter-individual variation in the human plasma metabolome. Nat Med (2022) 28:2333-2343.

Jingyuan Fu (2022) – Journal Cover
Two roads diverge at sunset

Artwork for: Age-dependent sex differences in cardiometabolic risk factors. Nature Cardiovascular Research (2022) 1: 844–854.

Lianmin Cheng (2020) – Journal Cover

Artwork for: Genetic and microbial associations to plasma and fecal bile acids in obesity relate to plasma lipids and liver fat content. Cell Reports (2020), 33:108212.

Yue Zhang (2021)

Artwork for: Characterization of gut microbial structural variations as determinants of human bile acid metabolism. Cell Host & Microbe (2021) 29:1802–1814.

Daoming Wang (2021) – Journal Cover

Artwork for: Characterization of gut microbial structural variations as determinants of human bile acid metabolism. Cell Host & Microbe (2021) 29:1802–1814.

Jingyuan Fu (2021)

Artwork for: Characterization of gut microbial structural variations as determinants of human bile acid metabolism. Cell Host & Microbe (2021) 29:1802–1814.

Lianmin Chen (2021) – Journal Cover

Artwork for: The long-term genetic stability and individual specificity of the human gut microbiome. Cell (2021) 184: 2302-2315

Vivian Yang (2021)

Artwork for: The long-term genetic stability and individual specificity of the human gut microbiome. Cell (2021) 184: 2302-2315

STELLA ILCHENKO (2021)

Artwork for: The long-term genetic stability and individual specificity of the human gut microbiome. Cell (2021) 184: 2302-2315

Jingyuan Fu (2021)

Artwork for: The long-term genetic stability and individual specificity of the human gut microbiome. Cell (2021) 184: 2302-2315

Yue Zhang (2021)

Artwork for: The long-term genetic stability and individual specificity of the human gut microbiome. Cell (2021) 184: 2302-2315

STELLA ILCHENKO (2021)

Artwork for: The long-term genetic stability and individual specificity of the human gut microbiome. Cell (2021) 184: 2302-2315

Yue Zhang (2021)

Artwork for: The long-term genetic stability and individual specificity of the human gut microbiome. Cell (2021) 184: 2302-2315

Vivian Yang (2019) – Journal Cover

Artwork for: Gut Microbial Associations to Plasma Metabolites Linked to Cardiovascular Phenotypes and Risk, A Cross-Sectional Study. Circulation Research (2019), 124:1808–1820

Jingyuan Fu (2015) -Journal Cover

Artwork for: The Gut Microbiome Contributes to a Substantial Proportion of the Variation in Blood Lipids. Circulation Research (2015), 117:817-824.