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Zhihong Ren, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate
Nutritional Immunology Laboratory
Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
711 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02111-1524
Phone: 617-556-3242
Fax: 617-556-3224
E-mail: zhihong.ren@tufts.edu
Education

M.D. Department of Preventive medicine, Harbin Medical University, China

Ph.D. Department Epidemiology, Harbin Medical University, China

Research Focus Chinese Association of Microbiology and Epidemiology
Selected Professional Affiliations Effect of nutrition and aging on immune and inflammatory response in enterocolitis caused by food-borne pathogens
Selected Research Publications

Ren Z, Guo Z, Meydani S, Wu D. In vivo supplementation with white button mushroom promotes maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells and their antigen presenting function in mice. Journal of  Nutrition. 2008, in press.

Wu D, Ren Z, et al. Aging upregulates expression of inflammatory mediators in mouse adipose tissue. Journal of Immunology. 2007;179:4829-4839

Wu D, Pae M, Ren Z, et al. Effect of dietary supplementation with white button mushroom on immune function of C57BL mice. Journal of Nutrtion. 2007;137:1472-1477.

Garmendia J, Ren Z, et al. Distribution of tccP in clinical Enterohemorrhagic and Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2005;43(11): 5715-5720.

Xu J, Ren Z, et al. Survey of O-islands in Escherichia coli O157 and other enteric pathogens. Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology. 2003;1:29-37.