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