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  1. Diagnostic Approaches for Measles Virus: Methods, Advances, and Ongoing Challenges

    Article • Pathogens, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Ping Ren

  2. Evaluation of a Novel Rapid Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing System

    Article • Antibiotics, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Ping Ren

  3. Trends in Antifungal Resistance Among Candida Species: An Eight-Year Retrospective Study in the Galveston–Houston Gulf Coast Region

    Article • Journal of Fungi, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Ping Ren

  4. Optimizing Provider Test Ordering and Patient Outcomes Through Best Practice Alerts and Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (DCLS) Consultation for Urine Cultures

    Article • LabMed, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Ping Ren

  5. Optimizing Provider Test Ordering and Patient Outcomes Through Best Practice Alerts and Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (DCLS) Consultation for Urine Cultures

    Article • January 2025, MDPI AG

    Ping Ren

  6. Enhancing Candida auris Surveillance in High-Risk Settings by Implementing a High-Throughput Molecular Assay on the Hologic Fusion Open Access Platform

    Article • Journal of Fungi, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Ping Ren

  7. An Integrated Research–Clinical BSL-2 Platform for a Live SARS-CoV-2 Neutralization Assay

    Article • Viruses, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Ping Ren

  8. Comparison of Analytical Sensitivity (Limit of Detection) of Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Non-Sputum Specimens

    Article • Pathogens, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Ping Ren

  9. Vaccination Decreases the Infectious Viral Load of Delta Variant SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Patients

    Article • Viruses, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Ping Ren, Vineet Menachery

  10. A Single-Round Infection Fluorescent SARS-CoV-2 Neutralization Test for COVID-19 Serological Testing at a Biosafety Level-2 Laboratory

    Article • Viruses, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Ping Ren

  11. Photo Quiz: A Multifocal Rash in a 16-Year-Old Aspiring Veterinarian

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2019, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  12. Answer to July 2019 Photo Quiz

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2019, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  13. Green Fluorescent Protein Expression in Pseudogymnoascus destructans to Study Its Abiotic and Biotic Lifestyles

    Article • Mycopathologia, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ping Ren

  14. Evaluation of a Novel Reporter Virus Neutralization Test for Serological Diagnosis of Zika and Dengue Virus Infection

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2017, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  15. Evaluation of Aptima Zika Virus Assay

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Michael Loeffelholz, Ping Ren

  16. A Rapid Zika Diagnostic Assay to Measure Neutralizing Antibodies in Patients

    Article • EBioMedicine, March 2017, Elsevier

    Ping Ren

  17. Malassezia pachydermatis fungemia in an adult with multibacillary leprosy

    Article • Medical Mycology Case Reports, June 2016, Elsevier

    Ping Ren

  18. Development of an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system for the cold-adapted fungi Pseudogymnoascus destructans and P. pannorum

    Article • Fungal Genetics and Biology, August 2015, Elsevier

    Ping Ren

  19. Multilaboratory Testing of Antifungal Drug Combinations against Candida Species and Aspergillus fumigatus: Utility of 100 Percent Inhibition as the Endpoint

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2014, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  20. Carbon Dioxide is a Powerful Inducer of Monokaryotic Hyphae and Spore Development in Cryptococcus gattii and Carbonic Anhydrase Activity is Dispensable in This Dimorphic Transition

    Article • PLOS One, December 2014, PLOS

    Ping Ren

  21. Clonal Spread ofGeomyces destructansamong Bats, Midwestern and Southern United States

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2012, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Ping Ren

  22. A Diverse Population of Cryptococcus gattii Molecular Type VGIII in Southern Californian HIV/AIDS Patients

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, September 2011, PLOS

    Dr Kerstin Voelz, Ping Ren

  23. Chronic Rhinofacial Mucormycosis Caused by Mucor irregularis (Rhizomucor variabilis) in India

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2011, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  24. Extracellular Fibrils of Pathogenic Yeast Cryptococcus gattii Are Important for Ecological Niche, Murine Virulence and Human Neutrophil Interactions

    Article • PLOS One, June 2010, PLOS

    Ping Ren

  25. Morphological and Molecular Characterizations of Psychrophilic Fungus Geomyces destructans from New York Bats with White Nose Syndrome (WNS)

    Article • PLOS One, May 2010, PLOS

    Ping Ren

  26. Emergence and Pathogenicity of Highly Virulent Cryptococcus gattii Genotypes in the Northwest United States

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, April 2010, PLOS

    Dr Kerstin Voelz, Ping Ren

  27. Genotypic Characterization of Environmental Isolates of Cryptococcus gattii from Puerto Rico

    Article • Mycopathologia, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ping Ren

  28. In Vitro Resistance Selection and In Vivo Efficacy of Morpholino Oligomers against West Nile Virus

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 2007, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  29. An efficient method for homologous gene reconstitution in Cryptococcus gattii using URA5 auxotrophic marker

    Article • Mycopathologia, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ping Ren

  30. Transcription Factor STE12α Has Distinct Roles in Morphogenesis, Virulence, and Ecological Fitness of the Primary Pathogenic YeastCryptococcus gattii

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, July 2006, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  31. Triaryl Pyrazoline Compound Inhibits Flavivirus RNA Replication

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2006, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  32. High-Throughput Assays Using a Luciferase-Expressing Replicon, Virus-Like Particles, and Full-Length Virus for West Nile Virus Drug Discovery

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2005, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  33. Selection of Optimal Host Strain for Molecular Pathogenesis Studies on Cryptococcus gattii

    Article • Mycopathologia, October 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ping Ren

  34. The Ess1 prolyl isomerase is dispensable for growth but required for virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans

    Article • Microbiology, May 2005, Society for General Microbiology

    Ping Ren

  35. Inhibition of Flavivirus Infections by Antisense Oligomers Specifically Suppressing Viral Translation and RNA Replication

    Article • Journal of Virology, April 2005, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  36. Genomic organization and expression of 23 new genes from MATα locus of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, December 2004, Elsevier

    Ping Ren

  37. Use of Paraffin-Embedded Tissue for Identification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a Baker's Lung Nodule by Fungal PCR and Nucleotide Sequencing

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2004, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  38. Prediction of residential pet and cockroach allergen levels using questionnaire information.

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, June 2004, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Ping Ren

  39. Symptoms of Wheeze and Persistent Cough in the First Year of Life: Associations with Indoor Allergens, Air Contaminants, and Maternal History of Asthma

    Article • American Journal of Epidemiology, August 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ping Ren

  40. Levels of household mold associated with respiratory symptoms in the first year of life in a cohort at risk for asthma.

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, December 2002, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Ping Ren

  41. Dust mite, cockroach, cat, and dog allergen concentrations in homes of asthmatic children in the northeastern United States: impact of socioeconomic factors and population density.

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, April 2002, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Ping Ren

  42. The relation between fungal propagules in indoor air and home characteristics

    Article • Allergy, May 2001, Wiley

    Ping Ren

  43. High-Throughput Detection of West Nile Virus RNA

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2001, ASM Journals

    Ping Ren

  44. Comparisons of seasonal fungal prevalence in indoor and outdoor air and in house dusts of dwellings in one Northeast American county1

    Article • Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, December 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ping Ren

  45. Mycotoxins of Alternaria alternata produced on ceiling tiles

    Article • Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, January 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ping Ren