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Forthcoming & in press

Accepted · 2027

Cheng D. Surveillance design for national Staphylococcus aureus monitoring in U.S. meat: evidence base, coverage gaps, and study requirements (Parts 1–2). Food Safety Magazine.

Accepted · 2026

Cheng D. Heat-stable enterotoxins in federally regulated products. Food Safety Magazine (Featured Collection).

In preparation · 2026

Cheng D. Microbial contamination source attribution in fresh produce: integrating epidemiology, traceback, environmental assessment, and genomic surveillance.

Selected peer-reviewed publications

Cheng DW, Lin H, Walker MA, Civerolo EL, Stenger D. 2010. Transcriptional regulation of grape cytochrome P450 CYP736B gene expression in response to Xylella fastidiosa. BMC Plant Biology 10:135.

Voegel TM, Doddapaneni H, Cheng DW, et al. 2012. A response regulator involved in surface attachment, aggregation, EPS production and virulence in Xylella fastidiosa. Molecular Plant Pathology. doi:10.1111/mpp.12004.

Cheng DW, Lin H, Walker MA, Civerolo EL, Stenger D. 2009. Effects of grape xylem sap and cell-wall constituents on in vitro growth, biofilm formation and cellular aggregation of Xylella fastidiosa. European Journal of Plant Pathology 125:213–222.

Calderón-Urrea A, Yamamoto F, … Cheng DW, Polack GW. 2012. Overexpression of sense and anti-sense ced-9 in tobacco confers resistance to Meloidogyne incognita. Plant Biotechnology Reports. doi:10.1007/s11816-012-0221-8.

Cheng DW, Armstrong KC, Tinker N, et al. 2002. Genetic and physical mapping of Lrk10-like receptor kinase sequences in hexaploid oat (Avena sativa L.). Genome 45(1):100–109.

Cheng DW, Armstrong KC, Drouin G, et al. 2003. Isolation and identification of Triticeae chromosome 1 receptor-like kinase genes in diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid Avena. Genome 46(1):119–127.

Cheng DW, Calderón-Urrea A. 2011. Nontemplate polymerization of free nucleotides into genetic elements by thermophilic DNA polymerase in vitro. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 30(11):979–990.

Cheng DW, Jiang Y, Crook ED, Singh LP. 2006. Analysis of high glucose- and glucosamine-induced gene expression and oxidative stress in renal mesangial cells. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry 112(4):189–218.

Singh LP, Cheng DW, et al. 2007. Proteomic identification of 14-3-3 zeta as an adaptor for IGF-1 and Akt/PKB and GSK-3β signaling in renal mesangial cells. International Journal of Biological Sciences 3(1):27–39.

Prince JP, Cheng DW, Otero CF. 2013. Molecular mapping of complex traits in Capsicum. In: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Peppers and Eggplants. CRC Press. (book chapter)

Patent

Wu R, Cheng W-Z (Davis W. Cheng), et al. Production of transgenic rice plants tolerant to low temperature, high salinity and drought. Cornell University (with five registered transgenic rice cultivars).

A selection from more than forty peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and technical reports across plant pathology, genetics, molecular biology, and food safety. Forthcoming items are accepted or in preparation and not yet in print. The complete record is maintained on ORCID.

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