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Kenneth H. Rand

University of Florida HealthORCID 0000-0003-3883-6180Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Brian Kwok· 2 shared Habib DaneshpajouhiD· 2 shared Herbert Houck· 2 shared Sepideh Massoumi AlamoutiiD· 2 shared Greg Stazyk· 1 shared Hoang Dong Nguyen· 1 shared Jaswinder S. Khattra· 1 shared Kartikeya CherabuddiiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMar 30, 2026

ONETest PathoGenome: A Multi-Cohort Evaluation of an Optimized NGS Assay for Detection of Lower Respiratory Pathogens in Bronchoalveolar Lavage

Sepideh Massoumi Alamouti, Hoang Dong Nguyen, Habib Daneshpajouh…·Kenneth H. Rand

This paper evaluates ONETest Pathogenome, a metagenomic assay, for detecting lower respiratory pathogens in bronchoalveolar lavage, showing improved sensitivity and specificity compared to traditional methods.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.26.714510

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GenomicsDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious DiseasePeer-reviewedJul 23, 2021

Target Capture Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes Using the ONETest Coronaviruses Plus

Shing H. Zhan, Sepideh Massoumi Alamouti, Habib Daneshpajouh…·Kenneth H. Rand

The paper evaluates the ONETest Coronaviruses Plus for SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing in archived samples, showing comparable lineage detection to ARTIC and reduced coverage loss.

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