Dr. Benjamin Renquist
Assistant Professor
Office: ARC
Phone: TBD
Fax: 520-626-1283
Degrees:
- Ph.D. - Nutrition - University of California, Davis
- M.S. - Animal Science - University of California, Davis
- B.S. - Animal Science - Colorado State University
Dr. Benjamin Renquist will be joining the Animal Sciences Department in August 2011. Prior to joining the UA Dr. Renquist worked at the Oregon Health and Science University and then later at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Postdoctoral Fellow.
Research Interests
Dr. Renquist will initially focus his research on examining the control of food intake. The neuroendocrine regulation of food intake is a relatively young field with the majority of research focused on the detrimental effects of obesity however in animal production adiposity improves meat quality. Increasing food intake improves feed efficiency and growth therefore by understanding the regulation of food intake at the endocrine and neuroendocrine level it may allow for the current limits of production to be expanded.
Following up on research that he performed while completing his Ph.D., Dr. Renquist will also continue to examine the relationship between nutritional status and reproductive performance. Initially, these two areas of research appear to be very diverse, but the neuroendocrine mechanisms mediating both utilize many of the same neuronal populations.
Selected Publications
- Physiological roles of the melanocortin MC(3) receptor. Renquist BJ, Lippert RN, Sebag JA, Ellacott KL, Cone RD. Eur J Pharmacol. 2011 Jan 3. [Epub ahead of print]
- Dietary restriction reduces the rate of estradiol clearance in sheep (Ovis aries). Renquist BJ, Adams TE, Adams BM, Calvert CC. J Anim Sci. 2008 May;86(5):1124-31. Epub 2008 Feb 13.
- Circulating estradiol suppresses luteinizing hormone pulse frequency during dietary restriction. Renquist BJ, Calvert CC, Adams BM, Adams TE. Domest Anim Endocrinol. 2008 Apr;34(3):301-10. Epub 2007 Sep 12.
- Effects of age on body condition and production parameters of multiparous beef cows. Renquist BJ, Oltjen JW, Sainz RD, Calvert CC. J Anim Sci. 2006 Jul;84(7):1890-5.
