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  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kenneth J. Renner is affiliated with the University of South Dakota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with a particular emphasis on the subfields of paleontology, social psychology, and behavioral neuroscience. Key topics covered in their work include subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, stress responses and cortisol, insect and pesticide research, hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, marine ecology and invasive species, and parasite biology and host interactions.

Renner has published several papers in prominent scientific journals, addressing a range of biological and behavioral questions. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Pleiotropic function of the oca2 gene underlies the evolution of sleep loss and albinism in cavefish" (2021, Current Biology)
  • "The stalk-eyed fly as a model for aggression - is there a conserved role for 5-HT between vertebrates and invertebrates?" (2020, Journal of Experimental Biology)
  • "Orexin 1 Receptor Antagonism in the Basolateral Amygdala Shifts the Balance From Pro- to Antistress Signaling and Behavior" (2022, Biological Psychiatry)
  • "Prior stress and vasopressin promote corticotropin-releasing factor inhibition of serotonin release in the central nucleus of the amygdala" (2023, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience)
  • "Chronic administration of glucocorticoid receptor ligands increases anxiety-like behavior and selectively increase serotonin transporters in the ventral hippocampus" (2022, Brain Research)

Frequent coauthors in Renner's work include Helena Bilandžija, Michael J. Watt, Jazmine D. W. Yaeger, Patrick J. Ronan, and Cliff H. Summers, reflecting ongoing collaborations in related research areas.

Renner's publications appear regularly in journals such as the Journal of Experimental Biology, Current Biology, Biological Psychiatry, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, and Brain Research.

The research conducted by Renner encompasses both broad and specialized topics. Their studies on subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy contribute to understanding evolutionary and ecological dynamics within cavefish and other organisms. Investigations into neuroendocrine regulation and stress responses have addressed mechanisms involving receptors and neurotransmitters like orexin, serotonin, vasopressin, and corticotropin-releasing factor within brain regions such as the amygdala and hippocampus.

Renner was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1965.

Best Publications

  • Stress coping style predicts aggression and social dominance in rainbow trout

    Øyvind Øverli;Wayne J Korzan;Erik Höglund;Svante Winberg

  • Lmx1b Is Required for Maintenance of Central Serotonergic Neurons and Mice Lacking Central Serotonergic System Exhibit Normal Locomotor Activity

    Zhong Qiu Zhao;Michael Scott;Santina Chiechio;Jin Shan Wang

  • Adolescent male rats exposed to social defeat exhibit altered anxiety behavior and limbic monoamines as adults.

    Michael J. Watt;Andrew R. Burke;Kenneth J. Renner;Gina L. Forster

  • Activity wheel running reduces escape latency and alters brain monoamine levels after footshock.

    Rod K. Dishman;K. J. Renner;Shawn D. Youngstedt;Thomas G. Reigle

  • Effects of 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine on serotonin1 and serotonin2 receptors throughout the rat central nervous system using quantitative autoradiography.

    Christine T. Fischette;Bruce Nock;Kenneth Renner

  • Does Serotonin Influence Aggression? Comparing Regional Activity before and during Social Interaction*

    Cliff H. Summers;Wayne J. Korzan;Jodi L. Lukkes;Michael J. Watt

  • Treadmill exercise training augments brain norepinephrine response to familiar and novel stress.

    R.K Dishman;K.J Renner;J.E White-Welkley;K.A Burke

  • Mice Lacking Central Serotonergic Neurons Show Enhanced Inflammatory Pain and an Impaired Analgesic Response to Antidepressant Drugs

    Zhong Qiu Zhao;Santina Chiechio;Santina Chiechio;Yan Gang Sun;Kai Hua Zhang

  • Electrocoating carbon fiber microelectrodes with Nafion improves selectivity for electroactive neurotransmitters

    M. P. Brazell;Richard Kasser;K. J. Renner;J. Feng

  • Electrochemical pretreatment of carbon fibers for in vivo electrochemistry: effects on sensitivity and response time.

    Jian Xing. Feng;Michael. Brazell;Kenneth. Renner;Richard. Kasser

  • Behavioral and neuroendocrine correlates of displaced aggression in trout.

    Øyvind Øverli;Wayne J Korzan;Earl T Larson;Earl T Larson;Svante Winberg

  • Age and sex-dependent decreases in ChAT in basal forebrain nuclei.

    Victoria N. Luine;Kenneth J. Renner;Sarah Heady;Kathryn J. Jones

  • Descending Control of Itch Transmission by the Serotonergic System via 5-HT1A-Facilitated GRP-GRPR Signaling

    Zhong-Qiu Zhao;Xian-Yu Liu;Joseph Jeffry;W.K. Ajith Karunarathne

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor in the dorsal raphe nucleus increases medial prefrontal cortical serotonin via type 2 receptors and median raphe nucleus activity.

    Gina L. Forster;Ronald B. Pringle;Nicholas J. Mouw;Shawn M. Vuong

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor 1 and 2 receptors in the dorsal raphé differentially affect serotonin release in the nucleus accumbens.

    Jodi L. Lukkes;Gina L. Forster;Kenneth J. Renner;Cliff H. Summers

  • Restraint stress increases serotonin release in the central nucleus of the amygdala via activation of corticotropin-releasing factor receptors.

    Bing Mo;Na Feng;Kenneth Renner;Gina L Forster

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor in the dorsal raphe elicits temporally distinct serotonergic responses in the limbic system in relation to fear behavior.

    Gina L Forster;N. Feng;M. J. Watt;W. J. Korzan

  • Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4–expressing macrophages and keratinocytes contribute differentially to allergic and nonallergic chronic itch

    Jialie Luo;Jing Feng;Guang Yu;Guang Yu;Pu Yang

  • Appetite-suppressing effects of ammonia exposure in rainbow trout associated with regional and temporal activation of brain monoaminergic and CRF systems.

    Van A. Ortega;Kenneth J. Renner;Nicholas J. Bernier

  • Determination of monoamines in brain nuclei by high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection : Young vs. middle aged rats

    Kenneth J. Renner;Victoria N. Luine

  • Brain noradrenergic responses to footshock after chronic activity-wheel running.

    J. Soares;P. V. Holmes;K. J. Renner;G. L. Edwards

  • Regional and temporal separation of serotonergic activity mediating social stress

    C.H Summers;E.T Larson;T.R Summers;K.J Renner

Frequent Co-Authors

Gina L. Forster
Gina L. Forster University of South Dakota
Cliff H. Summers
Cliff H. Summers University of South Dakota
Efrain C. Azmitia
Efrain C. Azmitia New York University
Kirill A. Martemyanov
Kirill A. Martemyanov Scripps Research Institute
Zhou-Feng Chen
Zhou-Feng Chen Washington University in St. Louis
Sarah F. Leibowitz
Sarah F. Leibowitz Rockefeller University
Robert W. Gereau
Robert W. Gereau Washington University in St. Louis
Philip L. Johnson
Philip L. Johnson Indiana University
Evan S. Deneris
Evan S. Deneris Case Western Reserve University
Karen S.L. Lam
Karen S.L. Lam University of Hong Kong

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