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Name	Wenkai Ren
Contact Information	renwenkai19@scau.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Guangdong

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Name

Wenkai Ren

Contact Information

renwenkai19@scau.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Guangdong

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	South China Agricultural University
Faculty	Animal Science
Academic Background & Achievements	2006-2010 Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 2010-2013 Master of Animal Nutrition, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan 2014-2017 PhD in Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan Recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund
Work Experience	7/2013-12/2013 Research Assistant, Mucosal Immunology, University of Maryland, USA 1/2014-8/2014 Research Assistant, Animal Nutrition, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan 1/2018-present Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong
Awards	2017 President's Special Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2018 Young Pearl River Scholar, Guangdong Province 2020 Young Scientist Award, Chinese Society of Agronomy 2023 Guangdong Youth May Fourth Medal

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

South China Agricultural University

Faculty

Animal Science

Academic Background & Achievements

2006-2010 Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing
2010-2013 Master of Animal Nutrition, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan
2014-2017 PhD in Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan
Recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund

Work Experience

7/2013-12/2013 Research Assistant, Mucosal Immunology, University of Maryland, USA
1/2014-8/2014 Research Assistant, Animal Nutrition, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan
1/2018-present Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong

Awards

2017 President's Special Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2018 Young Pearl River Scholar, Guangdong Province
2020 Young Scientist Award, Chinese Society of Agronomy
2023 Guangdong Youth May Fourth Medal

Areas of Focus	Amino acid metabolism and immune cell fate Amino acid-gut microbiota axis and innate immunity Pathogen-host amino acid interactions
Publications	GABA regulates IL-1β production in macrophages, Fu J, Han Z, Wu Z, Xia Y, Yang G, Yin Y, Ren W, 2022 GABA signaling enforces intestinal germinal center B cell differentiation, Liao Y, Fan L, Bin P, Zhu C, Chen Q, Cai Y, Duan J, Cai Q, Han W, Ding S, Hu X, Zhang Y, Yin Y, Ren W, 2022 Circadian orchestration of host and gut microbiota in infection, Xia Y, Ding X, Wang S, Ren W, 2022 GABA transporter sustains IL-1β production in macrophages, Xia Y, He F, Wu X, Tan B, Chen S, Liao Y, Qi M, Chen S, Peng Y, Yin Y, Ren W, 2021 Intestinal mycobiota in health and diseases: from a disrupted equilibrium to clinical opportunities, Wu X, Xia Y, He F, Zhu C, Ren W, 2021

Areas of Focus

Amino acid metabolism and immune cell fate
Amino acid-gut microbiota axis and innate immunity
Pathogen-host amino acid interactions

Publications

GABA regulates IL-1β production in macrophages, Fu J, Han Z, Wu Z, Xia Y, Yang G, Yin Y, Ren W, 2022
GABA signaling enforces intestinal germinal center B cell differentiation, Liao Y, Fan L, Bin P, Zhu C, Chen Q, Cai Y, Duan J, Cai Q, Han W, Ding S, Hu X, Zhang Y, Yin Y, Ren W, 2022
Circadian orchestration of host and gut microbiota in infection, Xia Y, Ding X, Wang S, Ren W, 2022
GABA transporter sustains IL-1β production in macrophages, Xia Y, He F, Wu X, Tan B, Chen S, Liao Y, Qi M, Chen S, Peng Y, Yin Y, Ren W, 2021
Intestinal mycobiota in health and diseases: from a disrupted equilibrium to clinical opportunities, Wu X, Xia Y, He F, Zhu C, Ren W, 2021

Amino Acids Metabolism Immune Cells Gut Microbiota Innate Immunity Pathogen Interactions Nutrient Absorption Immune Response Cellular Function Disease Resistance Immune System Health Disease Nutrition Intestinal Health Microbial Interactions Immune Modulation Pathogens Host Interactions Disease Mechanisms Infection Metabolic Pathways Cellular Processes Microbial Competition Therapeutic Targets

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