Dr Mingchun Ren, Research Scientist
Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences
Skills: Freshwater finfish, Health and Biosecurity, Marine finfish, Nutrition and feeding, Shrimp, Education and Training
Email: renmc@ffrc.cn
Experience
My research interests major in fish nutrition and feeding and I have authored over 80 scientific publications and book chapters on this topic. My extension program focuses on improving the understanding of molecular mechanisms involved in amino acid and carbohydrate utilization and metabolism among fish species, supported by funding from the National Science Foundation and collaborative research with industry. My research interests also include reducing dietary fishmeal and fish oil levels. Over the last 12 years, I have focussed on replacing fishmeal with cheaper plant proteins in the diet of aquatic animals.
Projects
- Study on mechanism of arginine regulate glucose metabolism via TOR-AMPK-GCN2 signaling pathway in blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala. The National Natural Science Foundation of China.
- Molecular mechanism of glucose metabolism regulated by arginine mediated by Tor signaling pathway in blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala. The Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province.
- Study on mechanism glucose transporters regulate carbohydrate utilization and metabolism in blunt snout bream. The National Natural Science Foundation of China.
- Study on dietary nutrient requirement in different cultured density for blunt snout bream. Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Found, CAFS.
- The Modern Agriculture Industrial Technology System special project - the National Technology System for Conventional Freshwater Fish Industries.
- Effects of supplementing essential amino acids on the success of reducing protein levels in the practical diets of Jian carp (Cyprinus carpio var. Jian) by Evonik Industry.
- Effect of L-Lysine·HCl supplementation on the success of fish meal replacement in diets for gibel carp (Carrassius auratus gibeilo) by Evonik Industry.
Publications
First author
- Ren M.C. (2011). Effect of dietary carbohydrate level on growth performance, body composition apparent digestibility coefficient and digestive enzyme activities of juvenile cobia, (Rachycentron canadum). Aquaculture Research, 42: 1577-1744.
- Ren M.C. (2013). Dietary arginine requirement of juvenile blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala. Aquaculture, 414: 229-234.
- Ren M.C. (2014). Dietary arginine requirement of juvenile cobia (Rachycentron canadum). Aquaculture Research, 45: 225-233.
- Ren M.C. (2015). Effects of dietary carbohydrate source on growth performance, diet digestibility and liver glucose enzyme activity in blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala. Aquaculture, 438: 75-81.
- Ren M.C. (2015). Dietary leucine level affects growth performance, whole body composition, plasma parameters and relative expression of TOR and TNF-ɑ in juvenile blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala. Aquaculture, 448: 162-168.
- Ren M.C. (2015). Dietary phenylalanine requirement and tyrosine replacement value for phenylalanine of juvenile blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala. Aquaculture, 442: 51-57.
- Ren M.C. (2015). Dietary valine requirement of juvenile blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala Yih, 1955). Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 31: 1086–1092.
- Ren M.C. (2017). Dietary isoleucine requirement of juvenile blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala. Aquaculture Nutrition, 23: 322-330.
- Ren M.C. (2017). Effects of DL-methionine supplementation on the success of fish meal replacement by plant proteins in practical diets for juvenile gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio). Aquaculture Nutrition, 23: 934-941.
- Ren M.C. (2018). Dietary Chromium Picolinate Supplementation Affects Growth, Whole Body Composition and Gene Expression Related to Glucose Metabolism and Lipogenesis in Juvenile Blunt Snout Bream, Megalobrama amblycephala. Biological Trace Element Research, 185: 205-215.
Corresponding author
- Liang H.L. (2017). Dietary arginine affects the insulin signaling pathway, glucose metabolism and lipogenesis in juvenile blunt snout bream Megalobrama amblycephala. Scientific Reports, 7864.
- Liang H.L. (2018). Effects of dietary arginine on antioxidant status and immunity involved in AMPK-NO signaling pathway in juvenile blunt snout bream. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 82: 243-249.
- Wilson-Arop O.M. (2018). Dietary histidine requirement of juvenile blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala). Aquaculture Nutrition, 24: 1122-1132.
- Liang H.L. (2018). Dietary leucine modulates growth performance, Nrf2 antioxidant signaling pathway and immune response of juvenile blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala). Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 73: 57-65.
- Ji K. (2018). Effects of dietary tryptophan levels on growth performance, whole body composition and gene expression levels related to glycometabolism for juvenile blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala. Aquaculture Nutrition, 24: 1474-1483.
Contact details
Freshwater Fisheries Research Center
Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
9# Shanshui East Road
Wuxi, Jiangsu 214081
China
Mobile: +86 0510 85556566
Fax: +86 0510 85556566
Email: renmc@ffrc.cn