Corbin Renken

Biography

Dr. Corbin Renken holds a B.S. in Biology from Wheaton College and an M.Phil. & Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Yale University. During his graduate studies in the lab of Shaul Yogev, he described an unexpected role for mitochondria in the transport and distribution of ribosomes in neurons. Dr. Renken's laboratory studies the cell biology of neurons using the nematode roundworm C. elegans as a model system, with particular emphases on organelle trafficking, mitochondrial physiology, localized protein synthesis, and synaptic plasticity. Outside of the lab, Dr. Renken enjoys SCUBA diving, running, and spending time with his children.

Education

Yale University
Ph.D., Cell Biology, 2024

Yale University
M.Phil., Cell Biology, 2021

Wheaton College
B.S., Biology with Honors, 2016
Summa Cum Laude

Areas of Expertise

Neuronal Cell Biology
Intracellular Trafficking
Organelle Dynamics
Mitochondria
Spatial Dynamics of Protein Synthesis
CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing

Publications

Renken, C.J., Kim, S., Wu, Y., Hammarlund, M., and Yogev, S. 2024. Cytoplasmic ribosomes hitchhike on mitochondria to dendrites. In press. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.13.612863

Gilly, W.F., Renken, C., Rosenthal, J.J.C., and Kier, W.M. 2020. Specialization for rapid excitation in fast squid tentacle muscle involves action potentials absent in slow arm muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology. 223(3): jeb218081. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.218081

Folino-Rorem, N.C., and Renken, C.J. 2018. Effects of salinity on the growth and morphology of the invasive, euryhaline hydroid Cordylophora (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Hydrozoa). Invertebrate Biology. 137(1): 78-90. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12207

ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7015-1312

Professional Affiliations

American Society for Cell Biology
American Scientific Affiliation

Presentations

Cell Bio 2023 Meeting: "Cytoplasmic ribosomes hitchhike on mitochondria to dendrites in vivo." December 2023, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstracts

Renken, C.J., Kim, S., Wu, Y., Hammarlund, M., and Yogev, S. 2023. Cytoplasmic ribosomes hitchhike on mitochondria to dendrites in vivo. Cell Bio 2023 Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts.

Renken, C., and Yogev, S. 2022. Investigating mechanisms of ribosome transport in dendrites.
2022 C. elegans Development, Cell Biology and Gene Expression Meeting. Madison, Wisconsin.

Crook, R.J., Renken, C.J., and Hanlon, R.T. 2017. Natural injuries of cephalopods: their effects on diverse behaviors in the wild. CephsInAction & CIAC Meeting. Heraklion, Crete.

Folino-Rorem, N.C., and Renken, C.J. 2016. The regeneration of dormant tissue (menonts) in the invasive hydroid Cordylophora (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Hydrozoa) at various salinities. Society for Freshwater Science Conference. Sacramento, California.

Folino-Rorem, N.C., and Renken, C.J. 2015. The effects of salinity on growth rate and hydranth morphology in the invasive colonial hydroid Cordylophora. Society for Freshwater Science Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.