Faculty Profiles

Ph.D. Cell Biology (Expected Dec 2024)    
Department of Cell Biology
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

M.Phil. Cell Biology
Department of Cell Biology
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

B.S. Biology with Honors
Summa Cum Laude
Department of Biology
Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois

Dr. Renken is scheduled to begin his tenure at Wheaton College in January of 2025.

Renken, C.J., Kim, S., Wu, Y., Hammarlund, M., and Yogev, S. 2024. Cytoplasmic ribosomes hitchhike on mitochondria to dendrites in vivo. In preparation.

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

 

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

• American Society for Cell Biology
• American Scientific Affiliation

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.