Kenneth P. Blemings, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry
and of Genetics and Developmental Biology

West Virginia University
Division of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
P.O. Box 6108
Morgantown, WV 26506
kbleming@wvu.edu
Phone: (304)-293-2631 ext.4315
FAX: (304)-293-2232

Aug. 99 - Present:          Asst. Prof. West Virginia University
Jan . 95 - July 99:           Post-doctoral fellow with Richard. S. Eisenstein – Univ. Wisconsin
                                          Nutritional Sciences
Jan. 91 - Dec. 94:          Ph.D. student with Dr. N.J. Benevenga (Nutritional Sciences) and Dr. T.D.                                      Crenshaw (Meant and Anim. Sci.) minor in Biochemistry - Univ. Wisconsin
May 87 - Dec. 90:         M.S. student with Dr. N.J. Benevenga (Nutritional Sciences) and Dr. T.D.                                      Crenshaw (Meant and Anim. Sci.) - Univ. Wisconsin
Sept. 82 - Mar. 87:       B.S. student Animal Science and Biochemistry – Virginia Tech

The primary focus of the Blemings’ lab is to understand factors affecting the efficiency of nutrient use. The bulk of this work is currently focused on how lysine is degraded, the relative contribution of the different pathways of lysine oxidation and how those pathways are regulated. The lab also works on a project aimed at alleviating oxidative stress particularly as mediated via nitric oxide. With respect to aquaculture, the lab is involved in two projects. The first is the comparison of different commercially available diets for the production of hybrid bluegills and assessing the efficiency of amino acid retention in these different diets. The second is the efficiency of amino acid retention in rainbow trout and arctic char raised in various environments.