Prof. Ákos Kenéz trained as a veterinarian at the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest (Hungary) and completed his PhD at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (Germany). During his PhD, he developed a strong interest in cellular physiology, particularly in molecular mechanisms driving metabolic dysregulation in production animals. Later, as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Animal Sciences, University of Hohenheim (Germany), he focussed on the comparative mass spectrometry-based characterisation of metabolic disturbances related to inflammation, insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction in livestock and companion animal species. In 2018, he was appointed as assistant professor of veterinary physiology at CityU. His research programme has continued to be centred around issues of metabolic health and identifying molecular targets for addressing them. He is course leader of the multidisciplinary ‘Function and Dysfunction’ course and he is deputy programme leader of the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme.
Prof. Kenéz’s research interests are at the intersection of nutrient metabolism and sustainable animal production, with an emphasis on farmed insects as animal feed. His ongoing projects are in the areas of black soldier fly farming and the use of insect-based products as functional feed ingredients:
- Gut health and metabolic effects of dietary black soldier fly larvae provision in chicken and fish
- Nutritional and functional feed value of insect-based products in canine diets
- Food waste recycling by insect farming and the effects of waste composition on product quality
- Antimicrobial properties of black soldier fly larvae-based feed ingredients
The full list of publications is available on Google Scholar.
Ibrahim A, Kenéz Á, Rodehutscord M, Siegert W. The influence of substituting dietary peptide-bound with free amino acids on nitrogen metabolism and acid-base balance of broiler chickens depends on asparagine and glutamine supply. British Journal of Nutrition (2023) https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114523001617
Jorge-Smeding E, Warnken T, Grob AJ, Feige K, Pudert T, Leung YH, Go YY, Kenéz Á. The sphingolipidome of plasma, liver, and adipose tissues and its association with insulin response to oral glucose testing in Icelandic horses. American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology (2022) https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00018.2022
Kenéz Á, Bäßler SC, Jorge-Smeding E, Huber K. Ceramide metabolism associated with chronic dietary nutrient surplus and diminished insulin sensitivity in the liver, muscle, and adipose tissue of cattle. Frontiers in Physiology (2022) https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.958837
Xu W, Kenéz Á, Mann S, Overton TR, Wakshlag JJ, Nydam DV, Feng T, Leal Yepes F: Effects of dietary branched-chain amino acid supplementation on serum and milk metabolome profiles in dairy cows during early lactation. Journal of Dairy Science (2022) https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-21892
Kim Y, Xu W, Barrs V, Beatty B, Kenéz Á. In-depth characterisation of the urine metabolome in cats with and without urinary tract diseases. Metabolomics (2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-022-01877-9
Feng T, Ding H, Wang J , Xu W, Liu Y, Kenéz Á. Alterations of Serum Metabolites and Fecal Microbiota Involved in Ewe Follicular Cyst. Frontiers in Microbiology (2021) https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.675480