Curriculum vitae

  • April 2000        
    Specialist veterinarian for anatomy
  • Since 1993
    Research assistant at the Institute for Anatomy of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
  • 1992 - November 1995
    Dissertation at the Institute for Anatomy of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (Doctorate: 11/1995)
  • October 1986 - November 1991
    Study of veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (veterinary license: 05/1992)

Main research interests:

  •  Studies on the blood vessel supply of the sole of the foot of birds of prey and owls
  • Anatomical and histological observations of the gastrointestinal tract of bearded dragons as part of a contrast medium study of the gastrointestinal tract in clinically healthy bearded dragons (Pogona spp.)
  • Elbow joint of dog and cat: morphometry of the joint ligaments and their biomechanical effects
  • Morphometry of the oral cavity in the horse, including the position of various snaffle bits in the horse's mouth, histology of the mucosa
  • Morphometry of the endocrine pancreas in Monodelphis domestica
  • Opening mechanism of the auditory tube in the horse (Diss.) 

Memberships:

  • German Veterinary Medical Society (DVG)
  • European Association of Veterinary Anatomists (EAVA)
  • Society of Friends of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover e.V. (GdF)

Awards:

„Kleintierpraxis Preis 2005“ for:
Engelke, E., Koch, R., Brunnberg, L., Waibl, H. Das Ligamentum olecrani des Ellbogengelenkes bei Hund und Katze.
In: Kleintierpraxis 50 (2005) 313-324

Selected publications

  1. Engelke, E., H. Gasse: An anatomical study of the rostral part of the equine oral cavity with respect to position and size of a snaffle bit. Equine Vet. Educ. 15, (2003) 158-163
  2. Engelke, E., A. Schnapper: Zum Bau der Pferdezähne. Pferdespiegel 6 (2003) Heft 2, 20-23
  3. Engelke, E., R. Koch, L. Brunnberg, H. Waibl: Das Ligamentum olecrani des Ellbogengelenkes bei Hund und Katze. Kleintierpraxis 50 (2005) 313-324
  4. Hühn, F., T. Gösling, E. Engelke, B. Birkenhauer, T. Gerich u. H. Waibl: In-vitro-Vergleich der Maximalbelastung und Frakturformen von Femora des Hundes ohne und mit zwei unterschiedlichen zementfreien Hüftendoprothesen. Kleintierpraxis 50 (2005) 683-694
  5. Koch, R., M.-J. Hemmes, E. Engelke, W. Meyer, H. Waibl: Die Kollateralbänder des Ellbogengelenkes beim Hund: Morphometrie und Struktur. Kleintierpraxis 50 (2005) 753-764
  6. Brunnberg, M., E. Engelke, A. Schill, I. Gielen, H. Van Bree, H. Waibl: Zur Dicke des Gelenkknorpels an der Trochlea tali proximalis und der Cochlea tibiae beim großwüchsigen Hund. Kleintierpraxis 52 (2007) 632-638
  7. E. Engelke, C. Post, C. Pfarrer, M. Sager, H. Waibl: Radiographic Morphometry of the Lumbar Spine in Munich Miniature Pigs. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JAALAS) 55 (2016) 336–345
  8. E. Engelke, C. Pfarrer, K. Radelof, M.Fehr, K. A. Mathes: Gross anatomy, histology and blood vessel topography of the alimentary canal of the Inland Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) PLoS ONE (2020) 15(6): e0234736. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234736
  9. K. Z. Schatz, E. Engelke, C. Pfarrer: Comparative morphometric study of the mimic facial muscles of brachycephalic and dolichocephalic dogs. Histologia, Embryologia, 50 (2021) 863–875. doi.org/10.1111/ahe.12729
  10. R. Schwehn, E. Engelke, C. Seiler, D.Fischer, H. Seifert, C. Pfarrer, M. Fehr, M. Legler: Blood Vessel Topography of the Feet in Selected Species of Birds of Prey and Owls. Vet. Sci. 2024, 11, 88. doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11020088