- 2013 – 2019: Veterinary Medicine Studies at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
- 2019 - 2022: PhD student and research associate at ITAW (Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research)
- Since 2022: Postdoctoral researcher at ITAW
Focus of Work
- Dissertation: Health monitoring of Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) from the Western Baltic Sea and potential impact of TNT and other toxic compounds of dumped warfare on their health
- Conflict management in the area of fisheries/shellfish farming with eider ducks and health checks of eider ducks
- Health monitoring of marine mammals
- Development of a monitoring and assessment concept for the pollution load of marine mammals of the North Sea and Baltic Sea for the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
Continuing education
- Since 2019: Veterinary specialization in Wild Animals and Species Protection
- Since 2024: Postgradual studies: Ecotoxicology (specialist ecotoxicologist) of the GDCh / SETAC GLB
Scholarships and Awards
- 2024: Prize of the Baltic Sea Research Foundation for an outstanding doctoral thesis in the field of research of the fauna and flora of the Baltic Sea
- 2018: PROMOS scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Memberships
- Wildlife Disease Association (WDA)
- European Wildlife Disease Association (EWDA)
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Publications
Schick, L. A.; Strehse, J. S.; Bünning, T. H.; Maser, E.; Siebert, U. Energetic Compounds in the Trophic Chain—A Pilot Study Examining the Exposure Risk of Common Eiders (Somateria Mollissima) to TNT, Its Metabolites, and By-Products. Toxics 2022, 10 (11), 685.
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10110685
Schick, L.A.; Wohlsein, P.; Rautenschlein, S.; Jung, A.; Boyi, J.O.; Glemarec, G.; Kroner, A.-M.; Barth, S.A.; Siebert, U. 2022. “Health status of bycaught Common Eiders (Somateria Mollissima) from the Western Baltic Sea.” Animals 2022 12 (15). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12152002
Postel, A.; King, J.; Kaiser, F. K.; Kennedy, J.; Lombardo, M. S.; Reineking, W.; de Roi, M. le; Harder, T.; Pohlmann, A.; Gerlach, T.; Rimmelzwaan, G.; Rohner, S.; Striewe, L. C.; Gross, S.; Schick, L. A.; Klink, J. C.; Kramer, K.; Osterhaus, A. D. M. E.; Beer, M.; Baumgärtner, W.; Siebert, U.; Becher, P. Infections with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Virus (HPAIV) H5N8 in Harbor Seals at the German North Sea Coast, 2021. Emerging microbes & infections 2022, 1–32.
https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.2043726
Siebert, U., Stürznickel, J., Schaffeld., T., Oheim, R., Rolvien, T., Prenger-Berninghoff, E., Wohlsein, P., Lakemeyer, J., Rohner, S., Schick, L.A., Gross, S., Nachtsheim, D., Ewers, C., Becher, P., Amling, M., Morell, M. 2022. Blast injury on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Baltic Sea after explosions of deposits of World War II ammunition. Environment International 159, 107014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.107014
Stephanie Gross, Ursula Siebert, Line Anker Kyhn, Charlotte Bie Thøstesen, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Marcus Fähndrich, Anders Galatius, Lonneke IJsseldijk, Trine Hammer Jensen, Tim Kåre Jensen, Jan Lakemeyer, Kristina Lehnert, Heidi Huus Petersen, Ralf Pund, Simon Rohner, Luca Aroha Schick, Andrea Gröne. 2021. “Trilateral Health Monitoring of Seals and Porpoises – What Have We Learned?”
Virtual 15th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium, 30. November to 02. December 2021, Büsum Germanyhttps://www.waddensea-worldheritage.org/ISWSS15
Schick, L.A.; IJsseldijk, L.l.; Grilo, M.; Lakemeyer, J.; Lehnert, K.; Wohlsein, P.; Ewers, C.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Baumgärtner, W.; Gröne, A.; Kik, M. and Siebert, U. (2020). Pathological Findings in White-Beaked Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) and Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus) from the South-eastern North Sea. Frontiers in Veterinary Sciences. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00262
