Director of the Institute

since August 2013

Professor at the University of Veterinary Medicine of Hannover
Director of the Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behaviour

December 2010 - July 2013

Professor of Hygiene and Reproduction Physiology of Farm Animals
Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Science, MLU Halle

November 2007 - November 2010

Leader of Research Group ‘geMMA - Structural and functional analysis of the genetic variation of the MMA-syndrome‘ (BMBF)
Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, CAU Kiel

September 2004 - October 2007

Scientist
Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, CAU Kiel
Department of Animal Hygiene and Organic Animal Husbandry

May 2001 - August 2004

Lecturer
School for technical assistents in Medicine, Kiel

February - August 2004

Praxis für Kleintiere Dr. J. Behrens, Kiel

May 2001 - January 2004

Scientist
Institute of Hygiene, CAU Kiel

2004 – 2009

Habilitation at the Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, CAU Kiel
Title: Contributions to microbiological animal hygiene questions affecting human health and the environment

2001 – 2004

Promotion at the Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behaviour, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover
Title: Examination on the occurrence of selected zoonotic pathogens regarding the current situation of the Finnish reindeer husbandry

January 2001

Approbation (License to practice veterinary medicine)

1998 – 2000

Practical training in animal clinics and laboratories in Germany and Mexico

1995 – 2001

Studies of Veterinary Medicine, University Leipzig

June 1995

Abitur, Leibniz-Gymnasium Altdorf bei Nürnberg

March 2007

Veterinary Specialist in Microbiology

May 2009

Veterinary Specialist in Animal and Environmental Hygiene

May 2010

EBVS^® European Veterinary Specialist in Porcine Health Management

2004

Verification as project leader according to § 15 GenTSV

2005

Permission to work with pathogens according to § 44 Infektionsschutzgesetz

Deutsche Veterinärmedizinische Gesellschaft (DVG), Fachgruppe Tier- und Umwelthygiene

Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft (KTBL)

Bundestierärztekammer e. V., Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung (ATF)

International Society of Animal Hygiene (ISAH)

International Society of Applied Ethology (ISAE)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Züchtungskunde (DGfZ)

Deutscher Hochschulverband (DHV)

Internationale Gesellschaft für Nutztierhaltung (IGN)

Steering Committee Deutsche Veterinärmedizinische Gesellschaft (DVG), Head of the Expertgroup Environmental and Animal Hygiene

Vice president Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft (KTBL)

Board of Trustees QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH

Steering Committee Niedersächsische Nutztierstrategie - Tierschutzsplan 4.0

Felix Wankel Animal Welfare Research Award 2023 - scientific lifetime achievement in animal-friendly pig farming