About Us

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Klaus Wimmers

+49 38208 68-600
wimmers@fbn-dummerstorf.de
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Director
Head of Working Group Physiological Genomics
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Germany
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Research interests

  • inheritance and expression of traits related to productive adaptability and resilience in livestock
  • Trait-associated variation at the molecular levels of the genotype-phenotype map
  • Transcriptional response to exogenous stimuli and epigenetic basis of genotype-environment interaction

Curriculum Vitae

  • since 2016: director of the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology & Professor "Animal Breeding and Genetics", Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University Rostock
  • 2008-2016: adjunct Professor, University of Bonn
  • 2004-2016: head of Institute for Genome Biology of the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
  • 2002: habilitation in Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Bonn
    1996-2003: scientific coworker at the Institute of Animal science, University of Bonn
  • 1994: doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.)
  • 1990-1996: research fellow at the Institute of Animal production, TU Berlin
  • 1989: Study of veterinary science, FU Berlin

Teaching

  • Lectures and seminars at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn and at the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock

Publications

Nalpadan, A. A.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Trakooljul, N.; Ponsuksili, S.; Kozera, W.; Karpiesiuk, K.; Kepka-Borkowska, K.; Chalaskiewicz, K.; Pierzchala, M.; Taniguchi, H.; Lepczynski, A.; Slaska, B.; Asediya, V.; Pareek, C. S.; Wimmers, K. (2026):
Transcriptional insights into aflatoxin B1 induced hepatotoxicity and comparative effects of medicinal herbs in pigs
Avon Augustin Nalpadan, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers
BMC Veterinary Research 22: 53, 1-11
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-05270-1
Richter, A.; Kinsky, L.; Lange, S.; Trakooljul, N.; Hadlich, F.; Sekora, A.; Knuebel, G.; Krohn, S.; Schmidt, C.; Busch, M.; Schreiber, T.; Kumstel, S.; Wimmers, K.; Murua Escobar, H.; Junghanss, C. (2025):
Venetoclax resistance in preclinical KMT2A-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia models is characterized by high inter- and intra-model heterogeneity
Klaus Wimmers
npj Precision Oncology 10: 47, 1-12
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-025-01249-1
Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Zentek, J.; Männer, K.; Trajoolkul, N.; Aumiller, T.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
Digestibility and transcriptomic profiling of kidney, pancreas, follicle, and uterus in laying hens supplemented with phytogenic feed additive
Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers
Poultry Science 105 (2): 106219, 1-7
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.106219
Ponsuksili, S.; Hadlich, F.; Trakooljul, N.; Li, S.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
Tissue-Specific Chromatin Accessibility Regions and Transcription Factor Binding Sites in Pig Brain and Endocrine Tissues
Siriluck Wimmers, Shuaichen Li, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers
Molecular Neurobiology 62: 13119-13135
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-025-05128-5
Oster, M.; Lickfett, H.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Murani, E.; Bostedt, H.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
Neonatal blood count data of piglets in modern and traditional breeds following spontaneous or hormonally induced parturition
Michael Oster, Heinke Lickfett, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Eduard Muráni, Klaus Wimmers
International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine
Ma, W.; Trakooljul, N.; Hadlich, F.; Wimmers, K.; Murani, E. (2025):
3D4 cells exhibit transcriptional features inconsistent with alveolar macrophage identity
Klaus Wimmers, Eduard Muráni
Veterinary Research 56: 201, 1-11
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-025-01638-1
Lickfett, H.; Oster, M.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Muráni, E.; Görs, S.; Metges, C. C.; Bostedt, H.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
Impact of parturition induction, farrowing environment and birth weight class on endocrine and metabolic plasma parameters related to piglet vitality
Heinke Lickfett, Michael Oster, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Eduard Muráni, Solvig Görs, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Klaus Wimmers
BMC Veterinary Research 21: 403, 1-15
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04845-2
Paul, D.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K.; Reyer, H. (2025):
Genome-wide association study of blood vitamin D metabolites and bone remodelling markers in pigs
Dipanwita Paul, Michael Oster, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers, Henry Reyer
BMC Genomics 26: 718, 1-13
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11914-1
Oster, M.; Qasir, H.; Reyer, H.; Ponsuksili, P.; Trakooljul, N.; Sommerfeld, V.; Rodehutscord, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
Transcriptional and endocrine orchestration of medullary bone formation and mineral turn-over in female chickens
Michael Oster, Hiba Qasir, Henry Reyer, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers
Poultry Science 104 (11): 105798, 1-11
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105798
Meier, L.; Wallauch, N.; Feger, M.; Oster, M.; Sommerfeld, V.; Schmucker, S.; Wimmers, K.; Huber, K.; Stefanski, V.; Rodehutscord, M.; Föller, M. (2025):
Expression of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and αKlotho in two commercial laying hen strains fed with and without dietary mineral P supplements before and after the onset of the laying phase
Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers
Poultry Science 104 (11): 105639, 1-10
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105639
Iqbal, M. A.; Hadlich, F.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Trakooljul, N.; Wimmers, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2025):
A comprehensive analysis of allele-specific expression and transcriptomic profiling in pig limbic and endocrine tissues
Muhammad Arsalan Iqbal, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers, Siriluck Wimmers
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 18: 1616363, 1-22
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2025.1616363
Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Hadlich, F.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wolf, P.; Wimmers, K.; Keiler, J. (2025):
Parathyroid glands exhibit reduced parenchymatic chief cells and increased extracellular collagen as a response to a long-term low-phosphorus diet in pigs
Michael Oster, Henry Reyer, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers
Animal Nutrition 22: 471-482
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2025.04.007
Qasir, H.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Trakooljul, N.; Muráni, E.; Sommerfeld, V.; Rodehutscord, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
Effects of a transient lack of dietary mineral phosphorus on renal gene expression and plasma metabolites in two high-yielding laying hen strains
Hiba Qasir, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Siriluck Wimmers, Eduard Muráni, Klaus Wimmers
BMC Genomics 26: 129, 1-13
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11294-6
Ponsuksili, S.; Muráni, E.; Fuchs, B.; Galuska, C. E.; Reyer, H.; Iqbal, M. A.; Li, S.; Oster, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
Genetic regulation and variation of fetal plasma metabolome in the context of sex, paternal breeds and variable fetal weight
Siriluck Wimmers, Eduard Muráni, Beate Fuchs, Christina Galuska, Henry Reyer, Muhammad Arsalan Iqbal, Shuaichen Li, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers
Open Biology 15 (3): 240285, 1-20
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.240285
Ponsuksili, S.; Li, S.; Siengdee, P.; Hadlich, F.; Trakooljul, N.; Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
DNA methylation in adipocyte differentiation of porcine mesenchymal stem cells and the impact of the donor metabolic type
Siriluck Wimmers, Shuaichen Li, Michael Oster, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers
Genomics 117 (3): 111050, 1-13
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2025.111050
Oster, M.; Gladbach, C. A.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Otten, W.; Metges, C. C.; Muráni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Frölich, K.; Wimmers, K.; Bostedt, H. (2025):
Influence of genotype-environment interaction on stress parameters during spontaneous farrowing in modern and traditional pig breeds housed in crates and pens
Michael Oster, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Eduard Muráni, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers
Theriogenology 240: 117394, 1-11
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2025.117394
Lickfett, H.; Oster, M.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Görs, S.; Metges, C. C.; Bostedt, H.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
Influence of genotype and environment on piglet vitality and metabolic state during the suckling period of divergent birth weight classes
Heinke Lickfett, Michael Oster, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Solvig Görs, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Klaus Wimmers
Animal 19 (4): 101460, 1-14
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2025.101460
Cavalleri, M.; Sciascia, Q. L.; Görs, S.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Wimmers, K.; Zentek, J.; Kluess, J.; Dänicke, S.; Metges, C. C. (2025):
Measurement of Oro-Cecal Transit Time in LPS-Treated Pigs Fed High and Low Fiber Diets Using the Lactose-13C-Ureide Test in Breath and Saliva Samples
Miriama Sciascia, Solvig Görs, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers, Cornelia Christiane Metges
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 73 (17): 10304−10315
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5c00534
Reyer, H.; Mielenz, M.; Daş, G.; Metges, C. C.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
Microbial profiling of black soldier fly larvae reared on substrates supplemented with different mineral sources originating from phosphorus recycling technologies
Henry Reyer, Manfred Mielenz, Gürbüz Daş, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Klaus Wimmers
Animal Microbiome 7: 14, 1-14
https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-025-00380-5
Ponsuksili, S.; Hadlich, F.; Li, S.; Trakooljul, N.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Abitew, Y. A.; Sommerfeld, V.; Rodehutscord, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):
DNA methylation dynamics in the small intestine of egg-selected laying hens along egg production stages
Siriluck Wimmers, Shuaichen Li, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Yosef Amsalu Abitew, Klaus Wimmers
Physiological Genomics 57 (3): 125-139
https://doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00063.2024