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

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Director
Head of Working Group Physiological Genomics
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Germany

ResearchGate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Muráni, E.; Trakooljul, N.; Hadlich, F.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Transcriptional signature of a hypersensitive glucocorticoid receptor variant in the neuroendocrine system suggests enhanced vulnerability to brain disorders

Eduard Muráni, Klaus Wimmers

Brain, Behavior and Immunity 124 (2): 335-346

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2024.12.004

Ma, W.; Brenmoehl, J.; Trakooljul, N.; Wimmers, K.; Muráni, E. (2025):

Dexamethasone has profound influence on the energy metabolism of porcine blood leukocytes and prevents the LPS-induced glycolytic switch

Julia Brenmoehl, Klaus Wimmers, Eduard Muráni

Frontiers in Immunology 16: 1514061, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1514061

Sommerfeld, V.; Hanauska, A.; Huber, K.; Bennewitz, J.; Camarinha-Silva, A.; Feger, M.; Föller, M.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Schmucker, S.; Seifert, J.; Stefanski, V.; Wimmers, K.; Rodehutscord, M. (2024):

Effects of myo-inositol supplementation in the diet on myo-inositol concentrations in the intestine, blood, eggs, and excreta of laying hens

Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers, Siriluck Wimmers

Poultry Science: 104545, 1-30

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104545

Sommerfeld, V.; Bennewitz, J.; Camarinha-Silva, A.; Feger, M.; Föller, M.; Huber, H.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Schmucker, S.; Seifert, J.; Stefanski, V.; Wimmers, K.; Rodehutscord, M. (2024):

Effects of feeding diets without mineral P supplement on intestinal phytate degradation, blood concentrations of Ca and P, and excretion of Ca and P in two laying hen strains before and after onset of laying activity

Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers, Siriluck Wimmers

Poultry Science 103 (12): 104407, 1-12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104407

Omotoso, A. O.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Metzler-Zebeli, B.; Wimmers, K. (2024):

Hepatic Transcriptomics of Broilers with Low and High Feed Conversion in Response to Caloric Restriction

Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers, Siriluck Wimmers

Metabolites 14: 625, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14110625

Honerlagen, H.; Reyer, H.; Wimmers, K. (2024):

Fundamental insights into the host genome - rumen microbiota - trait complex of cow-individual nitrogen (N) utilisation and N excretion

Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers

Züchtungskunde 96 (1), 34-42

Abitew, Y. A.; Reyer, H.; Hadlich, F.; Oster, M.; Trakooljul, N.; Sommerfeld, V.; Rodehutscord, M.; Wimmers, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2024):

Transcriptional responses to diets without mineral phosphorus supplementation in the jejunum of two high-yielding laying hen strains

Yosef Amsalu Abitew, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers, Siriluck Wimmers

Poultry Science 103 (12): 104484, 1-11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104484