Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Klaus Wimmers
+49 38208 68-602
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Director
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Germany
Director
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Germany
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 Leibniz-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 Leibniz-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
Rebl, A.; Anders, E.; Wimmers, K.; Goldammer, T. (2009):
Cloning and tissue-specific expression of a delta-COP homologue in a freshwater and a brackish water-adapted strain of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Genes Genet Syst 84 (3): 239-243
https://dx.doi.org/10.1266/ggs.84.239
Rebl, A.; Köllner, B.; Anders, E.; Wimmers, K.; Goldammer, T. (2009):
Peptidylarginine deiminase gene is differentially expressed in freshwater and brackish water rainbow trout. Mol Biol Rep 37 (5): 2333-2339
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-009-9738-5
Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Srikanchai, T.; Maak, S.; Wimmers, K. (2009):
Expression of the porcine adrenergic receptor beta 2 gene in longissimus dorsi muscle is affected by cis-regulatory DNA variation. Anim Genet 40 (1): 80-89
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01811.x
Wimmers, K.; Muràni, E.; Schellander, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2009):
QTL for traits related to humoral immune response estimated from data of a porcine F2 resource population. INT J IMMUNOGENET 36 (3): 141-151
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-313X.2009.00838.x
Rehfeldt, C.; Mau, M.; Wimmers, K. (2009):
Chapter7. Regulatory aspects of fetal growth and muscle development relating to postnatal growth and carcass quality in pigs. In: Managing Prenatal Development to Enhance Livestock Productivity (Paul L. Greenwood, Alan W. Bell, Philip E. Vercoe, Gerrit J. Viljoen, Hrsg.) Springer, The Netherlands, IAEA, (978-90-481-3134-1): 203-241
Maak, S.; Boettcher, D.; Tetens, J.; Swalve, H. H.; Wimmers, K.; Thaller, G. (2009):
Expression of microRNAs is not related to increased expression of ZDHHC9 in hind leg muscles of splay leg piglets. Mol Cell Probe 24 (1): 32-37
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcp.2009.09.001
Metges, C. C.; Peters, M.; Sauerwein, H.; Ooster, A.; Ponsuksili, S.; Altmann, S.; Oster, M.; Rehfeldt, C.; Wimmers, K. (2009):
Fetal Programming: Mütterliche Ernährung und Merkmalsausprägung der Nachkommen beim Schwein. Genomexpress (1.09): 11-13
Tetzlaff, S.; Muràni, E.; Schellander, K.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2009):
Differential expression of growth factors and their receptors points out their involvement in the inverted teat defect in pigs. J Anim Sci 87 (11): 3451-3457
https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1660
Tetzlaff, S.; Jonas, E; Phatsara, C.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2009):
Evidence for association of lymphoid enhancer-binding factor-1 (LEF1) with the number of functional and inverted teats in pigs. Cytogenet Genome Res 124 (2): 139-146
https://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000207521
Tetzlaff, S.; Chomdej, S.; Jonas, E; Ponsuksili, S.; Muràni, E.; Phatsara, C.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2009):
Association of parathyroid hormone-like hormone (PTHLH) and its receptor (PTHR1) with the number of functional and inverted teats in pigs. J Anim Breed Genet 126 (3): 237-241
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00781.x
Maak, S.; Boettcher, D.; Tetens, J.; Wensch-Dorendorf, M.; Nürnberg, G.; Wimmers, K.; Swalve, H. H.; Thaller, G. (2009):
Identification of candidate genes for congenital splay leg in piglets by alternative analysis of DNA microarray data. Int J Biol Sci 5 (4): 331-337
https://dx.doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.5.331
Ponsuksili, S.; Muràni, E.; Phatsara, C.; Jonas, E; Walz, C.; Schwerin, M.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2008):
Expression profiling of muscle reveals transcripts differentially expressed in muscle that affect water-holding capacity of pork. J Agr Food Chem 56 (21): 10311-10317
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf800881y
Wimmers, K.; Ngu, N.T.; Jennen, D.; Tesfaye, D.; Muràni, E.; Schellander, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2008):
Relationship between myosin heavy chain isoform expression and muscling in several diverse pig breeds. J Anim Sci 86 (4): 795-803
https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2006-521
Wimmers, K. (2008):
14. Mitteldeutscher Schwein-Workshop, Kurzfassungen, Fruchtbarkeit im Sauenbestand, 16.5.-17.5.08, Bernburg. In: Stand und Perspektiven der Molekulargenetik beim Schwein - Karten-basierte und Funktions-orientierte Ansätze zur Identifizierung von Genen für funktionale Merkmale
(Hochschule Anhalt, Hrsg.) (14): 111-124
Wimmers, K.; Kumar, K.G.; Schellander, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2008):
Porcine IL12A and IL12B gene mapping, variation and evidence of association with lytic complement and blood leucocyte proliferation traits. INT J IMMUNOGENET 35 (1): 75-85
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-313X.2007.00742.x
Ponsuksili, S.; Jonas, E; Muràni, E.; Phatsara, C.; Srikanchai, T.; Walz, C.; Schwerin, M.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2008):
Trait correlated expression combined with expression QTL analysis reveals biological pathways and candidate genes affecting water holding capacity of muscle. BMC Genomics 9: 367
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-9-367
Liu, G.; Kim, EJ; Jonas, E; Wimmers, K.; Ponsuksili, S.; Muràni, E.; Phatsara, C.; Tholen, E.; Jüngst, H.; Tesfaye, D.; Ji Lan Chen, J.L; Schellander, K. (2008):
Combined line-cross and half-sib QTL analysis in Duroc-Pietrain population. Mamm Genome 19 (6): 429-438
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00335-008-9132-y
Phatsara, C.; Jonas, E; Yammuen-art, S; Buschbell, K; Tesfaye, D.; Ponsuksili, S.; Tholen, E.; Jüngst, H.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2008):
Physiological interactions between the endocrine and immune systems shown in gene analysis in pigs. Developments in Biologicals 132: 161-167
Ponsuksili, S.; Muràni, E.; Wimmers, K. (2008):
Porcine genome-wide gene expression in response to tetanus toxoid vaccine. Developments in Biologicals 132: 185-195