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
Director
Head of Working Group Physiological Genomics
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 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
Ponsuksili, S.; Muràni, E.; Walz, C.; Schwerin, M.; Wimmers, K. (2007):
Pre- and postnatal hepatic gene expression profiles of two pig breeds differing in body composition: insight into pathways of metabolic regulation. Physiol Genomics 29 (3): 267-279
https://dx.doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00178.2006
Goldammer, T.; Brunner, R. M.; Weikard, R.; Kühn, C.; Wimmers, K. (2007):
Generation of an improved cytogenetic and comparative map of Bos taurus chromosome BTA27. Chromosome Res 15 (2): 203-213
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10577-006-1113-y
Lin, C.L.; Jennen, D.; Ponsuksili, S.; Tholen, E.; Tesfaye, D.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2006):
Haplotype analysis of beta-actin gene for its association with sperm quality and boar fertility. J Anim Breed Genet 123 (6): 384-388
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0388.2006.00622.x
Wimmers, K.; Ngu, N.T.; Murani, E.; Schellander, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2006):
Linkage and expression analysis to elucidate the genetic background of muscle structure and meat quality in the pig. Arch Tierzucht 49 (Special Issue): 116-125
Lin, C.L.; Tholen, E.; Jennen, D.; Ponsuksili, S.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2006):
Evidence for effects of testis and epididymis expressed genes on sperm quality and boar fertility traits. Reprod Domest Anim 41 (6): 538-543
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00710.x
Mamo, S.; Sargent, C.A.; Affara, N.A.; Tesfaye, D.; El-Halawany, N.; Wimmers, K.; Gilles, M.; Schellander, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2006):
Transcript profiles of some developmentally important genes detected in bovine oocytes and in vitro-produced blastocysts using RNA amplification and cDNA microarrays. Reprod Domest Anim 41 (6): 527-534
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00708.x
Lin, C.L.; Ponsuksili, S.; Tholen, E.; Jennen, D.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2006):
Candidate gene markers for sperm quality and fertility of boar. Anim Reprod Sci 92 (3-4): 349-363
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.05.023
Tesfaye, D.; Kadanga, A.K.; Rings, F; Bauch, K.; Jennen, D.; Nganvongpanit, K.; Hölker, M.; Tholen, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2006):
The effect of nitric oxide inhibition and temporal expression patterns of the mRNA and protein products of nitric oxide synthase genes during in vitro development of bovine pre-implantation embryos. Reprod Domest Anim 41 (6): 501-509
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00701.x
Murani, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2006):
Association of corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) gene variation with performance and meat quality traits in commercial pig lines. In: Proceedings 8. WCGALP, 13.-18.8.2006, Belo Horizonte, Brasilien Belo Horizonte, Brasilien (ISBN 85-60088-01-6): 13-20
Murani, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2006):
Association of corticotropin-releasing hormone gene variation with performance and meat quality traits in commercial pig lines. Anim Genet 37 (5): 509-512
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2006.01509.x
Murani, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2006):
Identification and characterization of an AFLP marker associated with carcass composition in the pig (Brief report). Arch Tierzucht 49 (4): 413-414
Wimmers, K.; Fiedler, I.; Hardge, T.; Murani, E.; Schellander, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2006):
QTL for microstructural and biophysical muscle properties and body composition in pigs. BMC Genet 7: 15
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-7-15
Wimmers, K.; Schellander, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2006):
QTL und Kandidatengene für Krankheitsresistenz und Immunkompetenz beim Schwein. Agrarspektrum 39: 179-188
Wimmers, K.; Kühn, C.; Ponsuksili, S. (2006):
Produktqualität und Genomanalyse: Rinderproduktion. Schriftenreihe der Akademie für Tiergesundheit 10: 172-180
Murani, E.; Muraniova, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2006):
Molecular characterization and evidencing of the porcine CRH gene as a functional-positional candidate for growth and body composition. Biochem Bioph Res Co 342 (2): 394-405
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.01.143
Schwerin, M.; Fries, R.; Simianer, H.; Swalve, H.; Wimmers, K. (2006):
Die strukturelle und funktionelle Genomanalyse - neue Wege zum Verstehen des Phänotyps - Stand und Perspektiven. Zuchtungskunde 78: 1-16
Murani, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2005):
Simultaneous detection of SNPs in four porcine genes using hybridisation probes and the Light Cycler 2.0 instrument. Biochemica 2: 7-9
Ponsuksili, S.; Brunner, R. M.; Goldammer, T.; Kühn, C.; Walz, C.; Chomdej, S.; Tesfaye, D.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K.; Schwerin, M. (2005):
Bovine NALP5, NALP8, and NALP9 Genes: Assignment to a QTL Region and the Expression in Adult Tissues, Oocytes, and Preimplantation Embryos. Biol Reprod 74 (3): 577-584
https://dx.doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.045096
Mennicken, L.; Ponsuksili, S.; Tholen, E.; Nguyen Khang Thi Kim, K.; Steier, K.; Petersen, J.; Schellander, K.; Wimmers, K. (2005):
Divergent selection for omega 3: omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio in quail eggs. Arch Tierzucht 48: 527-534