Dr. troph. Michael Oster

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
working group Physiological Genomics
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

Research interests

  • Transcriptional responses and physiological variations to environmental stimuli
  • Nutrient intakes through diet and supplements in early life, e.g. variable phosphorus intake and phosphorus sources

Curriculum Vitae

  • since 2012: Postdoctoral fellow, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
  • 2008-2012: PhD student, University of Bonn and Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
  • 2001-2008: University of Jena, Science of Nutrition

Publications

Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Magowan, E.; Dannenberger, D.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2017):
Strategies towards improved feed efficiency in pigs comprise molecular shifts in hepatic lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. Int J Mol Sci 18 (8): 1674, 1-15
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms18081674
Oster, M.; Trakooljul, N.; Reyer, H.; Zeyner, A.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2017):
Sex-specific muscular maturation responses following prenatal exposure to methylation-related micronutrients in pigs. Nutrients 9 (1): 74-86
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9010074
Reyer, H.; Oster, M. (2016):
Zukunftsfähige Nutztierhaltung : wieso verwerten bestimmte Tiere ihr Futter effizienter als ihr Geschwister?. Leibniz Nordost 23: 10-11
Wolf, P.; Borgelt, L.; Polley, C.; Vollmar, B.; Oster, M.; Wimmers, K. (2016):
Knochendichte und -zusammensetzung von Absetzferkeln bei unterschiedlicher P-Versorgung. In: Tierernährung für Tierärzte : im Focus: Die Fütterung von Schweinen , Hannover, 6. April 2016 (J. Kamphues ..., Hrsg.) DVG, Gießen (978-3-86345-309-1): 157-164
Wolf, P.; Borgelt, L.; Polley, C.; Vollmar, B.; Oster, M.; Wimmers, K. (2016):
Dichte und Zusammensetzung des Femurknochens von Absetzferkeln in Abhängigkeit zur P-Versorgung. In: Kongressband 2016 Rostock : Vorträge zum Generalthema: Anforderungen an die Verwertung von Reststoffen in der Landwirtschaft. (VDLUFA-Schriftenreihe , 73) VDLUFA-Verlag, Darmstadt (978-3-941273-23-8): 393-401
Oster, M.; Just, F.; Büsing, K.; Wolf, C.; Polley, C.; Vollmar, B.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2016):
Toward improved phosphorus efficiency in monogastrics - interplay of serum, minerals, bone and immune system after divergent dietary phosphorus supply in swine. Am J Physiol-Reg I 310 (10): R917-R925
https://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00215.2015
Oster, M.; Nuchchanart, W.; Trakooljul, N.; Muràni, E.; Zeyner, A.; Wirthgen, E.; Hoeflich, A.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2016):
Methylating micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy influences foetal hepatic gene expression and IGF signalling and increases foetal weight. Eur J Nutr 55 (4): 1717-1727
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-015-0990-2
Just, F.; Oster, M.; Büsing, K.; Wolf, P; Polley, C; Vollmar, B.; Wimmers, K. (2015):
Die transkriptionelle und physiologische Antwort auf die Auslenkung der Phosphorversorgung beim Schwein. In: 16th day of the doctoral student : abstracts (Schriftenreihe / Leibniz-Institut für Nutztierbiologie , 24) (Ch. Kühn, G. Viereck, Hrsg.): 13-16
Wimmers, K.; Murani, E.; Trakooljul, N.; Oster, M.; Jaeger, A.; Reyer, H.; Ponsuksili, S. (2015):
OMICS-Profile – neue molekulare Phänotypen als Werkzeuge für Tierzucht und -haltung. Zuchtungskunde 87 (1): 14-20
Jaeger, A.; Bardehle, D.; Oster, M.; Günther, J.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K.; Kemper, N. (2015):
Gene expression profiling of porcine mammary epithelial cells after challenge with Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in vitro. Vet Res 46: 50, 1-18
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13567-015-0178-z
Oster, M.; Scheel, M.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Zebunke, M.; Puppe, B.; Wimmers, K. (2015):
The fight-or-flight response is associated with PBMC expression profiles related to immune defence and recovery in swine. Plos One 10 (3): e0120153, 1-15
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120153
Oster, M.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; D´Eath, R. B.; Turner, S.P.; Evans, G.; Thölking, L.; Kurt, E.; Klont, R.; Foury, A.; Mormède, P.; Wimmers, K. (2014):
Transcriptional responses of PBMC in psychosocially stressed animals indicate an alerting of the immune system in female but not in castrated male pigs. BMC Genomics 15: 967-978
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-967
Oster, M.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; D´Eath, R. B.; Turner, S.P.; Evans, G.; Thölking, L.; Kurt, E.; Klont, R.; Foury, A.; Mormède, P.; Wimmers, K. (2014):
Hepatic expression patterns in psychosocially high-stressed pigs suggest mechanisms following allostatic principles. Physiol Behav 128: 159-165
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.02.014
Oster, M.; Muràni, E.; Metges, C. C.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2014):
High- and low-protein gestation diets do not provoke common transcriptional responses representing universal target-pathways in muscle and liver of porcine progeny. Acta Physiol 210 (1): 202-214
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/Apha.12192
Oster, M. (2012):
Hepatic and muscular transcriptomic responses of porcine progeny to gestational diets varying in protein content. Dissertation, Universität Bonn: 1-125
Oster, M.; Muràni, E.; Metges, C. C.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
Transcriptional response of skeletal muscle to a low-protein gestation diet in porcine offspring accumulates in growth- and cell cycle-regulating pathways. Physiol Genomics 44 (16): 811-818
https://dx.doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00050.2012
Oster, M.; Muràni, E.; Metges, C. C.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
A low protein diet during pregnancy provokes a lasting shift of hepatic expression of genes related to cell cycle throughout ontogenesis in a porcine model. BMC Genomics 13 (1): 93-107
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-13-93
Oster, M.; Muràni, E.; Metges, C. C.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
A gestational high protein diet affects the abundance of muscle transcripts related to cell cycle regulation throughout development in porcine progeny. Plos One 7 (3): 1-9
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034519
Oster, M.; Muràni, E.; Metges, C. C.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2011):
A high protein diet during pregnancy affects hepatic gene expression of energy sensing pathways along ontogenesis in a porcine model. Plos One 6 (7): 1-12
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021691