PD Dr. sc. agr. habil. Siriluck Wimmers

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Head of Working group Integrative Genomics
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

Research interests

  • Molecular genetics and expression of traits related to meat quality and other productive traits in livestock
  • miRNA regulatory network involved in energy metabolism and meat quality in muscle cells
  • Trait-associated variation at the molecular levels of the genotype-phenotype map

Curriculum Vitae

  • Since 2014: Head of unit Functional Genome Analysis, Institute of Genome Biology, FBN
  • 2004-2013: Senior Scientist, Functional Genome Analysis, FBN
  • 2003: Habilitation, venia legendi Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Bonn
  • 1997-2003: Scientist at the Faculty of Agriculture, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm-University Bonn
  • 1997: Assisted Professor of Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • 1990-1995: DAAD-Scholarship, Doctoral student at the Institute of Animal production, TU Berlin
  • 1987-1997: Lecturer of Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Chiang Mai, Thailand

Teaching

Lectures and seminars at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn

Publications

Chomwisarutkun, K.; Muràni, E.; Brunner, R. M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2013):
QTL region-specific microarrays reveal differential expression of positional candidate genes of signaling pathways associated with the liability for the inverted teat defect. Anim Genet 44 (2): 139-148
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02378.x
Yang, X.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
Association of TLR4 polymorphism with cytokine expression level and pulmonary lesion score in pigs. Mol Biol Rep 39 (6): 7003-7009
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-012-1530-2
Do, V. A. K.; Ponsuksili, S.; Muràni, E.; Huynh, L. T. P.; Brunner, R. M.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
Detection of a polymorphic site of the porcine C8G gene and evaluation of association with haemolytic complement activity. Arch Tierzucht 55 (3): 255-262
Ponsuksili, S.; Muràni, E.; Schwerin, M.; Schellander, K.; Tesfaye, D.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
Gene expression and DNA-methylation of bovine pretransfer endometrium depending on its receptivity after in vitro-produced embryo transfer. Plos One 7 (8): 1-13
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042402
Ponsuksili, S.; Du, Y.; Muràni, E.; Schwerin, M.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
Elucidating molecular networks that either affect or respond to plasma cortisol concentration in target tissues of liver and muscle. Genetics 192 (3): 1109-1122
https://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.112.143081
Pareek, C. S.; Pierzchala, M.; Michno, J.; Szymanska, S.; Smoczynski, R.; Jasik, N.; Golebiewski, M.; Tyburski, J.; Urbanski, P.; Goluch, D.; Oprzadek, J.; Zwierzchowski, L.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
Gene expression profiling by cDNA-AFLP and identification of differentially expressed transcripts of bovine pituitary gland in growing bulls of dairy breeds. Anim Sci Pap Rep 30 (2): 103-119
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
Du, Y.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
Flexible and efficient genome tiling design with penalized uniqueness score. BMC Bioinformatics 13: 323-334
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-13-323
Diesing, A.-K.; Nossol, C.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K.; Kluess, J.; Walk, N.; Post, A.; Rothkötter, H.-J.; Kahlert, S. (2012):
Gene regulation of intestinal porcine epithelial cells IPEC-J2 is dependent on the site of deoxynivalenol toxicological action. Plos One 7 (4): 1-10
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034136
Cinar, M. U.; Kayan, A.; Uddin, M. J.; Jonas, E; Tesfaye, D.; Phatsara, C.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K.; Tholen, E.; Looft, C.; Jüngst, H.; Schellander, K. (2012):
Association and expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis of porcine AMBP, GC and PPP1R3B genes with meat quality traits. Mol Biol Rep 39 (4): 4809-4821
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-011-1274-4
Chomwisarutkun, K.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
Gene expression analysis of mammary tissue during fetal bud formation and growth in two pig breeds - indications of prenatal initiation of postnatal phenotypic differences. BMC Dev Biol 12: 13-29
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-213x-12-13
Altmann, S.; Muràni, E.; Schwerin, M.; Metges, C. C.; Wimmers, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2012):
Maternal dietary protein restriction and excess affects offspring gene expression and methylation of non-SMC subunits of condensin I in liver and skeletal muscle. Epigenetics-US 7 (3): 239-252
https://dx.doi.org/10.4161/epi.7.3.19183
Altmann, S.; Muràni, E.; Schwerin, M.; Metges, C. C.; Wimmers, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2012):
Somatic cytochrome c (CYCS) gene expression and promoter-specific DNA methylation in a porcine model of prenatal exposure to maternal dietary protein excess and restriction. Brit J Nutr 107 (6): 791-799
https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114511003667
Altmann, S.; Muràni, E.; Metges, C. C.; Schwerin, M.; Wimmers, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2012):
Effect of gestational protein deficiency and excess on hepatic expression of genes related to cell cycle and proliferation in offspring from late gestation to finishing phase in pig. Mol Biol Rep 39 (6): 7095-7104
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-012-1541-z
Muràni, E.; Reyer, H.; Ponsuksili, S.; Fritschka, S.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
A substitution in the ligand binding domain of the porcine glucocorticoid receptor affects activity of the adrenal gland. Plos One 7 (9): 1-10
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045518
Brunner, R. M.; Srikanchai, T.; Muràni, E.; Wimmers, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2012):
Genes with expression levels correlating to drip loss prove association of their polymorphism with water holding capacity of pork. Mol Biol Rep 39 (1): 97-107
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-011-0714-5
Chomwisarutkun, K.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2012):
Microarray analysis reveals genes and functional networks relevant to the predisposition to inverted teats in pigs. J Anim Sci 90 (1): 1-15
https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4269
Wimmers, K.; Do, V. A. K.; Schütze, S.; Muràni, E.; Ponsuksili, S. (2011):
The three-way relationship of polymorphisms of porcine genes encoding terminal complement components, their differential expression, and health-related phenotypes. BMC Proceedings 5 (Suppl.4): S19, 1-4
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-5-S4-S19