Prof. Dr. agr. habil. Steffen Maak
Research interests
- Biology of skeletal muscle tissue in farm animals
- Meat quality in farm animals
- Adipokines and myokines as mediators of quantity and quality of skeletal muscle tissue
Curriculum Vitae
- 2007-present: Director of the Institute for Muscle Biology and Growth, Leibniz-Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) Dummerstorf
- 2001: Habilitation (Dr. agr. habil.)
- 1991-2007: Postdoctoral Researcher, Assistant Professor, Senior Researcher, Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
- 1988-1991: Doctoral studies, Graduation (Dr. agr.), University Leipzig
- 1988: Graduation (Dipl.-Ing. agr.) in Animal Science, University Leipzig
Teaching
- Since 2012: Product Quality, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University Rostock (B.Sc.)
- Since 2011: Product Quality, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University Rostock (M.Sc.)
- Since 2010: Molecular Biology in Animal Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences III, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (M.Sc.)
- Since 1996: Poultry Breeding, Veterinary Faculty, University Leipzig (Veterinarian)
- 1991-2007: Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Product Quality, Animal Physiology, Agricultural Faculty, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, University Anhalt (B.Sc./M.Sc.)
Publications
Melesse, A.; Maak, S.; Lengerken, G. von (2010):
Effect of long-term heat stress on egg quality traits of native naked neck chickens and their F1 crosses with Lohmann White and New Hampshire chicken breeds. Livestock Research for Rural Development 22 (4): 71
Maak, S.; Boettcher, D.; Komolka, K.; Tetens, J.; Wimmers, K.; Reinsch, N.; Swalve, H. H.; Thaller, G. (2010):
Exclusion of sequence polymorphisms in the porcine ITGA5 and MIR148B loci as causal variation for congenital splay leg in piglets. Anim Genet 41 (4): 447-448
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02047.x
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
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
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
Boettcher, D.; Schmidt, R.; Rehfeldt, C.; Thaller, G.; Swalve, H. H.; Maak, S. (2008):
Evaluation of MAFbx Expression as a Marker for Congenital Splay Leg in Piglets. In: Animal Genomics for Animal Health (M.-H. Pinard, C. Gay, P.-P. Pastoret, B. Dodet, Hrsg.) Karger, Basel (1424-6074) (132): 301-306
Rehfeldt, C.; Fiedler, I.; Schubert-Schoppmeyer, A.; Nürnberg, G.; Jonas, E; Ender, K.; Maak, S. (2008):
Simulation of giant fibre development in biopsy samples from pig longissimus muscle. In: Proc. Int. Congress of Meat Science & Technology, 10-15 August 2008, Cape Town, South Africa : -6.22
Schubert-Schoppmeyer, A; Fiedler, I.; Nürnberg, G.; Jonas, E; Ender, K.; Maak, S.; Rehfeldt, C. (2008):
Simulation of giant fibre development in biopsy samples from pig longissimus muscle. Meat Sci 80 (4): 1297-1303
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.06.008
Böttcher, D..; Paul, S.; Bennewitz, J.; Swalve, H.; Thaller, G.; Maak, S. (2007):
Exclusion of NFYB as candidate gene for congenital splay leg in piglets and radiation hybrid mapping of further five homologous porcine genes from human chromosome 12 (HSA12). Cytogenet Genome Res 118 (1): 67-71
https://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000106443
Böttcher, D..; Swalve, H.; Maak, S. (2007):
Mapping of the SMC6 gene to porcine chromosome 3. Arch Tierzucht 50 (4): 418-420
Maak, S.; Neumann, Karsten; Swalve, H. (2007):
Polymorphic, putative regulatory elements at the MYF5/MYF6 loci and expression analysis in neonatal piglets. Arch Tierzucht 60 (Special Issue): 44-48
Neumann, K.; Michaux, J.; Lebedev, V.; Yigit, N.; Colak, E.; Ivanova, N.; Poltoraus, A.; Surov, A.; Markov, G.; Maak, S.; Neumann, S.; Gattermann, R. (2006):
Molecular phylogeny of the Cricetinae subfamily based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b and 12S rRNA genes and the nuclear vWF gene. Mol. Phylogen. Evol. 39: 135-148
Maak, S.; Neumann, K.; Swalve, H. H. (2006):
Identification and analysis of putative regulatory sequences for the MYF5/MYF6 locus in different vertebrate species. Gene 379: 141-147
Jokubka, R.; Maak, S.; Kerziene, S.; Swalve, H. H. (2006):
Association of a melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) polymorphism with performance traits in Lithuanian White pigs. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 123: 17-22
Melesse, A.; Maak, S.; von Lengerken, G. (2005):
The performance of naked neck and their F1 crosses with Lohmann White and New Hampshire chicken breeds under long-term heat stress conditions. Eth. J. Anim. Prod. 5: 91-106
Maak, S.; Wicke, M.; Swalve, H. H. (2005):
Analysis of gene expression in specific muscles of swine and turkey. Archiv Fur Tierzucht-Archives of Animal Breeding 48: 135-140
Neumann, K.; Michaux, J. R.; Maak, S.; Jansman, H. A. H.; Kayser, A.; Mundt, G.; Gattermann, R. (2005):
Genetic spatial structure of European common hamsters (Cricetus cricetus) - a result of repeated range expansion and demographic bottlenecks. Mol. Ecol. 14: 1473-1483
Neumann, K.; Maak, S.; Fritzsche, P.; Gattermann, R. (2005):
Microsatellites for diversity studies in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Mol. Ecol. Notes 5: 876-878
Neumann, K.; Jansman, H.; Kayser, A.; Maak, S.; Gattermann, R. (2004):
Multiple bottlenecks in threatened western European populations of the common hamster Cricetus cricetus (L.). Conserv. Genet. 5: 181-193