Dr. rer. nat. Henry Reyer

reyer@fbn-dummerstorf.de

Forschungsinstitut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN)
Arbeitsgruppe Physiologische Genomik
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

Forschungsinteressen

Genetischer Hintergrund von komplexen Merkmalen in Bezug auf Performance, Immunität und Verhalten
Erforschung der genetischen Variabilität in der Verwertung von Mikro- und Makronährstoffen bei Nutztieren

Lebenslauf

seit 2014: Postdoc am Leibniz-Institut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN)
2009-2014: Promotion zum Dr. rer. nat. an der Universität Rostock und dem Leibniz-Institut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN)
2009: Diplomabschluss in Biologie an der Universität Rostock
2003-2009: Studium der Biologie an der Universität Rostock

Publikationen

Li, S.; Siengdee, P.; Hadlich, F.; Trakooljul, N.; Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Wimmers, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2026):

Time-course ATAC-seq and RNA-seq analysis of porcine synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells under in vitro osteogenic induction

Michael Oster, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers, Siriluck Wimmers

Epigenetics & Chromatin 19: 17, 1-17

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13072-026-00668-z

Kapoor, K.; Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Metges, C. C.; Muráni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K. (2026):

Haematopoietic Traits in Indigenous and Modern Pig Breeds Are Modulated by Housing System and Developmental Stage

Kanishka Kapoor, Michael Oster, Henry Reyer, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Eduard Muráni, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers

Animal Genetics 57 (2): e70103, 1-15

https://doi.org/10.1002/age.70103

Enokela, S. O.; Yergaliyev, T.; Flisikowski, K.; Hornburg, S. C.; Reyer, H.; Tetens, J.; Wimmers, K.; Zentek, J.; Camarinha-Silva, A. (2026):

Towards standardization in pig microbiome research based on a comprehensive twenty-year review

Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers

Animal Microbiome 8: 41, 1-22

https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-026-00541-0

Kibitlewska, K.; Asediya, V.; Karpiesiuk, K.; et al. (2026):

Hepatoprotective Potential of Curcumin in the Prevention of Liver Dysfunction in a Porcine Model

Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Avon Augustin Nalpadan, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers

Nutrients 18 (3): 408, 1-53

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18030408

Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Wimmers, K. (2026):

Review: Genetic and physiological regulators of parathyroid hormone and the vitamin D system in pigs

Michael Oster, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers

animal

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2026.101775

Oster, M.; Lickfett, H.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Murani, E.; Bostedt, H.; Wimmers, K. (2026):

Neonatal blood count data of piglets in modern and traditional breeds following spontaneous or hormonally induced parturition

Michael Oster, Heinke Lickfett, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Eduard Muráni, Klaus Wimmers

International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine 14 (1): 6, 1-12

Liermann, W.; Vogel, L.; Gnott, M.; Dannenberger, D.; Reyer, H.; Trakooljul, N.; Mielenz, M.; Starke, A.; Tröscher, A.; Hammon, H. M. (2026):

Influences of an abomasal fatty acid supplementation during late gestation and early lactation on the jejunal fatty acid composition, barrier function and adherent microbiota in dairy cows

Wendy Liermann, Dirk Dannenberger, Henry Reyer, Manfred Mielenz, Harald Michael Hammon

Journal of Dairy Science 109 (5): 5216-5230

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2025-27870

Nalpadan, A. A.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Trakooljul, N.; Ponsuksili, S.; Kozera, W.; Karpiesiuk, K.; Kepka-Borkowska, K.; Chalaskiewicz, K.; Pierzchala, M.; Taniguchi, H.; Lepczynski, A.; Slaska, B.; Asediya, V.; Pareek, C. S.; Wimmers, K. (2026):

Transcriptional insights into aflatoxin B1 induced hepatotoxicity and comparative effects of medicinal herbs in pigs

Avon Augustin Nalpadan, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers

BMC Veterinary Research 22: 53, 1-11

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-05270-1

Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Zentek, J.; Männer, K.; Trajoolkul, N.; Aumiller, T.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Digestibility and transcriptomic profiling of kidney, pancreas, follicle, and uterus in laying hens supplemented with phytogenic feed additive

Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers

Poultry Science 105 (2): 106219, 1-7

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.106219

Ponsuksili, S.; Hadlich, F.; Trakooljul, N.; Li, S.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Tissue-Specific Chromatin Accessibility Regions and Transcription Factor Binding Sites in Pig Brain and Endocrine Tissues

Siriluck Wimmers, Shuaichen Li, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers

Molecular Neurobiology 62: 13119-13135

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-025-05128-5

Lickfett, H.; Oster, M.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Muráni, E.; Görs, S.; Metges, C. C.; Bostedt, H.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Impact of parturition induction, farrowing environment and birth weight class on endocrine and metabolic plasma parameters related to piglet vitality

Heinke Lickfett, Michael Oster, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Eduard Muráni, Solvig Görs, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Klaus Wimmers

BMC Veterinary Research 21: 403, 1-15

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04845-2

Paul, D.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K.; Reyer, H. (2025):

Genome-wide association study of blood vitamin D metabolites and bone remodelling markers in pigs

Dipanwita Paul, Michael Oster, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers, Henry Reyer

BMC Genomics 26: 718, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11914-1

Oster, M.; Qasir, H.; Reyer, H.; Ponsuksili, P.; Trakooljul, N.; Sommerfeld, V.; Rodehutscord, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Transcriptional and endocrine orchestration of medullary bone formation and mineral turn-over in female chickens

Michael Oster, Hiba Qasir, Henry Reyer, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers

Poultry Science 104 (11): 105798, 1-11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105798

Iqbal, M. A.; Hadlich, F.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Trakooljul, N.; Wimmers, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2025):

A comprehensive analysis of allele-specific expression and transcriptomic profiling in pig limbic and endocrine tissues

Muhammad Arsalan Iqbal, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers, Siriluck Wimmers

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 18: 1616363, 1-22

https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2025.1616363

Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Hadlich, F.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wolf, P.; Wimmers, K.; Keiler, J. (2025):

Parathyroid glands exhibit reduced parenchymatic chief cells and increased extracellular collagen as a response to a long-term low-phosphorus diet in pigs

Michael Oster, Henry Reyer, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers

Animal Nutrition 22: 471-482

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2025.04.007

Oladosu, O. J.; Reyer, H.; Trakooljul, N.; Görs, S.; Metges, C. C.; Daş, G. (2025):

Tissue-specific transcriptomic adaptation in three strains of chickens during coinfections with parasites

Oyekunle John Oladosu, Henry Reyer, Solvig Görs, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Gürbüz Daş

Gut Pathogens 17: 43, 1-18

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-025-00716-1

Qasir, H.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Trakooljul, N.; Muráni, E.; Sommerfeld, V.; Rodehutscord, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Effects of a transient lack of dietary mineral phosphorus on renal gene expression and plasma metabolites in two high-yielding laying hen strains

Hiba Qasir, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Siriluck Wimmers, Eduard Muráni, Klaus Wimmers

BMC Genomics 26: 129, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11294-6

Ponsuksili, S.; Muráni, E.; Fuchs, B.; Galuska, C. E.; Reyer, H.; Iqbal, M. A.; Li, S.; Oster, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Genetic regulation and variation of fetal plasma metabolome in the context of sex, paternal breeds and variable fetal weight

Siriluck Wimmers, Eduard Muráni, Beate Fuchs, Christina Galuska, Henry Reyer, Muhammad Arsalan Iqbal, Shuaichen Li, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers

Open Biology 15 (3): 240285, 1-20

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.240285

Ponsuksili, S.; Li, S.; Siengdee, P.; Hadlich, F.; Trakooljul, N.; Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

DNA methylation in adipocyte differentiation of porcine mesenchymal stem cells and the impact of the donor metabolic type

Siriluck Wimmers, Shuaichen Li, Michael Oster, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers

Genomics 117 (3): 111050, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2025.111050

Oster, M.; Gladbach, C. A.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Otten, W.; Metges, C. C.; Muráni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Frölich, K.; Wimmers, K.; Bostedt, H. (2025):

Influence of genotype-environment interaction on stress parameters during spontaneous farrowing in modern and traditional pig breeds housed in crates and pens

Michael Oster, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Eduard Muráni, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers

Theriogenology 240: 117394, 1-11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2025.117394