General research objectives - DPZ

Department of Veterinary Medicine and Primate Husbandry
Structure of department
The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Primate Husbandry comprises the
working groups Pathology and Primate Husbandry. The working group Pathology
is headed by a scientist and includes the fields of pathology, bacteriology and parasitology.
The working group is also responsible for managing the central electron microscope
laboratory. The Head of the working group is supported by six technicians
(two of those part-time) and a necropsy assistant. During 2000, the group also
included another scientific assistant, a postgraduate student supported by the Göttingen
research programme ‚Perspectives of Primatology‘, a postgraduate student of
the School of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, and seven independently funded
postgraduate students.
The working group Primate Husbandry comprises the sectors feeding, animal
husbandry, veterinary pharmacy and laboratory diagnostics. Two veterinary practitioners
are tasked with managing all veterinary aspects of husbandry and care of the
breeding colonies. They also provide veterinary care for the experimental animals
owned by the Departments of Reproductive Biology and Neurobiology. One veterinary
practitioner is currently studying for a special veterinary qualification in the
field of experimental animal care. A colony manager is responsible for all organisatorial
tasks including acquisition and sale of animals. Further support is provided
by fifteen technicians, part-time assistants and trainees. Together with the Department
of Virology and Immunology, the working group also includes an EU-financed
scientist responsible for the organisation of an EU project on estimating the risks of
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Scientists
Dr. Uwe Hahmann
Dr. Petra Hofmann
Dr. Christoph Knogge (-30.09.00)
Dr. Kerstin Mätz-Rensing
Other staff
Karin Hampe (Job creation scheme,
01.07.00-)
P. Kekemenis (Job creation scheme,
01.07.00-)
PhD students
Anja Blankenburg (01.08.00-)
Karin Bingger
Savio Freire Bruno (-01.04.00)
Konstanze Kahnt (-30.06.00)
Tanja Koch
Emanuela Kunz (-30.06.00)
Andrea Quohs (01.09.00-)
Kathrin Schmidt
Hanspeter Steinmetz (-30.06.00)
Veterinary Care
Susanne Rensing
Dr. Monika Ziegler (14.06.00)
Colony management
Uwe Schönmann
Secretariat
Kira Gee (-30.09.00; part-time)
Antje Pflüger (-31.03.00, graduate
programme secretariat, part-time)
Ingrid Rossbach (part-time)
Technicians: Pathology
Helga Gilhaus
Erna Hackenbroich
Wolfgang Henkel
Karin Kaiser-Jarry (part-time)
Nadine Knöchelmann (01.08.00-)
Elke Lischka
Eva Nicksch (-31.03.00)
Hafiza Zuri
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