• Curriculum vitae

    Education

    • Since 2017:
      PhD studies at the Department of Behavioural Biology, Institute of Neuro- and Behavioural Biology, University of Münster, Germany
    • 2014 - 2017:
      MSc in Organismic Biology and Evolution, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
      Thesis: Development and evaluation of an automated test battery for diagnostics of motor functions in mice
    • 2011 - 2014:
      BSc in Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
      Thesis: Molecular processes of memory consolidation using backward conditioning in European honey bees (Apis mellifera)

    Work experience

    • 2015 - 2017:
      Student Assistant: Animal husbandry, organization of the FELASA B course, assistance in behavioral experiments. Cognitive Neurobiology, Prof. Dr. Y. Winther, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
    • 2014:
      Behavioral experiments regarding learning abilities in bees, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
    • 2013:
      Internship: Experiments on diverse factors affecting the dispersal of hedgehogs in Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany

  • Research interests

    • Behavioral biology
    • Gene/environment interaction and the influence on mental health
    • Cognitive neurobiology

  • Publications

    • Feige-Diller J, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2020) The impact of varying food availability on health and welfare in mice: Testing the Match-Mismatch hypothesis. Physiology & Behavior 228:113193. 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113193 [doi]
    • Feige-Diller J, Krakenberg V, Bierbaum L, Seifert L, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2020) The Effects of Different Feeding Routines on Welfare in Laboratory Mice. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6:479. 10.3389/fvets.2019.00479 [doi]
    • Gehring KB, Heufelder K, Feige J, Bauer P, Dyck Y, Ehrhardt L, Kuhnemund J, Bergmann A, Gobel J, Isecke M & Eisenhardt D (2016) Involvement of phosphorylated apis mellifera CREB in gating a honeybee's behavioral response to an external stimulus. Learning & Memory 23: 195-207. 10.1101/lm.040964.115 [doi]
    • Felsenberg J, Dyck Y, Feige J, Ludwig J, Plath JA, Froese A, Karrenbrock M, Nolle A, Heufelder K & Eisenhardt D (2015) Differences in long-term memory stability and AmCREB level between forward and backward conditioned honeybees (Apis mellifera). Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 9: 91. 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00091 [doi]