Dieter Steinhagen
Veterinary Medicine
Friedrich Loeffler Institute
Germany
Biography
Dieter Steinhagen at his office in 2009. He received his Dr. rer. nat. degree (PhD equivalent) in ''Fish Diseases & Fish Culture'' from the University of Hannover, Hannover (Germany) in 1985. Moreover, he passed the state exam for higher education (''Habilitation'') in 1995. From 1980 onwards he has been working at the Fish Disease Research Unit, Institute for Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Hannover. In 2005 he was appointed as professor (''apl. Prof.'') and became Head of the Fish Disease Research Unit. He and his group have published extensively on the interaction between the immune system of fish (carp, tilapia) and parasites (e.g. Goussia carpelli, Trypanoplasma borreli). In recent years they have also performed excellent work on herpesviruses and the bacterium, Aeromonas hydrophila (effect on intestinal and skin mucus). They also played an active role in several international cooperative research and training projects (both EU and non- EU).
Research Interest
research interests Health care of fish stocks Animal welfare at fish, animal welfare stunning and slaughter Pathogenesis of viral and parasitic infections in fish Congenital immune responses of fish to control infectious agents Mucosal immune responses of fish
Publications
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Boley A, Korshun G, Boley S, Jung-Schroers V, Adamek M, Steinhagen D, Richter S. (2017) A new reactor for denitrification and micro-particle removal in recirculated aquaculture systems. Water Science and Technology75, 1204-1210
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Adamek M, Oschilewski A, Wohlsein P, Jung-Schroers V, Teitge F, Dawson A, Glea D, Piackova V, Kocour M, Adamek J, Bergmann SM, Steinhagen D. (2017) Experimental infections of different carp strains with the carp edema virus (CEV) give insight into the infection biology of the virus and indicate possible solutions to problems caused by koi sleepy disease (KSD) in aquaculture. Veterinary Research 48:1
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Dietrich MA, Slowinska M, Karol H, Adamek M, Steinhagen D, Hejmej A, Bilinska B, Ciereszko A. (2017) Serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 2 is expressed in the male reproductive tract of carp with a possible role in antimicrobial protection. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 60: 150-163
