Former Lab Members
Verena Behringer (Postdoc):
- endocrine correlates of bonobo and chimpanzee ontogeny
Tobias Deschner (Principal Investigator):
- supervision and development of lab projects
Janette Gleiche (Technician):
- hormone measurements with Enyzme Immuno Assays
- support for the development of LC-MS methods
Irene Godoy (Guest Scientist):
- female reproductive strategies in capuchin monkeys
Therese Löhrich (PhD Student):
- epidemiology of infectious diseases in wild chimpanzees
Róisín Murtagh (Technician):
- development of LC-MS methods for the analysis of steroid and peptide hormones
Niina Nurmi (PhD Student):
- costs and benefits of sociality in wild female bonobos
Anna Preis (PhD Student):
- proximate mechanisms of consolation and reconciliation in wild chimpanzees
Liran Samuni (PhD Student)
- Underlying mechanisms of cooperation and social bonds in wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes): a behavioural and physiological perspective
Franka S. Schaebs (PhD Student):
- endocrinological correlates of male white faced capuchin behavior and development
Vera Schmeling (Technician):
- hormone measurements with Enyzme Immuno Assays
Erin Wessling (PhD Student):
- physiological responses to environmental stressors of chimpanzees who inhabit the margins of the distribution range
Doris Wu (PhD Student):
- stress and health monitoring in wild living chimpanzees
Alan Rincon (Guest Scientist)
- The role of oxytocin in bonding and cooperation in male Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
Former Lab Members
Barbara Hauser, Postdoc 2005-2008:
development of steroid metabolite measurement methods of non-invasive samples from great apes with LC-MS
current position: departmental head Rückstandsanalytik
Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau (LLFG)
Landwirtschaftliches Untersuchungswesen, Halle/ Saale
Anja Weltring, Postdoc 2008-2011:
development of steroid metabolite measurement methods of non-invasive samples from great apes with LC-MS
current position: head of department for residue analyses in food, animal feed and environmental samples at Institute for chemical and veterinary investigations, Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Detmold
Sosthene Habumuremy, PhD Student 2009-2016:
female mountain gorilla reproductive strategies
current position: Scientific director New Vision Veterinary Hospital, Musanze, PO Box 8, Northern Province, Rwanda
Liza Moscovice, Postdoc 2012-2016:
endocrine correlates of social bonding and cooperation in female bonobos
current position: Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Anthropology, Emory College of Arts and Science
Martin Surbeck, Postdoc 2011-2015:
male bonobo reproductive strategies and social relationships
current position: Research Group Leader at the Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology