Kurzdarstellung des Wissenschaftlichen Werdegangs

- 1992-1999
Studium der Biologie an der WWU Münster

- 2004
Promotion zum Dr. rer. nat. an der WWU Münster

- 2004 - 2013
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Institut für Neuro- und Verhaltensbiologie, Abteilung Verhaltensbiologie, WWU Münster

- 2006 – 2010:
Geschäftsführer des Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

- 2013
Habilitation im Fach Zoologie/Neuro- und Verhaltensbiologie an der WWU Münster

- 2013 - 2016
Vertretungsprofessur für Verhaltensbiologie an der Universität Osnabrück

- 2016 - 2017
Lehrstuhlvertretung Anthropologie/Soziobiologie an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

- 2017 -
Lehrstuhl für Refinement in der Versuchstierkunde, FU-Berlin Leiter der Fachgruppe "Tierschutz und Versuchstierkunde" am Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR)

Lehrschwerpunkte         

- Verhaltensbiologie
- Animal welfare
- Refinement

Forschungsschwerpunkte           

- Refinement in der Versuchstierkunde
- Behavioral Phenotyping
- Kognition und Emotion
- Stress, Stressvermeidung und Wohlergehen
- Die Entstehung individueller Unterschiede im Verhalten
- Gene, Umwelt und Verhalten
- Prä- und postnatale Beeinflussung von Physiologie und Verhalten

Publications (see entry on Google scholar for metrics)

• Penazzi, L; Lorengel, J; Sündermann, F; Golovyashkina, N; Marre, S; Mathis, CMB; Lewejohann, L; Brandt, R; Bakota, L (2017): DMSO modulates CNS function in a preclinical Alzheimer's disease model. Neuropharmacology 113: 434-444.
  
  

• Schlüns, H; Welling, H; Federici, JR; Lewejohann, L (2017): The glass is not yet half empty: Agitation but not Varroa treatment causes cognitive bias in honey bees. Animal Cognition. 20 (2): 233–241.
  
  

• Siegeler, K; Lewejohann, L; Failing, K; Sachser, N; Kaiser, S (2017): Start early! Does social instability during the pre- and early postnatal development prepare male wild cavies for social challenge later in life? Frontiers in Zoology 14:2.
  
  

• Bodden, C; Richter, SH; Schreiber, RS; Kloke, V; Gerss, J; Palme, R; Lesch, KP; Lewejohann, L; Kaiser, S; Sacher, N (2015): Benefits of adversity?! How life history affects the behavioral profile of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 9: 47.
  
  

• Brust, V; Schindler, PM; Lewejohann, L (2015): Lifetime development of behavioural phenotype in the house mouse (Mus musculus). Frontiers in Zoology 12 (Suppl 1): 17.
  
  

• Freund, J; Brandmaier, AM; Lewejohann, L; Kirste, I; Kritzler, M; Krüger, A; Sachser, N; Lindenberger, U; Kempermann, G (2015): Association between exploratory activity and social individuality in genetically identical mice living in the same enriched environment. Neuroscience.
  
  

• Hillje, AL; Beckmann, E; Pavlou, M; Jaeger, C; Pires Pacheco, M; Sauter, T; Schwamborn, JC; Lewejohann, L (2015): The neural stem cell fate determinant TRIM32 regulates complex behavioral traits. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 9: 75.
  
  

• Kloke, V; Schreiber, RS; Bodden, C; Moellers, J; Ruhmann, H; Kaiser, S; Lesch, KP; Sacher, N; Lewejohann, L (2014): Hope for the best or prepare for the worst? Towards a spatial cognitive bias test for mice. PLoS ONE 9(8): e105431.
  
  

• Freund, J; Brandmaier, AM; Lewejohann, L; Kirste, I; Kritzler, M; Krüger, A; Sachser, N; Lindenberger, U; Kempermann, G (2013): Emergence of individuality in genetically identical mice. Science 340(6133): 756-759.
  
  

• Hillje, A; Pavlou, M; Beckmann, E; Worlitzer, MMA; Bahnassawy, L; Lewejohann, L; Palm, T; Schwamborn, JC (2013): TRIM32 dependent transcription in adult neural progenitor cells regulates neuronal differentiation. Cell Death and Differentiation. Cell Death and Differentiation: 4, e976.
  
  

• Hohoff, C; Gorji, A; Kaiser, S; Willscher, E; Korsching, E; Ambree, O; Arolt, V; Lesch, KP; Sachser, N; Deckert, J; Lewejohann, L (2013): Effect of acute stressor and serotonin transporter genotype on amygdala first wave transcriptome in mice. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58880.
  
  

• Karabeg, MM; Grauthoff, S; Kollert, S; Weidner, M; Heiming, RS; Jansen, F; Lesch, KP; Sachser, N; Schmitt, AG; Lewejohann, L (2013): 5-HTT Deficiency Affects Neuroplasticity and Increases Stress Sensitivity Resulting in Altered Spatial Learning Performance in the Morris Water Maze but Not in the Barnes Maze. PLoS ONE 8(10): e78238.
  
  

• Kloke, V; Heiming, RS; Bölting, S; Kaiser, S; Lewejohann, L; Lesch, KP; Sachser, N (2013): Unexpected effects of early-life adversity and social enrichment on the anxiety profile of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype. Behavioural Brain Research 247: 248-258.
  
  

• Wistuba, J; Werler, S; Lewejohann, L (2013): Mouse models for the exploration of Klinefelter´s Syndrome. In: Conn, MJ (ed.): Animal Models for the Study of Human Disease.
  
  

• Heiming, RS; Bodden, C; Jansen, F; Lewejohann, L; Kaiser, S; Lesch, KP; Palme, R; Sachser, N (2011): Living in a dangerous world decreases maternal care: a study in serotonin transporter knockout mice. Hormones and Behavior: 397-407.
  
  

• Herring, A; Lewejohann, L; Panzer, AL; Donath, A; Kröll, O; Sachser, N; Paulus, W; Keyvani, K (2011): Preventive and therapeutic types of environmental enrichment counteract beta amyloid pathology by different molecular mechanisms. Neurobiology of Disease 42: 530-538.
  
  

• Hundelt, M; Fath, T; Selle, K; Oesterwind, K; Jordan, J; Schultz, C; Götz, J; von Engelhardt, J; Monyer, H; Lewejohann, L; Sachser, N; Bakota, L; Brandt, R (2011): Altered phosphorylation but no neurodegeneration in a mouse model of tau hyperphosphorylation. Neurobiology of Aging 32: 991-1006.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Zipser, B; Sachser, N (2011): "Personality" in laboratory mice used for biomedical research: A way of understanding variability? Developmental Psychobiology 53: 631-640.
  
  

• Nietzer, SL; Bonn, M; Jansen, F; Heiming, RS; Lewejohann, L; Sachser, N; Asan, ES; Lesch, KP; Schmitt, AG (2011): Serotonin transporter knockout and repeated social defeat stress: impact on neuronal morphology and plasticity in limbic brain areas. Behavioural Brain Research 220: 42-54.
  
  

• Richter, SH; Garner, JP; Zipser, B; Lewejohann, L; Sachser, N; Touma, C; Schindler, B; Chourbaji, S; Brandwein, C; Gass, P; van Stipdonk, N; van der Harst, J; Spruijt, B; Voikar, V; Wolfer, DP; Würbel, H (2011): Effect of population heterogenization on the reproducibility of mouse behavior: a multi-laboratory study. PLoS one 6: e16461.
  
  

• Jansen, F; Heiming, RS; Lewejohann, L; Touma, C; Palme, R; Schmitt, A; Lesch, KP; Sachser, N (2010): Modulation of Behavioural Profile and Stress Response by 5-HTT Genotype and Social Experience in Adulthood. Behavioural Brain Research 207: 21-29.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Kloke, V; Heiming, RS; Jansen, F; Kaiser, S; Schmitt, A; Lesch, KP; Sachser, N (2010): Social status and day-to-day behaviour of male serotonin transporter knockout mice. Behavioural Brain Research 211: 80-88.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Pickel, T; Sachser, N; Kaiser, S (2010): Wild genius - domestic fool? Spatial learning abilities of wild and domestic guinea pigs. Frontiers in Zoology: 7-9.
  
  

• Ambrée, O; Richter, SH; Sachser, N; Lewejohann, L; Dere, E; de Souza Silva, MA; Herring, A; Keyvani, K; Paulus, W; Schäbitz, WR (2009): Levodopa ameliorates learning and memory deficits in a murine model of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging 30: 1192-1207.
  
  

• Diederich, K; Sevimli, S; Dörr, H; Kösters, E; Hoppen, M; Lewejohann, L; Klocke, R; Minnerup, J; Knecht, S; Nikol, S; Sachser, N; Schneider, A; Gorji, A; Sommer, C; Schäbitz, WR (2009): The role of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in the healthy brain: A characterization of G-CSF deficient mice. The Journal of Neuroscience 29: 11672-11581.
  
  

• Heiming, RS; Jansen, F; Lewejohann, L; Kaiser, S; Schmitt, A; Lesch, KP; Sachser, N (2009): Living in a dangerous world: the shaping of behavioral profile by early environment and 5-HTT genotype. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 3: 26.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Damm, OS; Luetjens, CM; Hämäläinen, T; Simoni, M; Nieschlag, E; Gromoll, J; Wistuba, J (2009): Impaired recognition memory in male mice with a supernumerary X chromosome. Physiology & Behavior 96: 22-29.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Hoppmann, AM; Kegel, P; Kritzler, M; Krüger, T; Sachser, N (2009): Behavioral phenotyping of a murine model of Alzheimer's disease in a semi-naturalistic environment using RFID tracking. Behavior Research Methods 41: 850-856.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Reefmann, N; Widmann, P; Ambrée, O; Herring, A; Keyvani, K; Paulus, W; Sachser, N (2009): Transgenic Alzheimer mice in a semi-naturalistic environment: More plaques, yet not compromised in daily life. Behavioural Brain Research 201: 99-102.
  
  

• Bacher, M; Dodel, R; Aljabari, B; Keyvani, K; Marambaud, P; Kayed, R; Glabe, C; Görtz, N; Hoppmann, A; Sachser, N; Klotsche, J; Schnell, S; Lewejohann, L; Al-Abed, Y (2008): CNI-1493 inhibits Aß production, plaque formation, and cognitive deterioration in an aimal model of Alzheimer's disease. The Journal of Experimental Medicine 205 (7): 1593-1599.
  
  

• Görtz, N; Lewejohann, L; Tomm, M; Ambrée, O; Keyvani, K; Paulus, W; Sachser, N (2008): Effects of environmental enrichment on exploration, anxiety, and memory in female TgCRND8 Alzheimer mice. Behavioural Brain Research 191: 43-48.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L (2008): Fill My Datebook: A Software Tool to Generate and Handle Lists of Events. Behavior Research Methods 40 (2): 391-393.
  
  

• Pallerla, SR; Lawrence, R; Lewejohann, L; Pan, Y; Fischer, T; Schlomann, U; Zhang, X; Esko, JD; Grobe, K (2008): Altered heparan sulfate structure in mice with deleted NDST3 gene function. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 283: 16885-16894.
  
  

• Richter, SH; Ambrée, O; Lewejohann, L; Herring, A; Keyvani, K; Paulus, W; Palme, R; Touma, C; Schäbitz, WR; Sachser, N (2008): Wheel-running in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease: protection or symptom? Behavioural Brain Research 190: 74-84.
  
  

• Kritzler, M; Lewejohann, L; Krüger, A (2007): Analysing Movement and Behavioural Patterns of Laboratory Mice in a Semi Natural Environment Based on Data collected via RFID-Technology. In: Gottfried, B (ed.): Workshop on Behaviour Monitoring and Interpretation. Osnabrück.
  
  

• Kritzler, M; Lewejohann, L; Krüger, A; Raubal, M; Sachser, N (2006): An RFID-based tracking system for laboratory mice in a semi-natural environment. In: A. Schmidt, S. Spiekermann, A. Gershman, F. Michahelles (ed.): PTA2006 Workshop, PERVASIVE - pervasive technology applied real-world experiences with RFID and sensor networks. Dublin, Ireland.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Reinhard, C; Schrewe, A; Brandewiede, J; Haemisch, A; Görtz, N; Schachner, M; Sachser, N (2006): Environmental Bias? Effects of Housing Conditions, Laboratory Environment, and Experimenter on Behavioral Tests. Genes Brain and Behavior 5: 64-72.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Skryabin, BV; Sachser, N; Prehn, C; Heiduschka, P; Thanos, S; Jordan, U; Dell'Omo, G; Vyssotski, AL; Pleskacheva, MG; Lipp, HP; Tiedge, H; Brosius, J; Prior, H (2004): Role of a neuronal small non-messenger RNA: behavioural alterations in BC1 RNA-deleted mice. Behavioural Brain Research 154: 273-289.
  
  

• Touma, C; Ambrée, O; Görtz, N; Keyvani, K; Lewejohann, L; Palme, R; Paulus, W; Schwarze-Eicker, K; Sachser, N (2004): Age- and sex-dependent development of adrenocortical hyperactivity in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging 25: 893-904.
  
  

• Skryabin, BV; Sukonina, V; Jordan, U; Lewejohann, L; Sachser, N; Muslimov, I; Tiedge, H; Brosius, J (2003): Neuronal untranslated BC1 RNA: targeted gene elimination in mice. Molecular and Cellular Biology 23: 6435-6441.
  
  

• Böckels, C; Lewejohann, L; Sachser, N (2002): Applying elo-rating to assess dominance hierarchiy in male mice. Zoology 105, Supplement V (DZG 95.1): 3.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L (2002): Buchrezension zu Sapolsky, R.M. 'Mein Leben als Pavian'. Spektrum der Wissenschaft 8: 102.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Prior, H; Brosius, J; Sachser, N; Skryabin, BV (2002): Behavioural phenotyping of mice lacking BC1, a non-protein coding gene. Zoology 105, Supplement V (DZG 95.1): 3.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L (2001): Buchrezension zu Tembrock, G. 'Angst'. Spektrum der Wissenschaft 9: 95.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L (2001): Was für ein Haus will die Maus? Rodentia 1: 73-75.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Edich, I; Sachser, N (2001): Rhythm of activity in closely related inbred strains of mice. Contributions to the XXVII International Ethological Conference, Tübingen, Advances in Ethology 36. Supplements to Ethology: 204.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Edich, I; Sachser, N (2001): Circadian rhythm of three closely related inbred strains of mice differing in aggressive behaviour. Zoology 104, Supplement IV (DZG 94.1): 7.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Sachser, N (2000): Evaluation of different housing conditions for male laboratory mice. Zoology 103, Supplement III (DZG 93.1): 31.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Sachser, N (2000): Präferenztests zur Beurteilung unterschiedlicher Haltungsbedingungen von männlichen Labormäusen. In: Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemäßen Tierhaltung 1999. KTBL Schrift 391. Darmstadt: 170-177.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Wistuba, J (1999): Mimicry, disappearing acts and imposters. Reptilia (GB) 8: 70-75.
  
  

• Lewejohann, L; Wistuba, J (1997): Guck mal wer da rasselt - 'Geräuschmimikry' bei Schlangen. Reptilia 6: 28-29.
  
  

Lewejohann, L; Wistuba, J (1997): Mimikry - Tarnkappen und Hochstapler. Reptilia 6: 16-21.