Prof. Dr. Helene Richter
Current affiliations
- Professorship for behavioral biology and animal welfare (Prof. Richter)
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)
- Münster Graduate School of Evolution (MGSE)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Refinement of animal experiments and housing conditions
- Reproducibility and generalizability of animal experiments
- Animal welfare
- Cognition and emotion
- Animal welfare and animal personality
Academic Education | |
| 01/2007 - 07/2010 | PhD-studies, Animal Welfare and Ethology, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen |
| 10/2001 - 12/2006 | Studies of Biology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
Work Experience | |
| since 02/2017 | Professor for Behavioural Biology and Animal Welfare |
| 03/2014 - 02/2017 | Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Behavioural Biology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| 11/2010 - 02/2014 | Postdoctoral researcher, Animal Models in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health and Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience (BCCN), Mannheim / Heidelberg |
| 08/2010 - 10/2010 | Postdoctoral researcher, Animal Welfare and Ethology, Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen |
| 01/2007 - 07/2010 | PhD student, Animal Welfare and Ethology, Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 04/2023 | Vice speaker, Tierschutzausschuss, University of Münster |
| since 03/2023 | Speaker, Gleichstellungskommission, Faculty of Biology, University of Münster |
| since 10/2022 | Board member, Center for Philosophy of Science, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| since 04/2022 | Board member, Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Münster |
| since 04/2022 | Member, Steering Committee, Research Training Group EvoPAD ("Evolutionary Processes in Adaptation and Disease") |
| since 04/2022 | Member, Steering Committee, CRC TRR 212 “A Novel Synthesis of Individualisation across Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution: Niche Choice, Niche Conformance, Niche Construction (NC3) |
| since 10/2016 | Member of the Coordination Commission for Animal Experimentation, University of Münster |
| since 02/2016 | Member of the Human Affectome Project, Neuroqualia, Happiness Team, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| since 01/2015 | Member of the Ethological Society e.V. |
| since 01/2008 | Member of International Society of Applied Ethology (ISAE) |
| 01/2017 - 11/2022 | Geschäftsführerin, Manager of the Ethological Society e.V. |
| 04/2019 - 03/2022 | Vice speaker, Executive board member of the Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (OCC), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster |
| 01/2016 - 12/2019 | Member of the Young North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts (“Junges Kolleg” NRW) |
| 09/2016 - 08/2019 | Member of the Hessian Animal Welfare Committee |
Appointments | |
| 11/2019 | Offer to a Professorship for In vitro und in vivo Modelle, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (rejected) |
| 12/2016 | Offer to a Professorship for Verhaltensbiologie und Tierschutz (W2) , University of Münster (accepted) |
| 02/2016 | Offer to a S-Professorship for Animal welfare and refinement in animal experimentation, Freie Universität Berlin (rejected) |
| 06/2012 | Offer to a Professorship for Ethology of Farm Animals (W1) , University of Bonn (rejected) |
Publications
Rystrom TL, Wesseler Y, Richter SH, Sachser N, Kaiser S (2024) In: Ethology, 130 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
von Kortzfleisch VT, Richter SH (2024) In: Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 401 Type of Publication: Review article (journal) | |
Challenging current scientific practice: How a shift in research methodology could reduce animal use Richter SH (2024) In: Lab Animal, 53 Type of Publication: Review article (journal) | |
Kaiser M, Gadau J, Kaiser S, Müller C, Richter SH (2024) In: BioScience, 74 Type of Publication: Review article (journal) | |
Schiller D, Yu ANC, Alia-Klein N, ..., Richter SH, ... Lowe L (2024) In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 158 Type of Publication: Review article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2024 Funded by: MKW - Förderlinie "Profilbildung" Type of project: Participation in other joint projects | |
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 05/02/2020 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: Bezirksregierung Münster Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2021 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster |
Prizes
| Klaus Tschira Preis für verständliche Wissenschaft 2011 (1. Platz für das Fach Biologie) Awarded by: Klaus Tschira Stiftung gGmbH Award given to: Richter, Sophie Helene Announced at: 15/10/2011 | Date of awarding: 15/10/2011 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Aufnahme in das Margarete von Wrangell-Habilitationsprogramm 2014 Awarded by: Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg Award given to: Richter, Sophie Helene Announced at: 15/12/2013 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Doctorates
| Causes and consequences of behavioural lateralisation in rats, and its link to emotionality and mental health Candidate: Gronenberg, Elena | Supervisors: Kaiser, Sylvia; Richter, Helene; Quante, Michael Period of time: 01/07/2020 - 31/05/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| The development of individuality and its consequences for animal welfare and quality of life Candidate: Sroka, Marlene | Supervisors: Richter, Helene; Kaiser, Sylvia; Quante, Michael Period of time: 01/06/2020 - 29/03/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Optimistic and pessimistic decision-making under ambiguity: causes and consequences for niche conformance Candidate: Bohn, Lena | Supervisors: Sachser, Norbert; Richter, Helene Period of time: 01/05/2018 - 30/04/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Optimistic and pessimistic decision-making under ambiguity: causes and consequences for niche choice Candidate: Bračić, Marko | Supervisors: Richter, Helene; Sachser, Norbert; Gadau, Jürgen Period of time: 01/05/2018 - 30/04/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| The emergence of individuality and its effects on vulnerability to disease Candidate: Binia Stieger | Supervisors: Richter, S Helene; Sachser, Norbert; Quante, Michael Period of time: 01/07/2017 - 31/12/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |