Dr. Julia Gelhausen

Professional Experience:
Since 2026: Postdoctoral Researcher, Functional Breeding Department
2020–2026: Doctoral Researcher, Functional Breeding Department
2019–2020: Student Assistant, University Hospital Bonn

Academic Qualifications:
2020–2026: Doctoral studies in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Göttingen. Dissertation topic: "Between stress, physiology, and quality. Molecular and meat quality responses to inert gas stunning in slaughter pigs."
2017–2020: Master’s program in Animal Sciences at the University of Bonn. Master’s thesis topic: "Influence of an oregano flavoring additive in the diet of gestating sows on the composition and exosomal miRNAs of colostrum."
2013–2017: Bachelor’s program in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Bonn.

Research focus areas:
- Stunning of slaughter animals
- Meat quality
- Molecular mechanisms of meat quality

Areas of expertise:
- Stunning and slaughter
- Meat quality analysis
- PCR analysis
- Gene expression studies

Teaching activities:
Module B.Agr. 0333 – Quality of Food of Animal Origin