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Dr. Susanne Kirchhoff serves as a Lecturer at Utrecht University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine within the Department of Population Health Sciences, specializing in Animals in Science & Society. She maintains an office at Nieuw Gildestein Yalelaan 2 in Utrecht and combines teaching responsibilities in Laboratory Animal Science with coordination of the department laboratory. Her academic background in Biology has led to expertise in animal models, developmental biology, cell biology, and molecular mechanisms.
Dr. Kirchhoff's research focuses on behavioral neuroscience, particularly anxiety-related responses and habituation processes in mouse models. Her work examines genetic substrain differences, environmental influences including light-dark cycles, and physiological factors like magnesium deficiency on rodent behavior. She has extensively studied blood sampling methods to improve animal welfare while maintaining experimental reliability.
Her publication record spanning from 1998-2021 shows evolution from cardiac conduction research to behavioral neuroscience. Recent work analyzes social play interactions, judgment bias testing, and pharmaceutical effects on habituation processes. Dr. Kirchhoff consistently collaborates with researchers including Saskia Arndt, Jos Lozeman-van t Klooster, and Anne-Marie Baars.
As an educator, she teaches the Laboratory Animal Science Basic Course plus Species-Specific Course for Rodents and Rabbits, and contributes to the 'From genome to population' curriculum. She also serves as the Occupational Health & Safety and Environment Contact Person for her department, demonstrating commitment to responsible research practices and animal welfare standards.