Here you will find information about the history of our institute.
1862
Founding of an independent agricultural research station at the Dresden Veterinary School by
Prof. Dr. Gottlieb Carl Haubner
1876
Conversion into a physiological-chemical experimental station under the direction of the Professor of Physiology (Prof. Dr. W. Ellenberger / 1879-1923, head: Dr. Viktor Hofmeister (1862-1892, from 1883 Prof.)
1893
Head: Dr. R. Seeliger (chemist and pharmacist)
1899 - 1902
Head: Dr. Martin Klimmer (veterinarian and chemist; habilitated in physiological chemistry and dairy farming
in 1911)
1906
Establishment of a separate Physiological-Chemical Department of the Physiological Institute
Head: Dr. Arthur Scheunert (chemist)
1909
Associate Professor for Physiological Chemistry
1910
Scheduled Associate Professor of Physiological Chemistry
1921
Head: Prof. Dr. med. et phil. Martin Schenck (doctor and chemist) Associate Professor for Physiological Chemistry
1923
Opening of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Leipzig
Prof. Schenck: scheduled associate professor of physiological chemistry
1946
Reopening of the University of Leipzig, Prof. Schenck takes over the training again
1955
Founding of the Veterinary-Physiological-Chemical Institute, First Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. Martin Schenck
1956
Appointment of Dr. Dr. Erich Kolb as Professor of Physiological Chemistry and Director of the Institute; 1957-1959 Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
1959
Establishment of a “Department of Nutritional Physiology”, department head: Dr. Herbert Gürtler
1968
Founding of the “Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine Section” as part of the III. University reform in the GDR
1969
Dissolution of the Department of Nutritional Physiology and conversion of the institute into an
“Animal Biochemistry Teaching Group”
1972
Umbenennung in „Fachgruppe Tierbiochemie“
1980
Renamed to “Animal Biochemistry Department”
1990
Re-establishment of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and re-establishment of the Veterinary-Physiological-Chemical Institute
1992
Appointment of Prof. Dr. Herbert Gürtler as Professor of Physiological Chemistry (C4), taking over as Head of institute
1990-1995
Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Appointment of Doz. Dr. habil. Eberhard Grün as Professor of Endocrinology (C3),
Integration of the faculty's central isotope laboratory in the Veterinary-Physiological-Chemical Institute
1998
Appointment of PD Dr. Herbert Fuhrmann as Professor of Physiological Chemistry (C4) taking over as Head of institute
2002
Move into the new building at "An den Tierkliniken 1"
2003
Appointment of apl. Prof. Dr. habil. Almuth Einspanier as Professor of Endocrinology (C3)
2018
Prof. Dr. Einspanier takes over as Head of institute
2021
Appointment of Prof. Dr. Frank Edlich as Professor of Biochemistry and takes over as Head of institute