Dr. Elena Wernicke von Siebenthal
Profile
Dr. Elena Wernicke von Siebenthal Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
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Contact hours
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday -
Address
Berner Fachhochschule
School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
Fachbereich Agronomie
Länggasse 85
3052 Zollikofen
Activities
Responsibilities
Aquaforum
Focus areas
Head of Animal Experimental Facility Aquaforum
Study Director Animal Experiments Aquaforum
Head of Animal Experiments Aquaforum
Teaching
Subjects
Legal basis for Swiss aquaculture
Animal welfare in Aquaculture
Food safety in Aquaculture
Health management in Aquaculture
Dilemma between healthy fatty acids and overfishing of the world's oceans: fish in a global and Swiss context
Research
Specialisations
Aquaculture
Fish health
Fish welfare
Sustainable food
Animal experimentation
Legal basis of Aquaculture Production in Switzerland
CV
Biography
- A marine scientist in Switzerland, how does that work?
With her passion for protecting the oceans, Elena has specialised in aquaculture. She sees it as an opportunity to produce sustainable food for the world's growing population. Despite the challenges posed by this new industry in a country with no access to the sea, Elena is working to establish aquaculture as an important and sustainable source of food.
Professional experience
- 2023 - 2024 Quality Manager Aquaculture Farm Tropenhaus Frutigen, Division of the Coop Cooperative
- 2019 - 2020 Aquatic Animal Adviser Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
- 2019 - 2019 Scientific Worker Nationale Fischuntersuchungsstelle, FIWI, Vetsuisse
- 2014 - 2015 Technical Assistant MSD Animal Health UK Aquaculture
Education
- 2015 - 2019 PhD Degree University of Bern, Switzerland
- 2008 - 2012 Masters in Marine Sciences University of Cadiz, Spain
- 2012 - 2013 Masters in Environmental Sciences (Erasmus exchange grant) Kingston University London, United Kingdom
- 2013 - 2015 Masters of Science in Aquatic Pathobiology University of Stirling, United Kingdom
Projects
Other projects
Fish Welfare Assessment: development of innovative tools for the field
Improvement of fish welfare in aquaculture
Functional aquafeed solutions from upcycled mycelium for perch, trout and shrimp
Publications
Memberships
Supervised theses
Bachelor
Luisa Achermann Fütterungsversuch mit Egli (Perca fluviatilis) Bewertung eines neuen Futters mit Ersatz von Fischmehl durch Insektenmehl 2022
Other
Arthur Geninasca Semesterarbeit: Growth of perch with insect-based feed « Is there a difference in growth compared to conventional feed? 2023
Noemi Hauser Semesterarbeit: Fütterungsversuch mit Egli (Perca fluviatilis) Untersuchung der Gesundheit und physiologischen Entwicklung bei Verabreichung eines Futtermittels mit Ersatz von Fischmehl durch Mehlwurmmehl 2023
Micha Fournier Métabolites Indicateurs de Stress chez Oncorhynchus mykiss, Perca fluviatilis et Cyprinus carpio carpio de Piscicultures Suisses 2022
Elodie Mayoraz Analyse des conditions de transport des sandres 2022
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- English - Full professional proficiency
- Catalan - Native or bilingual proficiency
- Spanish - Native or bilingual proficiency
- German - Native or bilingual proficiency
- French - Elementary proficiency
Intercultural knowledge
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Switzerland