UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
CURRICULUM VITAE
Annett Heise
1. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
1.1
GENERAL INFORMATION
Heise
Surname
First names
Citizenship
Place of birth
Population
group
Department
Direct
Telephone
E-mail
Date of
appointment
Annett
German
Neindorf, Germany
African
Coloured
ID Number
Passport
C6N644G2G
Title
Female
Dr
Date of birth
Indian
White
Production Animal Studies
x
Position
012 529 8259
Direct
Telefax
Male
x
30.04.1980
Other
(Please
specify)
Senior Lecturer
012 528 8314
annett.heise@up.ac.za
01-07-2007
Permanent
part-time
x
Temporary
full-time
Degree/
Diploma
Field of study
DVM (VetMed Germany)
Veterinary
Science
University
Germany
South African Board Exam
Veterinary
Science
South African
Council
Diplomat of the American
College of Theriogenology
Veterinary
Science,
Specialisation in Animal
Reproduction
American
College
Theriogenology
Higher education
institution
of
Year
,
2004
Veterinary
2004
Leipzig
of
2007
1.3
WORK EXPERIENCE TO DATE
Period
From
(mm//yy
to
mm//yy)
03/2004 to 05/2004
Name of employer
Capacity and/or type of work
Small Animal and Horse Clinic
Hamersleben/Germany,
Dr Jens Siebert/Dr Andrea
Behrens
Veterinary Associate
General practice and routine surgical
procedures
Piet Botha
Geyerspan Studfarm
Lichtenburg, SA
Part-time veterinary
equine breeding work
University of Pretoria
Faculty of Veterinary Science
(Department of PAS, section of
Reproduction)
University of Pretoria
Faculty of Veterinary Science
(Department of PAS, section of
Reproduction)
University of Pretoria
Faculty of Veterinary Science
(Department of PAS, section of
Reproduction)
Locum services for private
practitioners in Pretoria
Internship
06/2004-06/2005
Residency
06/2005-06/2007
Lecturer
07/2007 - currently
Locum work in general small animal
practice
09/2004- 10/2008
Equine Reproduction Services
CC (Dr A Heise, Dr T Hornschuh)
Equine breeding work
11/2008-currently
associate
for
10/2004-04/2005
Promotion to Senior Lecturer in 2010
2. TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2.1 Courses presented
Course
Level
DVN 1 and 2
Reproductive Nursing
(lectures and practicals)
DVN 1 and 2
BVSc 4 Clinical rotation
Old BVSc 4
(final year veterinary students)
VRP 400 (Veterinary Reproduction, New BVSc
BVSc IV, lectures and practicals)
GSK 713 and 714 (Reproductive Post-grad students
physiology and Clinical Reproduction in
Horses)
Self developed
(Yes or No)
Yes
Yes
yes
yes
2.2 Other education and pedagogic courses presented
Course
Year
Institution
Lecturer for spay day BVSc 4 clinical small
animal surgery rotation (10/2007-05/2008)
BVSc4
OVAH (UP)
2.3 Post-grad supervision
Student
Degree
Graduation
Dr Ruth Stroehle
Supervisor for MSc through UP
Expected April 2015
Dr Ruth Stroehle
Co-Supervisor for DrMedVet dissertation through Expected 2015
University of Berlin/ Germany
Current students:
Dr Ruth Stroehle
Dr Carolynne Tarr
Dr Dietmar Holm
Past students:
Dr Geoff Brown
Dr Kate May
Clinical specialist advisor for the American
College of Theriogenologists- ACT (evaluating log
books for clinical procedures as well as clinical
progress; registration of and administration for
residents with ACT, feedback and progress
reports to ACT, etc.)
3. TEACHING OUTPUTS
3.1
Educational publications and products
Development of lecture powerpoint presentations for DVN 1
DVD production for undergraduate teaching purposes (including writing of the script, performing
of procedures during filming and participation in editing)
Title: “Stallion semen collection using an artificial vagina and semen processing”
4. OTHER TEACHING CONTRIBUTIONS
4.1
Membership of national and international bodies
Registered with the SAVC: full membership obtained through examination as Veterinarian and
registration as specialist since November 2009
Member of the American College of Theriogenologists (ACT): full membership obtained
through examination
4.2
Visits to local and overseas universities as guest professor or lecturer in regard to
teaching
January 2007: Poster presentation at the International Embryo Transfer Society Congress in
Kyoto, Japan.
7. RESEARCH OUTPUTS
7.1 Publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals
Heise A,Thompson PN, Gerber D. Influence of seminal plasma on fresh and post-thaw
parameters of stallion epididymal spermatozoa. Animal Reproduction Science 123 (2011) 192201.
Heise A, Kähn W, Volkmann DH, Thompson PN, Gerber D. Influence of seminal plasma on
fertility of fresh and frozen-thawed stallion epididymal sperm. Animal Reproduction Science 118
(2010) 48-53.
Heise A, Gerber D, Volkmann DH, Kähn W, Brouwer NK. Abstract: Fertility of frozen-thawed
epididymal stallion sperm with or without exposure to seminal plasma. Reproduction, Fertility
and Development. January 2007; 19: 124.
7.2 Published peer-reviewed book chapters
Annett Heise. Chapter: “Artificial Insemination in Veterinary Science” in “A Bird’s-Eye view of
Veterinary Medicine”. Publisher: InTech. Publication Date: February 2012. Editor: Carlos C.
Perez-Marin
7.3 Published full-length conference papers/keynote addresses
Heise A, Gerber D, Volkmann DH, Kähn. Fertility of frozen-thawed epididymal stallion sperm.
Equine Practioners Group Congress Proceedings 2005. South African Veterinary Association.
South Africa.
7.4 Publications in non-peer-reviewed journals
Article on frozen stallion semen published in the September 2009 issue of the South African
Warmblood association Newsletter (will also be published in the March 2010 issue of
“SA Horseman” journal).
Title: “Using yesterday’s semen, today, for horses of tomorrow- Some thoughts on frozen
stallion semen”
7.5 Other contributions
Peer-reviewer for the scientific journal “Reproduction in Domestic Animals” since March 2009
Peer-reviewer for the scientific journal “Journal of Equine Veterinary Science” since January 2010
Peer-reviewer for the scientific journal “Journal of the South African Veterinary Association” since
January 2013
8. OTHER SCHOLARLY RESEARCH-BASED CONTRIBUTIONS
8.1 Participation in conferences, workshops and short courses - specify type of contribution
8.1.1 National
Equine Practitioners Group Congress. South African Veterinary Association. 17-21 August 2005.
Presented a talk (“Fertility of epididymal stallion sperm”).
South African Veterinary Semen and Embryo Group Congress. South African Veterinary Association.
26th and 27th August 2005. Attended.
Short Course: An Introduction to Assisted Equine Reproduction. South African Veterinary
Association. 18th and 19th February 2006. Attended.
8.1.2
International
International Embryo Transfer Society Congress. International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS).
Kyoto, Japan. 7-9 January 2007. Poster presentation (“Fertility of frozen-thawed epididymal stallion
sperm with or without exposure to seminal plasma”).
IETS pre-conference workshop: Publishing in English Language (workshop for young researchers
whose first language is not English). Presented by John Castelic (Diplomate ACT, chief editor of
Theriogenology). Kyoto, Japan. 5th and 6th January 2007. Attended.
Equine Embryo Transfer workshop under supervision of Dr P McCue, Equine Reproduction
Laboratory, Colorado State University, USA. 14.-18.07.2008. Attended.
8.2 Teamwork and collaboration with others:
Other researchers (national and international) and research institutions:
Dr PN Thompson
Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, SA
Prof DH Volkmann
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Missouri University, USA
Prof W Kähn
Department of Large Animal Reproduction, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Prof J Handler
Department of Equine Clinical Studies, University of Berlin, Germany
Dr Kgomotso Sibeko
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of
Pretoria, SA
Dr Sarah Clift
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, SA
Prof Geoffrey Fosgate
Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, SA
9. FURTHER PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
February –November 2008
Successful participation in the post-graduate module Ophtalmology 700 at the Faculty of Veterinary
Science Onderstepoort
21.08.2008
Short Course “IVOS System Operations Training” by Hamilton Thorne Biosciences for computer
assisted sperm analysis
30.07..-01.08.2013
In-house training on endoscopic transcervical insemination (TCI) in bitches by specialist Dr Fiona
Hollinshead (MataMata Veterinary Clinic, New Zealand).
September 2013
CE at UP course on Grant Proposal writing. Main Campus, Hatfield. UP
CE at UP course on post-grad supervision. Main Campus, Hatfield. UP
13.01.2014
Click-UP Overview. UP in house course. Faculty of Veterinary Science, OP.
10. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
10.1 Coordinator for team-building within the Department of Production Animal Studies since
November 2009
10.2 Section Head of the Section of Reproduction, Department of Production Animal Studies,
University of Pretoria, since January 2013 (Line Management functions. Section communication,
functioning and administration. Performance and leave management of staff. Financial
management involvement. Solving of personnel issues. Handling of complaints.etc.)
10.3 Course-coordinator for VRP 400 (Veterinary Reproduction module in the New BVSc course):
lecture and practical schedule development. Co-ordination of the lecture development for the fully
integrated VRP 400 2015 course. Responsible for click-up communication to students and
updates.
10.4 Overall module co-ordinator for GSK 800: Specialist module Reproduction. Co-ordination of
general admin for GSK 801-805 modules. Study guide compilation and update for GSK 800.
Student communication.
10.5 Veterinary Skills Laboratory Development involvement: research on veterinary simulators and
models. Requesting of quotes and information on these. Recommendations for orders and
implementation of models into the lecture/ prac schedule. Planning for self-developed models
(contacting taxidermists, organizing of interdepartmental meetings for skills integration, etc.).
11. COMMUNITY SERVICE OR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
11.1 Professional service performed
23.08.2008
Presented two talks at a horse breeder event for horse owners and breeders at Adelsheim
Warmblood Stud (Riverwood lodge, Kameeldrift East) organized by Optima Vetshop and
Equifeed
“Artificial insemination- benefits and considerations using fresh, chilled and frozen-thawed
semen”
“Persistent breeding induced endometritis and its influence on fertility”
29.01.2011
Presented two talks at a horse breeder event for horse owners and breeders at Adelsheim
Warmblood Stud (Riverwood lodge, Kameeldrift East) organized by the South African
Warmblood Association on Embryo transfer and Equine Herpes Virus Infection in horses
11.2 Clinical service
Position as lecturer in The Section of Reproduction since 01.07.2007 (promoted to senior
lecturer in 2010)
Clinician for BVSc 4 (Final year students) since 01.07.2007: practicals, clinical cases,
discussions, referral cases as part of the clinical rotation in Reproduction in the OVAH
Rendering of afterhours services for Reproduction at the OVAH
Clinical teaching of post-graduate students (currents participants of the residency program in
Reproduction) with regards to handling of routine, emergency and referral reproductive cases
in all species at the OVAH
Clinical teaching of DVN 1 and 2 on clinics at the OVAH
Lecturer for small animal surgery on spay days (10/2007-05/2008)