“As a scientist, no two days are the same”

“The variety in scientific work is a real source of motivation for me to get up in the morning and go again,” says veterinarian Marie Meyerholz-Wollebe.

In her research, the veterinarian investigates bovine reproduction and especially the question as to why some cows are quicker than others to become pregnant again after giving birth. For this to happen, all the conditions have to be right in the cow’s womb. “My scientific research projects are about studying this “perfect wave” for the embryo,” says Meyerholz. “In essence, it’s like surfing, which is my personal passion. Take surfing on the Eisbach river wave, for instance – that only works when all the conditions are perfect.”

Dr. Marie Meyerholz-Wohllebe is completing a habilitation degree at the Clinic for Ruminants and Reproductive Medicine at LMU’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The researcher was included in “Zia – Visible Women in Science,” a fellowship program of the ZEIT publishing house. Since 2024, she has been in receipt of a Bavarian Gender Equality Grant habilitation scholarship. The Bavarian Gender Equality Grant allocates funding each year from the Free State of Bavaria, which is then awarded to scholars by the University Women’s Representative at LMU.