1991 – 1998 Studium der Veterinärmedizin an der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen und am
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK
1998 Approbation
1998 – 2001 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Tierzucht und Tierhaltung der
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
1998 – 2001 Vertretungstätigkeit in verschiedenen Gemischtpraxen in Schleswig-Holstein
2001 – 2002 Assistenztierärztin, Schwerpunkt Bestandsbetreuung Rind
2002 – 2005 Tierärztin bei der WestfaliaSurge GmbH, Bönen
2003 Promotion
2005 bis heute Tierärztin in der wissenschaftlichen Fachberatung Bereich Wiederkäuer,
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH

Dr. Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk is a Professor and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare at the University of British Columbia. Her interdisciplinary approach has focused on identifying measures and ways of improving the lives of animals under our care. Areas where her work have impacted animal care on farms include feed bunk management, stall design, lameness, transition cow health, calf feeding and management. She is also among the first in her field to combine experimental and qualitative methods when addressing animal welfare issues. She has received numerous awards, including the 2018 Hans Sigrist Foundation Prize, administered by the University of Bern, Switzerland, for her outstanding achievements as an international leader working in the field of sustainable food animal production. She was also awarded the American Dairy Science Association Extension Award in 2018, the Award for outstanding contributions to the field of ruminant well-being by the World Buiatrics Association in 2016 and the American Dairy Science Association Award for Excellence in Dairy Science in 2013.