Hanno Würbel

Researchers' perspectives on preregistration in animal research

This study surveys Swiss animal researchers' attitudes and experiences with preregistration, finding low adoption due to perceived barriers and negative attitudes.

Rearing environment persistently modulates the phenotype of mice

This study shows that rearing environment significantly affects the phenotype of genetically identical mice, influencing gut microbiota, body weight, behavior, and epigenetic patterns.

Reliability of Mouse Behavioural Tests of Anxiety: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effects of Anxiolytics.

This study evaluates the reliability of mouse behavioural tests for anxiety by analyzing anxiolytic drug effects, finding poor replicability and high bias in most tests.

A Reaction Norm Perspective on Reproducibility

The paper argues that reaction norm approaches can improve reproducibility in animal research by addressing environmental effects on phenotypic variation.