2006-2014: Postdoc at Department of Biology, University of Oldenburg, Germany, AG Animal Navigation/"Neurosensorik" (Group leader: Prof. Dr. H. Mouritsen).

2001-2006: Awarded a Ph.D. on the "Electrophysiological characterization of the isolated pacemaker centre of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae". Dept. of Biology, Animal Physiology, University of Marburg, Germany

2000: Scientific Assistant at the Dept. of Biology, Freie University of Berlin. Ion regulation and magnesium metabolism of the beetles tenebrio molitor and hylotrupes bajulus

1999: Master of sciences (M.Sc.) in Biology (Diplom-Biologe) on "Short term effects of acute hypo saline conditions on metabolism and chemical composition of decapod larvae “, Dept. of Biology, University of Oldenburg performed at Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Stiftung Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung

1993: Matriculated at University of Mainz, Germany.

1992: Graduated from Gymnasium am Giersberg, Siegen, Germany

2016: Schwarze S., Steenken F., Thiele N., Kobylkov D., Lefeldt N., Dreyer D., Schneider N-L., and Mouritsen H. (2016) "Migratory blackcaps can use their magnetic compass at 5 degrees inclination, but are completely random at 0 degree inclination", Sci Rep. 6:33805. doi.: 10.1038/srep33805

2016: Schwarze S., Schneider N-L., Reichl T., Dreyer D., Lefeldt N., Engels S., Baker N., Hore P. J., Mouritsen H. (2016) "Weak broadband electromagnetic fields are more disruptive to magnetic compass orientation in night-migratory songbird (Erithacus rubecula) than strong narrow-band fields. Frontierts in Behavioral Neuroscience 10,55. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00055

2015: Lefeldt, N., Dreyer, D., Steenken, F., Schneider, N.-L. & Mouritsen, H. (2015) Migratory blackcaps tested in Emlen funnels can orient at 85 but not at 88 degrees magnetic inclination. J. Exp. Biol. 218, 206-211. doi:10.1242/jeb.107235

2014: Lefeldt, N., Heyers, D., Schneider, N.-L., Engels, S., Elbers, D. & Mouritsen, H. (2014) Magnetic field-driven induction of ZENK in the trigeminal system of pigeons (Columba livia). J. Royal Soc. Interface 11, 20140777 doi: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0777

2014: Engels, S., Schneider, N.-L., Lefeldt, N., Hein, C. M., Zapka, M., Michalik, A., Elbers, D., Kittel, A., Hore, P. J. & Mouritsen, H. (2014) Anthropogenic electromagnetic noise disrupts magnetic compass orientation in a migratory bird. Nature 509, 353-356. doi: 10.1038/nature13290

2010: Hein, C. M., Zapka, M., Heyers, D., Kutzschbauch, S., Schneider, N.-L. & Mouritsen, H. (2010) Night-migratory garden warblers can orient with their magnetic compass using the left, the right or both eyes. J. Royal. Soc. Interface 7, S227-S233. DOI:10.1098/rsif.2009.0376.focus

2009: Zapka, M., Heyers, D., Hein, C. M., Engels, S., Schneider, N.-L., Hans, J., Weiler, S., Dreyer, D., Kishkinev, D., Wild, J. M. & Mouritsen, H. (2009) Visual but not trigeminal mediation of magnetic compass information in a migratory bird. Nature 461, 1274-1277. DOI:10.1038/nature08528

2006: Schneider and Stengl (2006) Extracellular longterm recordings of the isolated accessory medulla, the circadian pacemaker center of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae reveal ultradian and hint circadian rhythms. J Comp Physiol A, 193:35-42

2005: Schneider and Stengl (2005) Gap junctions between accessory medulla neurons appear to synchronize clock cells of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. J. Neurophysol, 95:1996-2002

2005: Schneider and Stengl (2005) Pigment-dispersing factor and GABA synchronize cells of the isolated circadian clock of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. J. Neurosci, 25: 5138-5147

Schneider, Funk and Stengl (2007) The neuropeptide pigment-dispersing factor affects circadian and ultradian rhythms in the circadian system of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. 7th NWG meeting, Göttingen S23-5

Schneider (2005) Gap junction mediated coupling of circadian pacemaker neurons in the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. 98. DZG meeting Bayreuth

Schneider and Stengl (2007) Extracellular long-term recordings of the isolated accessory medulla, the circadian pacemaker center f the cockroach Leucophaea maderae revealultradian and hint circadian rhythms. 7th NWG meeting, Göttingen TS23-9C

Funk, Schneider and Stengl (2007) 8-Br-cAMP mimics the effects of pigment-dispersing factor on the electrical activity of circadian pacemaker candidates in the accessory medulla of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. 7th NWG meeting, Göttingen T23-7C

Funk, Schneider and Stengl  (2006) Application of cAMP mimicks the effects of pigment-dispersing factor on the electrical activity of circadian clock neurons in the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. 99. DZG meeting Münster PM_NB_1.17, p43

Funk, Schneider and Stengl (2006) Application of cAMP Mimicks the Effects of Pigment-Dispersing Factor on the Electrical Activity of Accessory Medulla Neurons in the Cockroach Leucophaea maderae.  10th meeting of the society for research on biological rhythms, program and abstracts p 119

Funk, Schneider and Stengl (2005) The function of cAMP in the PDF signal transduction pathway in the circadian system of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. 98. DZG meeting Bayreuth 7_Po_01, p133

Kepura, Schneider, Lohr and Schachtner (2005) Ca2+ signals in developing antennal lobe neurons of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta. 98. DZG meeting Bayreuth

Schneider and Stengl (2005) Pigment-dispersing factor and GABA synchronize insect circadian clock cells. 6th NWG meeting, Göttingen, Proc 6th German Neurosci Soc Conf, Thieme, Stuttgart, 304B p908

Schneider and Stengl (2004) Pigment-dispersing factor and GABA synchronize insect circadian clock cells. Congress of the international society for neuroethology, university of southern Denmark, po 262

Schneider and Stengl (2003) Extracellular long-term recordings of the accessory medulla, the presumptive circadian pacemaker of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. 5th NWG meeting, Göttingen, Proc 5th German Neurosci Soc Conf, Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York

Schneider, Dolzer and Stengl (2002) Extracellular long-term recordings of the accessory medulla, the presumptive circadian pacemaker of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. 95. DZG meeting Halle Zoology 105 Suppl. V

Schneider, Torres and Anger (1999) Kurzzeiteffekte verschiedener Salinitäten auf Biomasse und anorganischen Gehalt von Larven dreier euryhaliner Dacepodenarten. 9. Crustaceologen Tagung, Berlin