Prof. Dr. Anne-Rose Günzel-Apel graduated in 1974 from the School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany.

Between 1975 and 1991 she worked at the former Clinic for Andrology and AI in Domestic Animals under the direction of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans Merkt, then from 1992 until  2005 at the Institute of Reproductive Medicine under the direction of Prof. Dr. Edda Töpfer-Petersen.

She acquired her doctor degree in 1975 and her habilitation in 1987 and was appointed full Professor for Gynaecology and Andrology of Small Animals in 1994.

Since 2006 she has been representing the Small Animal Reproduction at the Unit for Reproductive Medicine of Clinics as a colleague of the Small Animal Clinic.

From 1975 until 1982 her clinical and research activities were focused on Equine and Small Ruminant Reproduction and AI, since then on Canine and Feline Reproduction.

She is a Founding Diplomate of the European College of Animal Reproduction (ECAR) and was a member of the first Examination Committee of ECAR (2002-2007).

Anne-Rose Günzel-Apel is married and is the mother of a son and two daughters.