since 2013 | W3 Professor for Molecular Psychosomatics, Clinic of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Germany |
2012 | Habilitation, Institute of Zoology, Department of molecular and behavioural Neurobiology, University of Regensburg, Germany |
2009-2013 | Junior Group Leader, Institute of Zoology, Department of molecular and behavioural Neurobiology, University of Regensburg, Germany |
2007-2009 | Post-doctoral Researcher, Institute of Zoology, Department of molecular and behavioural Neurobiology, University of Regensburg, Germany |
2003-2007 | Ph.D. student, Institute of Zoology, Department of molecular and behavioural Neurobiology, University of Regensburg, Germany |
1998-2003 | Study of Biology and Chemistry at the University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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since 2023 | Member of the Clinician/Medical Scientist Boards of the Medical Faculty at Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. |
2022-2023 | Local Organizer of the 15th German-Endocrine-Brain-Immune-Network (GEBIN) Conference in Autumn 2023 at Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. |
since 2022 | Editorial Board Member of the Journal Neuroimmunomodulation. |
since 2021 | Member of the group of Principal Investigators (PI’s) in the Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) of the International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine (iGradU) at Ulm University. |
since 2020 | Steering Committee Member of the German-Endocrine-Brain-Immune-Network (GEBIN). |
since 2019 | Member of the Enlarged Executive Committee of the CRC 1149 entitled "Danger Response, Disturbance Factors and Regenerative Potential after Acute Trauma" funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG). |
since 2018 | Member of the Admission Commission for the Master study course Molecular and Translational Neuroscience, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany. |
since 2018 | Member of the Audit Committee for the Master study course Molecular and Translational Neuroscience, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany. |
since 2015 | Member of the Animal Welfare Committee, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. |
2016 | Curt P. Richter Award (International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology: "This prestigious award is given to a destinguished line of young investigators in the field of Psychoneuroendocrinoloy." |
2014/15 | Guest Editor for the Special Issue in Frontiers in Psychiatry entitled: "Using stress-based animal models to understand the mechanisms underlying psychiatric and somatic disorders." |
2010 | Ernst and Berta Scharrer Prize (together with Dr. N. Uschold-Schmidt, Universität Regensburg) German Society of Endocrinology: "This price awards outstanding original studies in the field of neuroendocrinology.") |
2007 | Ismar-Boas Prize ("Grundlagenpreis" for the best submitted dissertation in the field of the aetiology and pathogenesis of digestive and metabolic disorders.) |
2007 | Cover illustration of February issue of Endocrinology |
2024 | "Mechanisms underlying stress-associated pathologies: focus on musculoskeletal diseases". 43rd European Workshop for Rheumatology Research, Genua (Italy), May 9-10 |
"Immunization with a heat-killed preparation of the environmental bacterium Mycobacterium vaccaepromotes stress resilience in mice". Online Talk, Universität Boulder (U.S.A.), April 24 |
2023 | "Stress, resilience and immunity". Vortrag GEBIN Conference 2023, Ulm, November 27.-30. |
"The role of myeloid cells in stress-associated disorders: focus on neutrophils and the bone". Online Talk. Joint Research Colloquium between ZI, University of Heidelberg and University of Ulm, ZiHUB Kolloquium, Ulm, Juli 11. | |
"Immunization with a heat-killed preparation of the environmental bacterium Mycobacterium vaccaepromotes stress resilience in mice". Online Talk Universität Boulder U.S.A., March 14. | |
"Promotion of stress resilience by rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGMs): focus onMycobacterium vaccae". Seminar am Institut für Mikrobiologie, Regensburg, October 19-20. |
2022 | "Old friends, immunoregulation and stress resilience". 13th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, Paris, France, July 9-13. |
"Old friends, immunoregulation and stress resilience". Key Note Lecture at the 13th Student Symposium on Molecular Medicine, University of Ulm, May 13. - 15. | |
2021 | "Alte Freunde – Immunregulation und Stressresilienz". 19. Jahrestagung Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Psychoonkologie (PSO), Online-Talk, Ulm, September 23. bis 25. |
"Stress-assoziierte Erkrankungen: Welche Rolle spielt das Immunsystem?". Projekttage Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hypnose und Hypnotherapie e.V., Online-Vortrage, Bad Lippspringe, May 7- 8 |
"Effects of Stress on the Microbiome". Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurogastroenterologie und Motilität (DGNM), Online-Talk, Tübingen, March 6-7. | |
2020 | "Old friends, immunoregulation and stress resilience". BIOME Conference of the International Graduate School of Neuroscience (GSN) of the SFB 1280 on Extinction Learning, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, February 25-26. |
2019 | "Peripheral and central effects of Mycobacterium vaccae on mice exposed to both early life adversity and chronic stress during adulthood". 26th Annual Meeting of the PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society (PNIRS) together with the German Endocrine-Brain-Immune-Network (GEBIN), Berlin, Germany, June 4-8. |
"Old friends", immunoregulation and stress resilience". International School of Ethology, 44th Course: "Social Stress: Psychological and psychosomatic implications", Erice, Sicily, May 6-11. | |
"The microbiota, immunoregulation and stress resilience: implications for public health". Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie e.V., Mannheim, Germany, April 10-13. | |
"Effect of stress on somatic and affective disorders". British Neuroscience Association 2019 Festival of Neuroscience, Dublin, Ireland, April 14-17. | |
"Alte Freunde fördern die Stressresilienz, ohne die Stress induzierten Veränderungen im Darm Mikrobiom zu korrigieren". Deutsches Kollegium für Psychosomatische Medizin (DKPM), Berlin, Germany, March 20-22. | |
2018 | "Alte Freunde, Immunregulation und psychische Gesundheit." Keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting of the German Society for Hyponosis and Hypnotherapy (DGH) e.V., Bad Lippspringe, Germany, November 15-18. |
"Old friends, immunoregulation and stress resilience - lessons from an animal model of PTSD". 4th International Symposium on Resilience Research, Mainz, Germany, September 26-28. | |
"Alte Freunde, Immunregulation und psychische Gesundheit". Deutsches Kollegium für Psychosomatische Medizin (DKPM), Berlin, Germany, March 21-24. | |
"Stressassoziierte Erkrankungen: was wir von Tiermodellen über die zugrunde liegenden Mechanismen lernen können". 13. Grazer Psychiatrisch-Psychosomatische Tagung, Graz, Österreich, 18.-20.01.2018. | |
2017 | "An immunoregulatory approach to promote stress resilience - lessons from an animal model of PTSD". Symposium organized by CRC1193-Resilience at University Hospital Frankfurt entitled "Novel mechanisms of resilience and stress-related disorders". Frankfurt (M), Germany, September 18th. |
2016 | "Effects of housing conditions on the outcome of an established murine model for chronic psychosocial stress". 46th annual meeting of the German Society for Immunolgy (DGfI), Hamburg, Germany, September 27-30. |
Curt-Richter Award Lecture 2016, 46th annual Conference of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE), Miami, Florida, USA, September 8-11. | |
"A novel strategy to prevent stress-induced colitis and anxiety". Deutsches Kollegium für Psychosomatische Medizin (DKPM), Potsdam, Germany, March 16-18. | |
2015 | "Environmental factors substantially affect the outcome of an established murine model for chronic psychosocial stress". 45th annual International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 8-11. |
2014 | "Somatische und affektive Konsequenzen von chronischem psychosozialen Stress in der Maus". 65. Arbeitstagung des Deutschen Kollegiums für Psychosomatische Medizin (DKPM), Berlin, Germany, March 26-29. |
"Stress resilience - a low-anxiety genotype protects male mice from the consequences of chronic psychosocial stress". 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society (APS), San Francisco, California, USA, March 12-15. | |
"Chronischer Stress und das Immunsystem". 18. Jahrestagung der Sektion Neuroendokrinologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie (DGE). Leipzig, Germany, November 7th. | |
2013 | "Time matters: pathological effects of repeated psychosocial stress during the active, but not inactive, phase of male mice". Swiss Laboratory Animal Science Association SGV-SSEAL 2013 Meeting, Lausanne, Switzerland, November 19-20. |
"Adoptive transfer of CD4+ mesenteric lymph node cells from mice exposed to chronic psychosocial stress: physiological and immunological consequences". 10th Congress of the German-Brain-Endocrine-Immune-Network (GEBIN), Regensburg, Germany, April 21-23. | |
2011 | "Chronic psychosocial stress in mice alters adrenal functionality: left versus right". 41st annual International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) conference, Berlin, Germany, August 4-6. |
2010 | "Chronic psychosocial stress: inflammation and adrenal insufficiency". 7th World Congress on Stress, Leiden, The Netherlands, August 25-27. |
"Chronic psychosocial stress promotes systemic immune activation and the development of inflammatory Th cell responses". 7th Symposium of the German-Brain-Endocrine-Immune-Network (GEBIN), Essen, Germany, April 28-30. | |
2009 | "Mechanisms behind psychosocial stress-induced spontaneous colitis in male mice". 6th Symposium of the German-Brain-Endocrine-Immune-Network (GEBIN), Frankfurt, Germany, July 08-11. |
2008 | "Chronic psychosocial stress alters behavioural, neuroendocrine and immunological parameters in mice". 39th annual International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) conference, Dresden, Germany, July 17-20. |
2007 | "Chronic psychosocial stress & colitis: physiological, neuroendocrine, and immunological studies with male C57BL/6 mice". 62. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS) anlässlich der Ismar-Boas Preisverleihung, Bochum, Germany, September 12-15. |
"Effects of chronic psychosocial stress on behavioural, neuroendocrine, and immunological parameters in mice". Ninth symposium on catecholamines and other neurotransmitters in stress, Smolenice, Slovakia, June 16-21. | |
2006 | "Chronic psycho-social stress influences the development of spontaneous colitis in male mice". Minisymposium zum 550-jährigen Jubiläum der Universität Greifswald – Tryptophan degradation: Modulation of behaviour and immune functions , Greifswald, Germany, June 03-04. |
2005 | "Chronic psychosocial stress in mice decreases the severity of acute DSS-induced colitis but impairs regeneration". 4th Congress of the German-Brain-Endocrine-Immune-Network (GEBIN), Bayreuth, Germany, October 5th. |
2022 | "Herausforderungen der modernen Arbeitswelt aus der Sicht von Immunregulation und psychischer Gesundheit“. 1. Bundesweiter Ärztekongress der ias-Gruppe, Erfurt. |
2021 | „Alte Freunde – Immunregulation und psychische Gesundheit.“ 25. Ludwigsfelder wissenschaftlichen Nachmittag, Verband Deutscher Betriebs- und Werksärzte e.V. (VDBW), Landesverband Brandenburg, ONLINE Meeting. |
2019 | "Alte Freunde – Immunregulation und psychische Gesundheit." Regionalforum Arbeitsmedizin, Verband Deutscher Betriebs- und Werksärzte e.V. (VDBW), GENO-Haus, Stuttgart, Betriebsärzteschulung. |
"Aktuelle Konzepte zu Immunregulation und Stressresilienz." Werkstatt Seelische Gesundheit im Betrieb – Teil III, Destruktive Führung, Psychosomatik trifft Arbeitsmedizin, Kompetenzzentrum Ulm für seelische Gesundheit am Arbeitsplatz (LPCU), Sonnenberg Klinik Stuttgart, Betriebsärzteschulung. | |
2018 | "„Alte Freunde", Immunregulation und psychische Gesundheit." Verband Deutscher Betriebs- und Werksärzte (VDBW) Württemberg, Mitgliederversammlung. |
2017 | „Kann man gegen Stress assoziierte Erkrankungen impfen?" Daimler, Betriebsärzteschulung. |
2016 | „Wann Stress wen krank macht und warum – genetische Einflüsse und psychosoziale Faktoren." Daimler, Mitarbeiterfortbildung. |
2015 | „Physiologie der Stressreaktion: Grundlagen zu Stress, Stressanfälligkeit und Stressresistenz." Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arbeitsmedizin und Umweltmedizin (DGAUM), Betriebsärzteschulung. |
„Somatische und affektive Konsequenzen von chronischem Stress: neue Erkenntnisse zu Mechanismen der Pathogenese und Resistenz." Sonnenberg Klinik Stuttgart, Werkstatt Seelische Gesundheit im Betrieb: ‚Angst im Unternehmen‘, Betriebsärzteschulung. | |
2013 | „Is stress always causing disease?" Allianz München, Führungskräfteschulung. |
"Macht Stress tatsächlich immer krank? Einblicke in die Grundlagen der Stressphysiologie und Techniken der Stressbewältigung II." Stadt Ulm - Zentrale Steuerung / Personal- und Organisationsmanagement Fortbildungsleitung, Workshop für Mitarbeiter. | |
2024 | "Alte Freunde – Immunregulation und psychische Gesundheit". Live-Talk, ArteSALOON, November, 26-27 |
2023 | "Resilienz trotz Dauerbelastung – Wie wichtig sind ein gesundes Mikrobiom und ein gut reguliertes Immunsystem für die mentale und körperliche Gesundheit bei Dauerstress?". Online-Vortrag im Rahmen der Siemens Health Week, November 5. |
"Promotion of stress resilience by rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGMs): focus on Mycobacterium vaccae". Research Colloquium at the Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Regensburg. | |
"The role of myeloid cells in stress-associated disorders: focus on neutrophils and the bone". Research Colloquium organized by ZiHUB Mental Health Alliance (scientific network led by the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim (ZI/CIMH), joined by longstanding collaborators from Heidelberg University, Ulm University and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Mannheim. | |
"Immunization with a heat-killed preparation of the environmental bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae promotes stress resilience in mice". Smart classroom, organized by the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. |
2020 | "Old friends, immunoregulation and resilience to psychosocial trauma." CRC 1149 Seminar Series, University of Ulm, Ulm, 2020. |
"Alte Freunde – Immunregulation und psychische Gesundheit." Ulmer Universitätsgesellschaft e.V., Wissen erleben –Uni Ulm in der Stadtmitte, Ulm, 2020. | |
2019 | "Alte Freunde – Immunregulation und psychische Gesundheit.” Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 2019 |
„Der Vagus Nerv, Immunregulation und Stressresistenz.“ Vortrag im Rahmen der Veranstaltung „Ganzheitliche Behandlungsmöglichkeiten zur Förderung körperlicher und mentaler Gesundheitorganisiert“ organisiert von Frau Katrin Förster (Heilpraktikerin), Kolbermoor, 2019. | |
"Alte Freunde – Immunregulation und psychische Gesundheit." Jahreshauptversammlung, Job-Centers Weiden, Weiden i.d. Oberpfalz. | |
"Alte Freunde – Immunregulation und psychische Gesundheit." Interne Veranstaltung, Gymnasium Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab, Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab. | |
"Chronic stress-induced systemic low-grade inflammation: lessons from a mouse model of PTSD." Seminar, Department of Behavioral and Molecular Neurobiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. | |
"Mechanisms Underlying Chronic Stress-Induced Systemic Low-grade Inflammation: Translational Approaches." Seminar, APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Ireland. | |
2018 | "Psychological trauma and inflammation: mechanisms and consequences." CRC 1149 Seminar Series, University of Ulm, Ulm. |
„Alte Freunde, Immunregulation und Stress Resistenz." Studium Generale, University of Ulm, Ulm. | |
| "Old friends, immunoregulation and stress resilience." Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary. |
"Old friends, immunoregulation and stress resilience." Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, Washington State University, Washington State, USA. | |
"Old friends, immunoregulation and stress resilience." SFB-TRR 58 Ph.D. Symposium, University of Würzburg, Marktbreit. | |
"Mechanisms underlying chronic stress-induced pathology - lessons from an animal model of PTSD" .CRC 1193 Resilience 2nd PhD Retreat University of Mainz, Hirschegg, Austria. | |
„Mikrobiota, Immunregulation und mentale Gesundheit." Abt. Klinische und Biologische Psychologie, Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik, Universität Ulm, Seminarvortrag. | |
"Mikrobiota, Immunregulation und mentale Gesundheit." Abt. Klinische und Biologische Psychologie, Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik, Universität Ulm, Seminarvortrag | |
„Mikrobiota, Immunregulation und mentale Gesundheit: Bedeutungen für das Gesundheitswesen." Klinik für Psychosomatik, Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Schweiz, Fortbildung für Mediziner. | |
2017 | „Zu berücksichtigende Punkte und Schwierigkeiten bei der Neuetablierung von erprobten Tierversuchen an einem neuen Standort." Einrichtung für Tierschutz, Tierärztlichen Dienst und Labortierkunde, Eberhard Karls Universität und Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Seminarvortrag. |
„"Old friends, immunoregulation and mental health." Department of Behavioral and Molecular Neurobiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, Seminar. | |
„Wann Stress wen krank macht und warum - und was wir möglicherweise dagegen tun können". Institut für Transfusionsmedizin und Immungenetik (IKT) Ulm, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, öffentlicher Vortrag im Rahmen des 4. Patienten- und Angehörigenseminars für Seltene nicht-maligne Knochenmarkserkrankungen. | |
"The microbiota, immunoregulation and mental health: implications for public health." Department of Neuroscience, Universtiy of Parma, Parma, Italy, Seminar. | |
"Mechanisms underlying individual differences in stress vulnerability and possible strategies to increase stress resistance: lessons from an animal model of PTSD." Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology - Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, Seminar. | |
"The chronic subordinate colony housing (CSC) Paradigm: lessons from an animal model of PTSD." Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Seminarvortrag. | |
„Kann man gegen stressassoziierte Erkrankungen "impfen"? – Einblicke in die Grundlagenforschung." Ulmer 3-Generationen-Uni (u3gu), Universität Ulm, öffentlicher Vortrag. | |
2016 | „Kann man gegen stressassoziierte Erkrankungen "impfen"?" Lehrstuhl für Gesundheitspsychologie, Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Seminarvortrag. |
„Wann Stress wen krank macht und warum – genetische Einflüsse und psychosoziale Faktoren." Daimler, Sindelfingen, Mitarbeiterfortbildung. | |
„Kann man gegen stressassoziierte Erkrankungen "impfen"?" Luisenklinik, Bad Dürrheim, Medizinisch- Psychotherapeutische Fortbildung. | |
2015 | „Chronischer Stress & Hypocorticismus: Resilienzfördernde Adaptation oder vulnerabilitätsfördernde Konsequenz?" Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatry/Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Seminarvortrag. |
2014 | „Neuroendocrine and immunological consequences of chronic psychosocial stress in male mice". Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Seminarvortrag. |
„Umfeld und Umwelt, was krank macht und gesund hält". Institut für Transfusionsmedizin und Immungenetik (IKT) Ulm, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, öffentlicher Vortrag im Rahmen des 2. Patienten- und Angehörigenseminars für Seltene nicht-maligne Knochenmarkserkrankungen. | |
„Kann man gegen affektive Störungen impfen?". Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie III, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Seminarvortrag. | |
2013 | „Kann man gegen affektive Störungen impfen?". Studium Generale Universität Ulm, öffentlicher Vortrag. |
„Neuroendokrine und immunologische Konsequenzen von chronischem psychosozialen Stress." Psychiatrische und Psychotherapeutische Klinik Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Seminarvortrag. | |
2009 | "Macht Stress tatsächlich immer krank?" Katholische Arbeitnehmer Bewegung (KAB) Störnstein, öffentlicher Vortrag. |
„Grundlagen der Stressbiologie". Gymnasium Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab, interne Veranstaltung. | |
2008 | „Stress – Was ist das eigentlich?". Quest-Club & Physiologisch, Kolbermoor, öffentlicher Vortrag |
„Grundlagen der Stressbiologie". Goethe Gymnasium Regensburg, interne Veranstaltung. | |
„Stress – Was ist das eigentlich". IBC Solar, Regensburg, interne Veranstaltung. |
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AKNEI (Arbeitskreis für NeuroEndokrinoImmunologie; Member)
GEBIN (German-Endocrine-Brain-Immune-Network; Member of the Steering-Committee)
ISPNE (International Society for PsychoNeuroEndocrinology; Member)
SFN (Society for Neuroscience, Member)
PNIRS (Psychoneuroimmunology-Research Society)
ZTF Ulm (Zentrum für Trauma Forschung der Universität Ulm; Centre for Trauma Research Ulm University; Member)
NCU (Neurocenter of Ulm University; Neurozentrum der Universität Ulm; Member)
CRC1149 Trauma Ulm (Collaborative Research Consortium 1149 funded by the German Research Foundation; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG); Member of the Enlarged Executive Committee)