Neuroimaging

BIOGRAPHY

ACADEMIC POSITION:
• Director, Central Institute of Mental Health, J 5, D-68159 Mannheim
• Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg
• Clinical Director of the Department Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

EDUCATION:
• 1984-1991 Medical School, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
Bonn
• Internship in surgery and medicine at Lüdenscheid, Germany, internship in neurology at the University Clinics for Neurology, Bonn
• 1987-1991 Research assistant at the Neurochemistry Laboratory of Bonn University (head: Prof Marie Luise Rao). MD dissertation on neurochemistry, grade 'Sehr gut' (magna cum laude)
• 1984-1991 Stipendiate of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Bonn (national honor society)
• 1999 PhD (Habilitation) by the Medical Faculty of the University of Giessen, Germany
• 1997-2003 Department of Mathematics, Fernuniversität Hagen
• MSc Mathematics Degree 2003, grade 'Mit Auszeichnung' (summa cum laude)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
• 1989 Cornell University, New York Hospital, NY. Research visit at the Unit for Neurochemistry (Prof JJ Mann), financed by grant from the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Bonn
• 1991-1994 Department of Neurology, State Clinic of the Rhine, Bonn, Head: Prof Robert Heitmann, s 8/1993: Priv Doz Rolf Biniek. Resident. Rotations to neurological ICU, neurological wards, electroencephalography, evoked potentials, and Doppler sonography. In charge of Clinic hygiene since 1993
• 1994-1997 Centre for Psychiatry, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Head: Prof Bernd Gallhofer. Resident until 1995 on closed psychiatric ward. Since 1995, lecturer in psychiatry. Head of fMRI imaging group since 1995. Since January 1996, head of neurophysiological laboratory. Since April 1996, senior registrar supervising two psychiatric wards
• 1999-2007 Medical School, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen. Appointment as Privatdozent
• 1997-2001 National Institute of Mental Health, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
Bethesda, USA, Director: Dr Daniel Weinberger. Visiting Associate Research Fellowship, Unit on Integrative Neuroimaging (Chief: Dr Karen Berman). Junior staff appointment, extensive clinical training in psychiatric research. Research experience and methods development in PET, fMRI, Electrophysiology with focus on Psychopharmacology, Schizophrenia, Cognitive Dysfunction
• 2001-2005 National Institute of Mental Health, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
Bethesda, USA, Director: Dr Daniel Weinberger. Staff Scientist (Clinician). Working on clinical and scientific aspects of neuroimaging research, functional neuroimaging, new analysis methods, transcranial magnetic stimulation and high-throughput functional/structural imaging. Co-Director of the imaging core facility
• 2005-2007 National Institute of Mental Health, Genes, Cognition and Psychosis Program, Bethesda, USA, Director: Dr Daniel Weinberger. Investigator (tenure-track). Chief, Unit on Systems Neuroscience in Psychiatry. Co-Director of the imaging core facility
• 07/2007 Central Institute of Mental Health (Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit)
J 5, D-68159 Mannheim
• Director of the Institute, Clinical Director of the Clinic for Psychiatry and Chair for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg