Education
- 1997, University of Freiburg i.Br.
MD (Staatsexamen), Medicine - 1997, Medical School Freiburg
MD thesis (Dr. med.), Molecular biology in Psychiatry - 2003, Ulm University
Board certification, Neurology - 2006, Ulm University
Venia legend (Habilitation), Alzheimer’s disease - 2007, Ulm University
Board certification, Geriatrics - 2008, Ulm University
Associate Professor (Apl.), Neurology - 2010, Ulm University
Board certification, Palliative Care - 2011, Ulm University
Board certification, Intensive Care medicine - 2016, Ulm University
Board certification, Rehabilitation medicine - 2019, Ulm University
Board certification, Social medicine and public health
Scientific Training / Past Positions
- 1997-1998 Resident, Klinikum Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg (Prof. Hennerici)
- 1998-2003 Resident, Ulm University (Prof. A.C. Ludolph)
- 2003-2005 Postdoctoral research fellow (DFG), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, USA (Prof. B.T. Hyman)
- 2005-2018 Senior consultant, Head of memory clinic, Independent research group leader, Ulm University, Dept. of Neurology (Prof. A.C. Ludolph)
- 2016-2019 Head, Clinic for Neurogeriatrics and Neurological Rehabilitation, University- and Rehabilitation Hospital Ulm
- 2019-present Chair, Director of the Division of Geriatrics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
Organisation / Management
- 2006-2017 Secretary “Geriatrisches Zentrum Ulm (GZU)
- 2006-2018 National coordinator and principal investigator in clinical AD and MCI trials
- 2012-2019 Federführende Vertrauensdozentin „Deutsche Studienstiftung“
Funding and research areas
- Grants, DFG, Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg, Alzheimer Forschungs Initiative e.V., Hirnliga e.V., WIN-Kolleg stipend of the Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, AIF, BMG (Leuchtturm Demenz – Ultdem), Innovationsfond (GBA), State of Baden-Württemberg (Sonderlinie), > 2.5 Mio Euro
- Research areas, Clinical diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and delirium, Neurogeriatrics, Heart & Brain. Biomarker research and clinical trials.
Honors and Awards
- 2005 Poster Award, Annual Meeting of the German Society for Neurology, Wiesbaden
- Since 2007 Member of the Academy College (WIN College) of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, „Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften“
- 2008 Award for the Advancement of Women in Science, Ulm University
- 2016 Finalist Otto-von-Guericke award, German Fed. of Industrial Research Associations – AiF
- 2018 University-Industry Cooperation Award 2017 Ulm University
Memberships
- DGG – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geriatrie (DGG) – Since September 2017: Speaker AG Neurologie
- Hirnliga e.V. – Scientific board member
- SFN – Society for Neuroscience
- AAN – American Academy for Neurology
- DGN – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie
- EMCA – European Memory Clinic Association
Major Grants (since 2015)
- Innovationsfond (GBA), PAWEL: Patientensicherheit, Wirtschaftlichkeit und Lebensqualität: Reduktion von Delirrisiko und POCD nach Elektivoperationen im Alter, 2017-2021
- Boehringer Ingelheim Ulm University Biocenter (BIU), Pathophysiological and diagnostic role of cGMP-dependent pathways in Alzheimer’s disease II; 2016-2019
- Sonderlinie Medizin – Verbundvorhaben (Land Baden-Württemberg), Medikation und Lebenssituation im Alter, 2016-2018
- Industrielle Gemeinschaftsforschung (BMWi) IGF-Projekt: 18239 N, Mitoskopie -Mitochondriales Monitoring von Stoffwechseländerungen bei neurologischen Erkrankungen mittels optischer Systeme; 2014-2016
- Boehringer Ingelheim Ulm University Biocenter (BIU), Pathophysiological and diagnostic role of cGMP-dependent pathways in Alzheimer’s disease; 2012-2015
