Professional Career
- 1991-1996 Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Mainz, thesis advisor Prof. Dr. G. Böhmer: Basic research on circadian rhythm regulation, extra- and intracellular recording of neurons from rat brain slices, doctoral thesis: “Effects of excitatory and inhibitory amino acid transmitters and of neuropeptide Y on the activity of suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons in the rat”
- 1996 – 2000 Clinical and pharmacological investigations and pain research in patients with borderline personality disorder
- 2000-2001 Research fellowship at Yale University and Emory University with Prof. J.D. Bremner: Structural and functional neuroimaging studies as well as psychophysiological investigations in patients with BPD and PTSD
- 2001-2003 Investigations of pain processing and neuroimaging studies, organization of epidemiological and genetic studies
- Since 10/2003 Research coordinator of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, head of the group “Experimental Psychopathology” (currently 3 post-docs and 6 PhD students)
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- Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Research
- Pain processing in patients with psychiatric disorders
- neurobiological mechanisms of emotion regulation, dissociation, and self-injurious behavior
- psychopathology of borderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder
- interaction of psychotherapy and neurobiology
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