Current researchers

Name	First name	Title	Position	Research facility	Main research focus	E-Mail
Arck	Petra	Prof., MD	Speaker, Professor for Experimental Feto-Maternal Medicine	Experimental feto-maternal medicine, Centre for Obstetrics and Pediatrics, UKE	Developmental origin of health and disease; effect of maternal stress perception and adverse environmental conditions on pregnancy maintenance, fetal development and long-term children's health Website Petra Arck	p.arck@uke.de
Briken	Peer	Prof., PhD	Director of the Institute and Outpatients Clinic Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry	Institute and Outpatients Clinic Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Prevention of sexual and general violence; risk assessment; diagnosis of forensically relevant (e.g., paraphilic disorders, psychopathy) and sexual disorders (compulsive sexual behaviour disorder); sexual health; sexual medicine Website Peer Briken	briken@uke.de
Büchel	Christian	Prof., MD	Director of the Institute of Systems Neuroscience	Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Centre for Experimental Medicine, UKE	Treatment expectation; hedonic processing; mechanisms of addiction; mechanisms of acute and chronic pain; emotion regulation; fear and fear learning Website Christian Büchel	buechel@uke.de
Buchert	Ralph	PhD	Head of research group Brain Imaging	Department of Nuclear Medicine, Centre for Radiology and Endoscopy, UKE	PET, inflammation, neurotransmission Website Ralph Buchert	r.buchert@uke.de
Donner	Tobias	Prof., MD	Deputy director of the Institute of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology	Institute of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, Centre for Experimental Medicine, UKE	Dynamics of cognitive computation and cortical circuits; neuromodulation and arousal; inference and decision-making Website Tobias Donner	t.donner@uke.de
Engel	Andreas	Prof., MD	Director of the Institute of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology	Institute of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, Centre for Experimental Medicine, UKE	Role of functional connectivity for sensorimotor and cognitive processes; alteration of networks and functional connectivity in brain disorders; pathophysiological role of neural oscillations; development of data-driven methods for analysis of network connectivity; modulation of neural dynamics and functional connectivity by neurostimulation Website Andreas Engel	ak.engel@uke.de
Gallinat	Jürgen	Prof., MD	Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Deputy centre management	Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Patient-centered, innovative care concepts in severe mental disorders; new motivational training interventions and neuronal plasticity; glutamate, GABA and dopamine pathways in mental disorders Website Jürgen Gallinat	j.gallinat@uke.de
Gerloff	Christian	Prof., MD	Director of the Department of Nerology, Chief physician	Department of Neurology, Head and Neurocentre, UKE	CRC Hertie Network of Excellence in Clinical Neuroscience Website Christian Gerloff	gerloff@uke.de
Gläscher	Jan	PhD	Head of working group	Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Centre for Experimental Medicine, UKE	Social cognition, decision making Website Jan Gläscher	glaescher@uke.de
Hanganu-Opatz	Ilena	Prof. Dr., PhD	Head of research group	Institute of Neuroanatomy, Centre for Experimental Medicine, UKE	Development and function of neuronal networks; uni- and multisensory processing and ontogeny; pathophysiology of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders; neuro-immune coupling during development in health and disease Website Ilena Hanganu-Opatz	hangop@zmnh.uni-hamburg.de
Härter	Martin	Prof., MD, PhD	Director of the Department of Medical Psychology	Department of Medical Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Health services & evaluation research; mental health in chronic somatic illness; depression; patient-centred care, shared decision-making; innovative care models; guideline implementation; evidence-based care Website Martin Härter	mhaerter@uke.de
Harth	Volker	Prof., MD	Director of the Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine	Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Occupational medicine, environmental medicine Website Volker Harth	harth@uke.de
Ittermann	Bernd	PD, PhD	Head of the Department Biomedical Magnetic Resonance	Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Medical Physics and Metrological Information Technology, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Berlin	Method development for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) Website Bernd Ittermann	bernd.ittermann@ptb.de
Hilgetag	Claus	Prof., PhD	Director of the Institute of Computational Neuroscience	Institute of Computational Neuroscience, Centre for Experimental Medicine, UKE	Brain connectivity Website Claus Hilgetag	c.hilgetag@uke.de
Karow	Anne	Prof., PhD	Head of working area adolescent psychiatry, Head of integrated care, Head of screening outpatient clinic for mental disorder	Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Transition psychiatry: Early detection and intervention in child and adolescent, and young adults at risk/early course of serious mental illness (SMI); development and translation of innovative healthcare models from research to clinical practice (integrated and stepped care therapeutic assertive community treatment, managed care, e-health); patient reported outcomes and healthcare resources: health related quality of life and cost effectiveness in SMI and innovative care models Website Anne Karow	karow@uke.de
Koch	Christian	PhD	Head of the Department Sound	Department Sound, Mechanics and Acoustics, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig	Auditive impressions in daily life, applications of ultrasound, developing methods of measurement, testing acoustic measurement devices Website Christian Koch	christian.koch@ptb.de
König	Hans-Helmut	Prof., MD, MPH	Director of the Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Research	Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Research, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Cost-of-illness studies; empirical and model-based cost-effectiveness analyses; measurement of preferences for health and healthcare Website Hans-Helmut König	h.koenig@uke.de
Kriston	Levente	PD, PhD	Head of research group	Department of Medical Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Statistical methods, research methods, health services research Website Levente Kriston	l.kriston@uke.de
Kühn	Simone	Prof., PhD	Head of research group Neuroplasticity	Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Brain and behavioural plasticity in health and psychiatric disease; training interventions targeted at facilitating plasticity; effects of lifestyle and environmental factors on plasticity Website Simone Kühn	skuehn@uke.de
Lambert	Martin	Prof., MD	Head of the Competence Centre for Serious Mental illness and Integrated Care	Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Care models; specifically for people with serious mental illness and stepped care models; early detection and intervention in severe mental illness; e-mental -health with focus on severe mental illnesses Website Martin Lambert	lambert@uke.de
Lincoln	Tania	Prof., PhD	Director of the Psychological Outpatient Clinic at UHH; Scientific Director of PTA Hamburg	Institute of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, UHH	Identifying social risk factors for psychotic symptoms; understanding the mechanisms that translate social risk-factors into psychotic symptoms; developing and evaluating psychological therapies for psychosis; improving dissemination of evidence-based interventions for psychosis Website Tania Lincoln	Tania.Lincoln@uni-hamburg.de
Lindenberger	Ulman	Prof., PhD	Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development	Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Centrer for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research	Lifespan cognitive neuroscience: Behavioural and neural plasticity across the lifespan; brain-behaviour relations across the lifespan; multivariate developmental methodology; formal models of behavioural change Website Ulman Lindenberger	seklindenberger@mpib-berlin.mpg.de
Lonsdorf	Tina	PhD	Head of scientific working group	Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Centre for Experimental Medicine, UKE	Experimental psychopathological models of fear and anxiety; life adversity; individual differences, translation; psychophysiology; methods with a focus on translational methods Website Tina Lonsdorf	t.lonsdorf@uke.de
Löwe	Bernd	Prof., MD	Director of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy; Director of the Institute for Psychotherapy	Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Centre for Internal Medicine, UKE	Somatic symptom and related disorders; comorbidity in patients with somatic diseases; eating disorders; clinical and health services research; research on psychotherapy, diagnostic & psychometrics Website Bernd Löwe	b.loewe@uke.de
Mahlke	Candelaria	PhD	Head of research group Social psychiatric and Participatory Research	Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Peer Support; participatory research; consumer and carer led health services evaluation and implementation research; rights-based & patient-centered care; informed decision-making; innovative peer support intervention and care models; guidelines implementation peer support; evidence-based trainings for the community and mental health staff; stigma; recovery orientation; empowerment; coercion avoidance Website Candelaria Mahlke	c.mahlke@uke.de
Moritz	Steffen	Prof., PhD	Head of working group neuropsychology	Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Development of low-threshold digital interventions; training interventions targeted at cognitive biases; moderators of neurocognitive malperformance in psychiatric disorders Website Steffen Moritz	moritz@uke.de
Nestoriuc	Yvonne	Prof., PhD	Guest Professor	Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Centre for Experimental Medicine, UKE	Treatment Expectation, placebo, Occupational Psychology Website Yvonne Nestoriuc	y.nestoriuc@uke.de
Ravens-Sieberer	Ulrike	Prof., PhD	Deputy director of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Head of research group	Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Eur. epidemiological studies on mental health and health-related quality of life (QoL) in children and adolescents; methods and instruments to assess mental health and health-related QoL in children and adolescents; healthcare research for chronical illnesses and psychosocial interventions, prevention and health promotion Website Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer	ravens-sieberer@uke.de
Röder	Brigitte	Prof., PhD	Professor for Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology	Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement, UHH	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience with a focus on the mechanisms of change (neuroplasticity and learning) Website Brigitte Röder	brigitte.roeder@uni-hamburg.de
Schäfer	Ingo	Prof., PhD	Head of working area addiction medicine and addictive behavior, Head of the Interdisciplinary Addiction Research Centre	Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Psychotraumatology; role of early adversity in mental disorders; comorbidity research; addiction research; psychotherapeutic research; migrants mental health Website Ingo Schäfer	i.schaefer@uke.de
Scherer	Martin	Prof., MD	Director of the Department of General Medicine, Head of medical management Outpatient Centre of the Department of General Medicine	Institute of General Medicine, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Multimorbidity, primary care, primary mental health Website Martin Scherer	m.scherer@uke.de
Scholl	Isabelle	PhD	Head of research group	Department of Medical Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Health services research; implementation research; patient-centered care; shared decision-making; communication in healthcare; patient-reported experience measures Website Isabelle Scholl	i.scholl@uke.de
Schreyögg	Jonas	Prof., PhD	Head of the Department of Health Care Management, Scientific Director of the Hamburg Centre for Health Economics	Department of Health Care Management, Hamburg Centre for Health Economics (UHH), Joint Centre of the Faculties of Medicine, Economics and Business Administration	Organization and reimbursement of healthcare providers; measuring the quality of care in hospitals and outpatient care; economic evaluation of healthcare interventions Website Jonas Schreyögg	jonas.schreyoegg@uni-hamburg.de
Schulz	Holger	Prof., PhD	Research Coordinator	Department of Medical Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Care Models, Developement of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient experienced outcome measures (PREMs) Website Holger Schulz	schulz@uke.de
Schwabe	Lars	Prof., PhD	Head of Cognitive Psychology	Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Psychology, UHH	Impact of stress on cognitive processes, Multiple memory systems, Instrumental learning, Memory reconsolidation and transformation, Decision-making and action Website Lars Schwabe	Lars.Schwabe@uni-hamburg.de
Thomasius	Rainer	Prof., MD, PhD	Medical Director German Center for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence	German Centre for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence	Integrating risk profiles into interventions; targeted family based substance use prevention and early intervention; experience in developing complex psychosocial interventions, for underserved population of addicted and comorbid children, adolescents and their families Website Rainer Thomasius	thomasius@uke.de
von dem Knesebeck	Olaf	Prof., PhD	Director of the Institute of Medical Sociology	Institute of Medical Sociology, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, UKE	Social determinants of health and healthcare; evaluation research; public mental health; international comparisons in health services research; health surveys; health literacy; stigma Website Olaf von dem Knesebeck	o.knesebeck@uke.de
Wiegand-Grefe	Silke	Prof., PhD	Head of research group family research and psychotherapy, Head of outpatient clinic for families at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics	Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, UKE	Severe chronic illness in families; family- based prevention; interventions for families with SMI Website Silke Wiegand-Grefe	s.wiegand-grefe@uke.de
Zapf	Antonia	Prof., PhD	Deputy director of the Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology	Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Centre for Experimental Medicine, UKE	Statistical methods, research methods Website Antonia Zapf	a.zapf@uke.de