Project teams
Complex research questions can only be answered in complex structures: The interdisciplinary composition of the project teams, with 24 project leaders and their teams including basic researchers and clinicians at the Essen, Hamburg and Marburg sites, pools competences and resources.
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Bingel
Neurologist, Neuroscientist
Team
Dr. Katharina Schmidt
Postdoc, Psychologist, Neuroscientist
Dr. Helena Hartmann
Postdoc, Psychologist, Neuroscientist
Dr. Belkis Ezgi Arikan
Postdoc, Psychologist, Neuroscientist
Dr. Livia Asan
Clinician Scientist, Resident in Neurology
Rebecca Lutz
PhD student
Vivien Janowicz
PhD student
Aoibhne Braunewell, Sam Völk, Hannah Gronewold
Medical students
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Christian Büchel
Neuroscientist
Team
Dr. Lieven Schenk
Postdoc, Psychologist, Neuroscientist
Zoe Hilker
PhD student, Psychologist, Neuroscientist
Jonathan Jeßberger
Medical student
Project Lead

Prof. Dr. Michael Rose
Psychologist
Team
Sebastian Heeren
PhD student, Psychologist
Leonie Lambertz
PhD student, Psychologist
Christoph Wittkamp
Psychologist
Maren-Isabel Wolf
Psychologist
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Sigrid Elsenbruch
Psychologist

PD Dr. Julian Kleine-Borgmann
Neurologist
Team
Dr. Robert Jan Pawlik
Postdoc, Neuroscientist, Psychologist
Anna Pfeiffer
PhD Student, Psychologist
Alex Köhler
PhD Student, Psychologist
Dr. Jana Aulenkamp
Clinician Scientist, Emerging PI
Lea Tollrian
Clinician Scientist
Catrin Guddat
Medical student
Dr. Christopher Milde
affiliated external member
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Brassen
Neuroscientist
Team
Darius Zokai
Clinician Scientist, Resident in Psychiatry
Lena Szabo
PhD student, Neurosciences
Emma Specht
PhD student, Psychology
Eun Jin Shim
PhD student, Medicine
Jonas Pautmeier
Master student, Psychology
Amelie Brühöfner
Master student, Psychology
Project Lead

Prof. Markus Wöhr
Psychologist, Behavioural Scientist
Team
Dr. Maria Willadsen
Postdoc, Psychologist, Emerging PI
Dr. Nadine Faesel
Postdoc, Neuroscientist
Elisa Brennecke
Master student, Biology
Charlotte Römer
Master student, Psychology
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Harald Engler
Biologist

Dr. Laura Heiß-Lückemann
Biologist
Team
Kirsten Dombrowski
Postdoc, Biologist
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Sven Benson
Psychologist

Prof. Dr. Hana Rohn
Internist and infectiologist/nephrologist
Team
Dr. Marcel Wilhelm
Postdoc, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist, Emerging PI
Dr. Johanna Reinold
Clinician Scientist
Justine Schmidt
PhD student, Psychologist
Vera Brüggemann, Saskia Lubeck, Lisa Anders, Tom-Erik Höcke, Marco Schönenberger
Medical Students
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Wiebke Sondermann
Dermatologist

Prof. Dr. Sven Benson
Psychologist
Team
Dr. Frederik Krefting
Dermatologist
Stefanie Hölsken
Psychologist, PhD Student
Paraskevi Savvidou
Psychologist, PhD Student
Senta Mühlhaus
Medical student
Daniela Bese
Medical student
Lara Stusch
Medical student
Aisha Sen
Medical student
Project Lead

PD Dr. Regine Klinger
Psychologist

Prof. Dr. Sigrid Elsenbruch
Psychologist
Team
Julia Stuhlreyer
Postdoc, Psychologist
Marie Schwartz
Postdoc, Psychologist
Dr. Johannes Wessels
Clinician Scientist
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Yvonne Nestoriuc
Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist

Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief
Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist
Team
Dr. Ann-Katrin Meyrose
Postdoc, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist i.e.
Dr. Marcel Wilhelm
Postdoc, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist, Emerging PI
Dr. Frauke Weiß
Clinician Scientist, Psychological Psychotherapist
Lisa-Marie Köppel
PhD student, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist i.e.
Antonia Meinhart
PhD student, Psychologist
Sven Polifka
PhD student, Psychologist
Lennart Dammast
Master student, Psychology
Kaya Wiese
Bachelor student, Psychology
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief
Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist

Prof. Dr. Christine Knaevelsrud
Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist
Team
Dr. Marcel Wilhelm
Postdoc, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist, Emerging PI
Dr. Carmen Schäuffele
Postdoc, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist, Emerging PI
Dr. Stephanie Häring
Postdoc, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist i.e.
Dr. Pavle Zagorscak
Postdoc, Psychologist
Dr. Frauke Weiß
Clinician Scientist, Psychological Psychotherapist
Dr. Christina Kampisiou
Clinician Scientist, Psychological Psychotherapist
Sebastian Burchert
Psychologist
Liv Caro Henrich
PhD student, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist in training
Philipp Lange
PhD student, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist in training
Project Lead

Prof. Dr. Dagmar Timmann
Neurologist
Team
Dr. Frederik Schlitt
Postdoc, Biologist
Enzo Nio
Postdoc, Nanobiologist
Dr. Eline Kruithof
Postdoc, Neuropsychologist
Dr. Andreas Thieme
Clinician Scientist
Antonia Baumgarten
Medical Student
Project Lead
Dr. Jan Haaker
Pharmacist, Neuroscientist
Prof. Dr. Christiane Melzig
Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist
Team
Dr. Christoph Benke
Postdoc, Psychologist
Dr. Lara Hille
Clinician Scientist
Dr. Simon Knobloch
Clinician Scientist
About the project (work in progress)
Project Lead

Prof. Dr. Helen Blank
Psychologist

Prof. Dr. Katja Wiech
Psychologist
Team
Dr. Mai-Carmen Requena-Komuro
Postdoc, Psychologist
Philipp Schumann
PhD student
About the project (work in progress)
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief
Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist
Prof. Dr. Harald Engler
Biologist

Prof. Dr. Meike Shedden Mora
Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist
Team
Dr. Lukas Basedow
Postdoc, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist in Training
Anna Borgmann
PhD student, Psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist in Training
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Bingel
Neurologist and Neuroscientist
Prof. Dr. Christian Büchel
Neuroscientist
Prof. Dr. Tamas Spisak
Neuroscientist
Team
Dr. Raviteja Kotikalapudi
Postdoc, Neuroscientist
Dr. Balint Kincses
Postdoc, Neuroscientist
Giuseppe Gallitto
PhD Student, Neuroscientist
Robert Englert
PhD Student, Medical Technician
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Bingel
Neurologist, Neuroscientist
Prof. Dr. Sven Benson
Psychologist
Dr. Helena Hartmann
Psychologist
Team
Dr. Lorenz Peters
Clinician Scientist
Birte Eickhoff
Psychologist
Gaby Miketta
Journalist, Editor
Mathias Brüggemeier
Biochemist, Journalist
About the project (in progress)