SFB/TRR 289 – approval of 2nd funding period
17.06.2024.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the extension of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC)/Transregio (TRR) 289 "Treatment Expectation" for another four years. The Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology is involved with a total of five projects under the leadership of Prof. Harald Engler, Prof. Sven Benson and Dr. Laura Heiß-Lückemann. The projects are conducted in collaboration with the Departments of Dermatology, Infectious Diseases and Neurology and the Institute of Medical Education.
Extinction learning
14.06.2024.
Learning is hard. Forgetting is sometimes even harder. How do you get rid of what you have learned? This is what the Collaborative Research Center 1280 is investigating.
In a special issue of the science magazine Rubin on the CRC Extinction Learning, the Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology presents current research results in the article "Immune System - The Sixth Sense".
BIOME 2023
25.10.2023.
Impression BIOME retreat.
During the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience retreat 2023 in the White Loft in Düsseldorf, members presented their dissertation projects in form of a digital poster. However, before presenting their work, members had to introduce oneself to the group by using a digital „Bio Sketch“ comprising informations of „Education“, „Skills“, and an „About Me“- section. Finally, they had to explain „Why I pursue a Phd/MD?“.
The creativity regrading the „Bio Sketch“ was very inspiring and funny, the presentation oft the dissertation projects very precise and informative, causing a lot of valuable feedback from students to students. After this intense exchange of scientific information, Psychologist Beatrix Stahlberger gave an impressive interactive keynote talk on the subject "Emotional Intelligence - Personal + Social Competence" which was followed by a workshop + coaching of difficult situations you may face during you doctorate thesis. The retreat ended with a „get together“ and a nice dinner + drinks.
Our Institute presents
02.02.2023.
Professor Rainer Haberberger
“Pain management using a biochip? Harnessing the capacities of nociceptors”
Thursday, 02/02/23, 9 am
Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology
Seminar room (Floor 8, Room 12)
Animal Welfare Award 2022
05.01.2023.
Dr. Stephan Leisengang, research fellow at the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, was awarded with the First Place of the ‘Animal Welfare Award 2022’ of the University Hospital Essen.
The award was conferred by Professor Jochen Werner, Medical Director and CEO of the University Hospital Essen, and Professor Gero Hilken, Director of the Central Animal Laboratory of the University Hospital Essen.
The submitted project on neuro-glial primary cell cultures of the nociceptive system to complement in vivo studies in pain research and, thereby, reducing the number of animals and minimize stress in line with the 3R-principle, convinced the jury to award Stephan’s work.
Congratulations
25.11.2022.
With her lecture "Sit, immune cell. Sit!" Marie Jakobs received the Science Slam Prize of the Medical Faculty with the support of the University Medicine Foundation as part of the 21st Research Day of the Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Gebin 2022
GEBIN Conference 2022 in Erlangen
On behalf of the Steering Committee of the German Endocrine-Brain-Immune-Network (GEBIN) it is our great pleasure to invite you to the 14th GEBIN Conference
that will be held between March 30 to April 1, 2022 at the Medical School Campus (Hörsaalzentrum Medizin, Ulmenweg 18, Erlangen), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg *
and 11th GEBIN Educational Short Course March 29 to 30, 2022
C-TNBS
Besondere Anerkennung für 7 Forschungsinstitute und 8 Kliniken der Universitätsmedizin Essen: Gemeinsam bilden sie künftig das „Center for Translational and Behavioral Neuroscience“ (C-TNBS). Beteiligt ist unter anderen das Institut für Medizinische Psychologie und Verhaltensimmunbiologie.
maiLab
Channel of Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim. Interview with Prof. Schedlowski (min 10'). '5 Missverständnisse über den Placeboeffekt', August '19
Teaching Award 2020
The best-rated courses in the first study section are the seminar "Integrated Emergency Medicine" and the seminar "Medical Psychology and Sociology" by Prof. Dr. med. Manfred Schedlowski, Prof. Dr. Sven Benson and Anna Lena Kahl. The prize money of 1,000 € each will benefit teaching and seminar of the award winners. Prof. dr. Sven Benson was awarded as one of the best lecturers. Read more
