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Scientific Focus
Psychoneuroimmunology is concerned with the reciprocal relationship between the brain and the immune system. For over 20 years, I have been investigating how sleep and the circadian system regulate the innate and adaptive immune system and the extent to which messenger substances of the immune system influence brain functions in healthy test subjects.
Recent work has focused on psychoneuroimmunological aspects in patients with autoimmune diseases, e.g. the mechanisms by which chronic inflammatory processes and disorders of the adaptive immune system can lead to sleep changes, fatigue and autonomic dysregulation.
Academic qualification
Scientific Doctorate (Habilitation), Shift work in the immune system - Is sleep really the best medicine?
Award Date: 10.02.2015
Research Areas and Centers
- Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)
- NUM: National Association of University Hospitals investigating SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Investigating Coronavirus
- Research on SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Insomnia increases the risk for specific autoimmune diseases: a large-scale retrospective cohort study
Stenger, S., Vorobyev, A., Bieber, K., Lange, T., Ludwig, R. J. & Hundt, J. E., 2025, In: Frontiers in Network Physiology. 5, p. 1499297 1499297.Research output: Journal Articles › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
4 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
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CRC/TRR 418: Foundations of Circadian Medicine
Kramer, A. (Speaker, Coordinator), Oster, H. (Co-Speaker), Balzer, F. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Buchauer, L. K. (Principal Investigator (PI)), de Assis, L. V. M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Demir, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Haas, S. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Hoffmann, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), König, I. R. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Krach, S. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Kühnen, P. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Lange, T. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Marquardt, J. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Obleser, J. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Oertel, F. C. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Paul, F. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Pilz, L. K. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Poikela, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Priller, J. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Ralser, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Ramich, O. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Robles, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Sander, L. E. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Scheiermann, C. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Spies, C. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Uhlenhaut, N. H. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Wilhelm-Groch, I. (Principal Investigator (PI)) & Witzenrath, M. (Principal Investigator (PI))
01.10.25 → 30.09.29
Project: DFG Joint Research › DFG Collaborative Research Centers (CRC)