Grit Hein | Social Neuroscience | Best Paper Award Posted on 30/01/202530/01/2025 by sciencefather prof. Grit Hein | Social Neuroscience | Best Paper Award Universität Würzburg, Germany Profile scopus orcid Education She studied Psychology at Humboldt-University in Berlin, Germany, and City College in New York, USA, completing her diploma in 1999 with a grade of “very good.” She earned her doctorate in 2002 at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig and Humboldt-University in Berlin. Her academic and professional career progressed through various prestigious positions. In 2002, she began as a research associate at MRC Cambridge, UK, and the University Hospital Frankfurt/M. She then received a DFG-Research Stipend in 2006, conducting research at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of Berkeley, USA. In 2008, she was awarded the Society-in-Science Stipend and became a Principal Investigator in an independent research project at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. She completed her habilitation and obtained her Venia Legendi in Psychology at Goethe-University Frankfurt/M. in 2014. She later served as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 2015. In 2017, she was appointed as a Heisenberg Professor at JMU Würzburg, where she continued to advance her research. In 2021, she became a Professor of Translational Social Neuroscience at JMU Würzburg and a Steering Committee Member of the Research Training Group RTG 2660, working alongside Professor Dr. Matthias Gamer in Psychology. Work experience Since 2024, she has served as the President of the European Social and Affective Neuroscience Association (ESCAN) – Special Interest Group Social Neuroscience and as the spokesperson for the Neuroscience section at the Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS), JMU. Previously, from 2021 to 2024, she held the position of Vice President of ESCAN. Since 2022, she has been a board member of the China-Competence Center at JMU, and since 2021, she has been an Executive Board and Steering Committee Member of the Research Training Group RTG 2660. Her engagement in the research system extends further, as she has been a board member of ESCAN since 2019 and a member of the mentoring program for young female scientists at UKW, JMU. Additionally, she holds a double affiliation with both the Medical Faculty and the Faculty of Human Science at JMU. Since 2018, she has contributed as a panel member of the Hillary Green Research Fund at the University of Birmingham, a standing member of the dissertation committee at UKW, JMU, and a member of the Degree Subject Committee of the Elite Graduate Program in Translational Neuroscience at JMU. She has also supervised numerous early-career researchers, including Anne Saulin, who completed her PhD in 2023 with magna cum laude and is now a DFG postdoctoral fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK; Marthe Gründahl, who also earned her PhD in 2023 with magna cum laude and is now a consultant at Bain & Company; and Dorothee Bruch, who obtained her MD in 2022 with magna cum laude and is currently practicing as a gynecologist. Academic Distinctions She has received several prestigious academic distinctions throughout her career. In 2023, she was honored with an award for her extraordinary contribution to teaching by the Medical Faculty and the President of JMU. In 2015, she was awarded the Heisenberg Fellowship by the German Research Foundation, recognizing her outstanding research achievements. Earlier in her career, she received the Branco-Weiss Fellowship from ETH Zürich in 2008 and the Emmy-Noether Fellowship from the German Research Foundation in 2005, both of which supported her innovative research endeavors. Publication Neural dynamics of personality trait perception and interaction preferences Weiß, M., Paelecke, M., Mussel, P., Hein, G. Scientific ReportsThis link is disabled., 2024, 14(1), 30455 A social information processing perspective on social connectedness Hein, G., Huestegge, L., Böckler-Raettig, A., … Rodrigues, J., Gamer, M. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral ReviewsThis link is disabled., 2024, 167, 105945 The relationship of the source of punishment and personality traits with investment and punishment in a public goods game Rodrigues, J., Leipold, N., Hewig, J., Hein, G. Differential effects of everyday-life social support on chronic pain Weiß, M., Jachnik, A., Lampe, E.C., … Rittner, H.L., Hein, G. BMC NeurologyThis link is disabled., 2024, 24(1), 301 Common and differential variables of anxiety and depression in adolescence: a nation-wide smartphone-based survey Weiß, M., Gutzeit, J., Pryss, R., … Deserno, L., Hein, G. Empathy incites a stable prosocial decision bias Saulin, A., Ma, Y., Hein, G. Cerebral CortexThis link is disabled., 2024, 34(7), bhae272 Depression and fatigue six months post-COVID-19 disease are associated with overlapping symptom constellations: A prospective, multi-center, population-based cohort study Weiß, M., Gutzeit, J., Appel, K.S., … Vehreschild, J.J., Hein, G. Journal of Affective DisordersThis link is disabled., 2024, 352, pp. 296–305
prof. Grit Hein | Social Neuroscience | Best Paper Award Universität Würzburg, Germany Profile scopus orcid Education She studied Psychology at Humboldt-University in Berlin, Germany, and City College in New York, USA, completing her diploma in 1999 with a grade of “very good.” She earned her doctorate in 2002 at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig and Humboldt-University in Berlin. Her academic and professional career progressed through various prestigious positions. In 2002, she began as a research associate at MRC Cambridge, UK, and the University Hospital Frankfurt/M. She then received a DFG-Research Stipend in 2006, conducting research at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of Berkeley, USA. In 2008, she was awarded the Society-in-Science Stipend and became a Principal Investigator in an independent research project at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. She completed her habilitation and obtained her Venia Legendi in Psychology at Goethe-University Frankfurt/M. in 2014. She later served as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 2015. In 2017, she was appointed as a Heisenberg Professor at JMU Würzburg, where she continued to advance her research. In 2021, she became a Professor of Translational Social Neuroscience at JMU Würzburg and a Steering Committee Member of the Research Training Group RTG 2660, working alongside Professor Dr. Matthias Gamer in Psychology. Work experience Since 2024, she has served as the President of the European Social and Affective Neuroscience Association (ESCAN) – Special Interest Group Social Neuroscience and as the spokesperson for the Neuroscience section at the Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS), JMU. Previously, from 2021 to 2024, she held the position of Vice President of ESCAN. Since 2022, she has been a board member of the China-Competence Center at JMU, and since 2021, she has been an Executive Board and Steering Committee Member of the Research Training Group RTG 2660. Her engagement in the research system extends further, as she has been a board member of ESCAN since 2019 and a member of the mentoring program for young female scientists at UKW, JMU. Additionally, she holds a double affiliation with both the Medical Faculty and the Faculty of Human Science at JMU. Since 2018, she has contributed as a panel member of the Hillary Green Research Fund at the University of Birmingham, a standing member of the dissertation committee at UKW, JMU, and a member of the Degree Subject Committee of the Elite Graduate Program in Translational Neuroscience at JMU. She has also supervised numerous early-career researchers, including Anne Saulin, who completed her PhD in 2023 with magna cum laude and is now a DFG postdoctoral fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK; Marthe Gründahl, who also earned her PhD in 2023 with magna cum laude and is now a consultant at Bain & Company; and Dorothee Bruch, who obtained her MD in 2022 with magna cum laude and is currently practicing as a gynecologist. Academic Distinctions She has received several prestigious academic distinctions throughout her career. In 2023, she was honored with an award for her extraordinary contribution to teaching by the Medical Faculty and the President of JMU. In 2015, she was awarded the Heisenberg Fellowship by the German Research Foundation, recognizing her outstanding research achievements. Earlier in her career, she received the Branco-Weiss Fellowship from ETH Zürich in 2008 and the Emmy-Noether Fellowship from the German Research Foundation in 2005, both of which supported her innovative research endeavors. Publication Neural dynamics of personality trait perception and interaction preferences Weiß, M., Paelecke, M., Mussel, P., Hein, G. Scientific ReportsThis link is disabled., 2024, 14(1), 30455 A social information processing perspective on social connectedness Hein, G., Huestegge, L., Böckler-Raettig, A., … Rodrigues, J., Gamer, M. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral ReviewsThis link is disabled., 2024, 167, 105945 The relationship of the source of punishment and personality traits with investment and punishment in a public goods game Rodrigues, J., Leipold, N., Hewig, J., Hein, G. Differential effects of everyday-life social support on chronic pain Weiß, M., Jachnik, A., Lampe, E.C., … Rittner, H.L., Hein, G. BMC NeurologyThis link is disabled., 2024, 24(1), 301 Common and differential variables of anxiety and depression in adolescence: a nation-wide smartphone-based survey Weiß, M., Gutzeit, J., Pryss, R., … Deserno, L., Hein, G. Empathy incites a stable prosocial decision bias Saulin, A., Ma, Y., Hein, G. Cerebral CortexThis link is disabled., 2024, 34(7), bhae272 Depression and fatigue six months post-COVID-19 disease are associated with overlapping symptom constellations: A prospective, multi-center, population-based cohort study Weiß, M., Gutzeit, J., Appel, K.S., … Vehreschild, J.J., Hein, G. Journal of Affective DisordersThis link is disabled., 2024, 352, pp. 296–305
Laura Brown | Caregiver Quality of Life | Best Researcher Award Posted on 25/01/202525/01/2025 by sciencefather Dr. Laura Brown | Caregiver Quality of Life | Best Researcher Award Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago ,United States Dr Józef Sadkiewicz graduated in 2000 from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz. He obtained his doctoral degree in 2006 from the Faculty of Biotechnology and Agriculture at the J.J. Śniadecki Bydgoszcz University of Technology. Since 2000, he has served as the President of the Management Board at the Institute of Bakeries Instruments, specialising in engineering and measurement-control equipment for the food and chemical industries. Profile Orcid Education: Professor Józef Flizikowski graduated in 1976 from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the J.J. Śniadecki Bydgoszcz University of Technology. In 1984, he obtained his doctorate from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Gdańsk University of Technology and, in 1991, completed his habilitation at the Faculty of Production Engineering at the University of Agriculture in Lublin. In 1997, he was awarded the academic title of Professor of Technical Sciences. His specialisation includes the design and operation of machinery for the chemical, food, and energy industries. He is now retired. Scientific Publications Optimizing the Team Approach: Designing a Clinical Care Pathway for Functional Neurological Disorder Journal for Healthcare Quality 2024-09 | Journal article DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000445 Use of the Assessment of Caregiver Experience with Neuromuscular Disease (ACEND) in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024-02 | Journal article | Author DOI: 10.3390/jcm13040921 CONTRIBUTORS: Laura Brown; Katie Hoffman; Chiara Corbo-Galli; Siyuan Dong; Katelyn Zumpf; Christa Weigel; Colleen Blomgren; Hannah Munson; Jessa Bidwell; Vamshi Rao et al.
Dr. Laura Brown | Caregiver Quality of Life | Best Researcher Award Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago ,United States Dr Józef Sadkiewicz graduated in 2000 from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz. He obtained his doctoral degree in 2006 from the Faculty of Biotechnology and Agriculture at the J.J. Śniadecki Bydgoszcz University of Technology. Since 2000, he has served as the President of the Management Board at the Institute of Bakeries Instruments, specialising in engineering and measurement-control equipment for the food and chemical industries. Profile Orcid Education: Professor Józef Flizikowski graduated in 1976 from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the J.J. Śniadecki Bydgoszcz University of Technology. In 1984, he obtained his doctorate from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Gdańsk University of Technology and, in 1991, completed his habilitation at the Faculty of Production Engineering at the University of Agriculture in Lublin. In 1997, he was awarded the academic title of Professor of Technical Sciences. His specialisation includes the design and operation of machinery for the chemical, food, and energy industries. He is now retired. Scientific Publications Optimizing the Team Approach: Designing a Clinical Care Pathway for Functional Neurological Disorder Journal for Healthcare Quality 2024-09 | Journal article DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000445 Use of the Assessment of Caregiver Experience with Neuromuscular Disease (ACEND) in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024-02 | Journal article | Author DOI: 10.3390/jcm13040921 CONTRIBUTORS: Laura Brown; Katie Hoffman; Chiara Corbo-Galli; Siyuan Dong; Katelyn Zumpf; Christa Weigel; Colleen Blomgren; Hannah Munson; Jessa Bidwell; Vamshi Rao et al.