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PD Dr. Veronica Witte
Main Focus
- impact of diet and lifestyle on brain structure and function
- population neuroimaging
- gut-microbiome-brain axis
- cognitive aging
- obesity and the brain
- human interventional studies
- genetic factors and gene-environment interactions
- (micro-)structure of the hippocampus
- structural imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, functional MRI & connectivity
Projects
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Curriculum Vitae
Academic Education |
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| 05/19 |
PD Dr. rer. nat. habil. (~tenure track qualification) Habilitation "Impact of obesity, diet and metabolic changes on brain structure and function", Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig |
| 10/07 |
Dr. rer. nat. (~PhD)
Doctoral Thesis "Dynamic changes in the development of prefrontal networks" Department of Neuroanatomy, Bielefeld University
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| 04/04 |
Diploma (~MSc) in biology
Bielefeld University
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| 1999 - 2004 |
Studies of Biology
Bielefeld University
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Career |
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| since 2023 | Faculty member, Max Planck Research School of Cognition |
| since 2018 |
Faculty member, International Max Planck Research School on Neuroscience of Communication: Function, Structure and Plasticity (IMPRS NeuroCom) |
| since 2014 |
Junior group leader
Effects of obesity and other nutrition-related
lifestyle factors on the brain, Max Planck Institute for Human
Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig
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| 2009 - 2014 |
PostDoc
Effects of modifiable lifestyle interventions, such as
dietary habits and exercise, on the aging healthy and diseased brain,
Charité University Medicine Berlin
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| 2007 - 2008 |
PostDoc
Associations between hormones, personality traits and brain structure, using MRI and serotonin receptor PET, University Hospital Vienna
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| 03/06 - 12/08 |
PhD-student
Effects of lifestyle on cognitive functions, Münster University Hospital
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| 2004 - 2006 |
PhD-student
Impact of environmental enrichment on neurotransmitter
systems in rodents using immunohistological and tracer techniques,
Bielefeld University,
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Grants & Awards |
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| 2021-2024 |
DFG-Project CRC 1052-A1, PI, Targeting neurobehavioural determinants of obesity, 550,000 € |
| 2018 - 2020 |
EFRE-Project, Co-PI Schaffung von leistungsfähigen Strukturen zur nachhaltigen
Nutzung der LIFE-Daten und Ausbau der Vernetzung mit der Universitätsmedizin Leipzig
und externen Partnern, 220,000 €
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| 2018 - 2020 |
DFG-Project WI 3342/3-1, PI, Neuronal correlates and mechanisms of cognitive
improvements after bariatric surgery, 165,000 €
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| 2018 |
Selected for Max Planck Society's "Sign Up!" Careerbuilding program
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| 2013- 2014 |
School of Mind & Brain, HU Berlin, Lifespan Plasticity PostDoc Stipendium, 2,000 €/Monat
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| 2010 - 2012 |
NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, PI, Female Post-Doc position, 220,000 € (eigene Stelle, wiss. Mitarbeiterin (T. Köbe), 30,000 €/Jahr Sachmittel)
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| 2010 - 2013 |
BMBF-Project FKZ 0315673, Co-PI Enhancing memory functions in
patients with mild cognitive impairment by dietary interventions and in
combination with exercise and
cognitive training - Proof of concept and mechanisms 650,000 €
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| 2009 - 2013 |
DFG-Project FL 379/8-1, Co-PI Can dietary modifications improve memory
functions in healthy elderly humans? If so, what are the underlying
mechanisms? 340,000 €
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| 2013 |
Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB) Paper of the month Witte AV et al., Cereb Cor 2013
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| 2012 |
Travelgrant AAIC Conference, Vancouver Canada 2,000 €
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| 2012 |
MentorInnen-Programm für Nachwuchswissenschaflterinnen, Charité (Mentor: Prof. A. Villringer)
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| 2010 |
Initiative Zukunft Ernährung (IZE) FL 379/8-1, Award future nutrition, 3,000 €
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| 2010 |
Pfrimmer Nutricia Nachwuchspreis Dr.-Werner-Fekl-Förderpreis 2,500 €
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| 2008 |
Travelgrant ECNP Conference, Barcelona 500 €
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| 2006 |
Travelgrant FENS Conference, Vienna 800 €
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