Jürgen Deckert
Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Deckert, MD, Psychiatry (*1958)
- Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie
- Klinikum der Universität Würzburg
- Füchsleinstr. 15
- 97080 Würzburg
E-Mail: deckert_j@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de
1977-1984 Study of Human Medicine at Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg
1985 Promotion Dr. med., summa cum laude
1985-1988 Research Fellow, Unit on Neurochemistry, Biological Psychiatry Branch, NIMH, Bethesda, Md, USA (Dr. Marangos and Dr. Post)
1988-1991,
1992-1994,
1996-1998 Assistant Physician and Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg (Prof. Beckmann)
1991-1992 Assistant Physician, Department of Neurology, Ruhr University (Prof. Przuntek)
1992/2002 Board Certificate as Psychiatrist / Psychotherapist
1994-1996 Research Associate, Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn (Prof. Propping)
1997 Habilitation in Psychiatry
1999-2006 Vice Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Wilhelms University Münster (Prof. Arolt)
2004-2006 Professor of Molecular Psychiatry, Wilhelms University Münster
2006 Professor of Psychiatry and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg
2009 Dean for Education, Medical Faculty, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg
Research fields
Gabergic, Adenosinergic and Glutamatergic Neurotransmission
Genetics of Anxiety Disorders and related endophenotypes (Neuropsychology, Neuroimaging)
Gene and Protein expression in Mental Disorders and Animal Models of Mental Disorders
International cooperations
Section on Experimental Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago (Prof. de Wit),
USA
National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda (Dr. MacMahon), USA
Department of Psychiatry, James Cook University, Queensland (Prof. Baune), Australia
Special achievements/honours
DFG Education Grant 1985-1987, Fogarty Fellowship 1987-1988, DFG Habilitation Grant 1994-1996
ViceSpeaker SFB TRR 58 “Fear, Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders” (since 2008)
Organon Prize of the German Society of Biological Psychiatry (1998), Wyeth Prize of the German Society of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neuropsychiatry (2003)
Task Force Member “Biological Markers” of the World Federation of the Societies of Biological Psychiatry (since 2006), Field Editor “Biological Psychiatry” Journal of Neural Transmission (since 2006), Editorial Board Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders (since 2009)
Secretary Society of Anxiety Research (since 2003), Section Head “Neurobiology and Genetics” of the German Society of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neuropsychiatry (since 2007), Treasurer of the German Society of Biological Psychiatry (since 2011)