13.05.2025 Major Success for Researchers from Marburg at the Annual Congress of the German Society for Biological Psychiatry in Berlin

Multiple Awards for the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy and the Collaborative Research Center/Transregio SFB-TRR 393

The prize winners Dr. Frederike Stein, cand. med. Lisa Koob, and cand. med. Lea Kercher together with Prof. Dr. Tilo Kircher (from left to right).

Several researchers from the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Philipps University Marburg - who are also members of the Collaborative Research Center SFB/TRR 393 “Trajectories of Affective Disorders” (Speaker: Prof. Dr. Tilo Kircher, Marburg) - were honored with multiple awards at this year’s annual congress of the German Society for Biological Psychiatry (DGBP), held in cooperation with the AGNP.

Dr. Frederike Stein received the DGBP Early Career Research Award for her outstanding scientific contributions in the field of biological psychiatry. Her research focuses on transdiagnostic investigations of language, psychopathology, and the underlying neurobiological mechanisms.

Two of Dr. Stein’s medical doctoral students were also recognized for their poster presentations: Lea Kercher was awarded first prize for her work on the transdiagnostic analysis of delusions, and Lisa Koob received third prize for her research on sleep and depression. In addition to their poster prizes, both doctoral students were also awarded travel grants from the DGBP to attend the congress.

The three-day congress offered a wide range of engaging lectures, discussions, and networking opportunities for researchers in the field of psychiatry. These multiple awards not only highlight the high quality of the research being conducted but also underscore the strong support for young scientific talent at the University Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Marburg. “I am extremely pleased and very proud of our young researchers, who were able to present the latest findings on subtle brain changes in mental disorders based on data from the DFG-funded Research Group 2107 ‘Neurobiology of Affective Disorders,’ under my leadership,” said Prof. Kircher, Director of the University Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Marburg.

We extend our warmest congratulations to all award recipients and thank the DGBP for its ongoing support of early-career researchers.