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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: New professorships at the University of Greifswald!
The University of Greifswald appoints new professors and promotes research in neuromodulation and genetic epidemiology.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: New professorships at the University of Greifswald!
On March 9, 2025, the University of Greifswald informed about significant personnel changes and awards. As part of these announcements it was announced that PD Dr. rer. medic. Daria Antonenko and PD Dr. rer. nat. Alexander Teumer will take up the Heisenberg professorship at the University Medical Center in Greifswald. The professorships are provided by the German Research Association which supports experienced scientists in order to prepare them for long-term professorships.
Daria Antonenko, who completed her habilitation in experimental neurology in 2024, will focus on the “neuromodulation of cognitive functions” as part of her professorship. Alexander Teumer, who completed his habilitation in bioinformatics in 2021, will focus on “genetic epidemiology”. On January 24, 2025, both received the certificate of appointment from Bettina Martin, the Minister for Science and European Affairs of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Further academic recognition
In addition to the university professorships, Dr. Birte Arendt, Dr. Heide Volkening and Dr. Wolfgang Kesselheim awarded the title of Professor. These appointments took place on February 20, 2024. While Birte Arendt works as head of the competence center for Low German didactics, Heide Volkening deals with modern German literature and literary theory, and Wolfgang Kesselheim works in the area of German linguistics.
Another important step in the academic landscape is the adjunct professorship of PD Dr. med. Raila Busch, who works in the field of cardiology. Prof. Dr. Peter Manz has been appointed a Fellow of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and will set up a working group entitled “Physics of the Outer Edge”. Prof. Dr. Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz was also elected to the scientific advisory board of CIEREA, an institution that promotes scientific cooperation between France and Germany.
Research awards and projects
Salma Al Nesser received a special award from the Greifswald University Medical Center, who will receive the research award from the German Society for Endodontology and Dental Traumatology (DGET) at the end of 2025 for her project to save the teeth of young people. Their study aims to analyze regenerative treatment options for dead dental nerves, which could represent a significant advance in the dental field.
In addition to these developments, Dr. Sven Apel, who holds the Heisenberg Professorship at the University of Passau received attention. This professorship, which is also funded by the German Research Foundation, focuses on software development, particularly on automatic software construction. Apel's “SafeSPL++” project aims to develop methods for reliable software generation.
The Heisenberg Professorship is a prestigious program to promote young scientists that enables around ten scientists in Germany every year to conduct research under optimal conditions and advance their careers. After five years there is the possibility of converting the professorship into a regular professorship.