has been director of the Halle University Clinic and Polyclinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics since 2012. There he conducts research in particular on genetic factors and biomarkers of mental illnesses. Among other things, he is a member of the “Highly cited researchers” 2018 of all disciplines worldwide with over 400 original publications and a Hirsch Index of 73. He is also a member of the World Society of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP), for which he heads the Genetics Task Force. He is also one of the three heads of the “Genetics and Endophenotypes” department of the DGBP and chairman of the DASP. Important positions: