Currently funded projects

Neurocomputational mechanisms of fatigue in Long-COVID and their links to immune activation
Institution: Lübeck University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Social Neuroscience Lab
Applicant: Dr. rer. nat. David Sören Stolz
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications

The role of central insulin resistance in the development of depressive symptoms
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University
Applicant: Sharmili Edwin Thanarajah
EKFS funding line: Else Kröner Memorial Fellowship

Emotional burden and course of pregnancy after prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease – longitudinal digital assessment of symptoms of anxiety, depression and medical outcomes of the child
Institution: Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin Klinik für Angeborene Herzfehler/Kinderkardiologie, Berlin
Applicant: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Constanze Pfitzer
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications

From phenomena to theory-guided mechanisms: changing perspectives on ADHD
Institution: TU Dresden, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus
Applicant: Christian Beste
EKFS funding line: Key project

Neurocognitive mechanisms of impaired reward-related decision-making in schizophrenia
Institution: Technical University of Munich
Applicant: Felix Brandl
EKFS funding line: Else Kröner Memorial Fellowship

Efficacy of a therapist-guided smartphone-based intervention to support recovery from bulimia nervosa: a randomized controlled trial (SMART-BN trial)
Institution: University Hospital of Munich (LMU), Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Applicant: Dr. Dipl. Psych, M.Sc. Sandra Schlegl
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications

Social Phobia Research: Understanding phenotypic dimensions and the genetic architecture of social anxiety disorder
Institution: Centre for Human Genetics, University of Marburg
Applicant: Dr. Andreas Förstner
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications

A dimensional psychiatry approach to eating disorders using machine learning techniques on structural and functional neuroimaging data from multicenter studies.
Institution: University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden/ TU-Dresden
Applicant: Dr. Fabio Bernadoni
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications

"This one drink!?" The invisible developmental consequences of intrauterine alcohol exposure: A longitudinal multi-level study in childhood and adolescence based on a meconium ethanol metabolite
Institutions: Children and Youth Department for Mental Health, Women's Hospital and Adult Psychiatry at Erlangen University Hospital
Applicant: Dr. Anna Eichler
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications

PRO*BPD: Effectiveness of outpatient treatment PROgrams for Borderline Personality Disorder: A comparison of Schema Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Institution: Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel und Universität zu Lübeck
Applicant: Eva Fassbinder
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications