PD Dr. med. Heike Minnerup, MSc

Current affiliations

  • Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Epidemiology of neurological and psychiatric disorders
  • Reproducible MR-imaging of the brain in cohort studies
  • Gender-differences in the ageing brain
  • Risk factors for cognitive aging
  • Breast Cancer Screening
  • Causal Inference

Academic Education

2019Habilitation in epidemiology and social medicine on the topic of "Cognitive ageing from an epidemiological perspective"
2009 - 2011Master of Science (MSc) in Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
2000 - 2004Medical Thesis (Dr. med.), University of Greifswald, Germany
1997 - 2004Medical student at the University of Greifswald, Germany

Work Experience

since 08/2013Board Certification as a neurologist
since 2012Research Fellow, Institute of Epidemiology und Social Medicine, University of Münster
since 12/2012Leader of the BMBF Junior Research Group "Population Imaging" at the Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine at the University of Münster
2011 - 2012Resident at the Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
2009 - 2011Research Fellow, Institute of Epidemiology und Social Medicine, University of Münster, Germany
2005 - 2009Resident at the Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Germany
2004 - 2005Resident at the Department of Neurology, Harburg General Hospital, Hamburg, Germany

Functions and Memberships

Member of the German Society of Epidemiology (DGEpi)

Publications

Sporns PB, Kemmling A, Minnerup H, Meyer L, Krogias C, Puetz V, Thierfelder K, Duering M, Kaiser D, Langner S, Massoth C, Brehm A, Rotkopf L, Kunz WG, Karch A, Fiehler J, Heindel W, Schramm P, Royl G, Wiendl H, Psychogios M, Minnerup J (2021)
In: Neurology, 97(21)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Ruscheweyh R, Wersching H, Kugel H, Sundermann B, Teuber A (2018)
In: Pain, 159
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Opel N., Redlich R., Kaehler C., Grotegerd D., Dohm K., Heindel W., Kugel H., Thalamuthu A., Koutsouleris N., Arolt V., Teuber A., Wersching H., Baune B., Berger K., Dannlowski U. (2017)
In: Molecular Psychiatry, null(null)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hermesdorf M., Berger K., Szentkirályi A., Schwindt W., Dannlowski U., Wersching H. (2017)
In: NeuroImage: Clinical, 14(null)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Teuber A., Sundermann B., Kugel H., Schwindt W., Heindel W., Minnerup J., Dannlowski U., Berger K., Wersching H. (2017)
In: European Radiology, 27(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: since 01/01/2018
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2021
Funded by: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Type of project: Participation in other joint projects
Duration: 31/12/2012 - 31/03/2019
Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project
Duration: 01/09/2009 - 31/01/2021
Type of project: Own resources project

Prizes

DGPPN-Forschungsförderpreis für Versorgungsforschung und Epidemiologie bei psychischen Störungen 2013
Awarded by: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Nervenheilkunde
Award given to: Wersching, Dr. Heike
Date of awarding: 15/11/2013
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Young Investigators Award 2008
Awarded by: European Stroke Conference
Award given to: Wersching, Heike
Date of awarding: 01/01/2008
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Erasmus Summer Programme (ESP) Fellowship 2008
Awarded by: Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences
Award given to: Wersching, Heike
Announced at: 01/01/2008
Type of distinction: Scholarship
DGEpi Travel Award
Awarded by: German Society of Epidemiology
Award given to: Wersching, Heike
Announced at: 01/01/2010
Type of distinction: Scholarship
Trainee Abstract Travel Award 2011
Awarded by: Organization for Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting 2011
Award given to: Wersching, Heike
Announced at: 01/01/2011
Type of distinction: Scholarship
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Doctorates

Combining contact survey data and individualized GPS information to improve parametrizations of models simulating infection dynamics in a population
Candidate: Huynh, Thi Phuong (Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin) | Supervisors: Karch, André (Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin) Schaumburg, Frieder (Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie) Minnerup, Heike (Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin)
Period of time: 02/11/2021 - 02/12/2024
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Diagnosestudien zur Evaluation von Clinical Decision-Support Systems (CDSS)
Candidate: Böhnke, Julia (Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin) | Supervisors: Karch, André (Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin), Varghese, Julian (Institut für Medizinische Informatik), Minnerup, Heike (Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin)
Period of time: 04/11/2020 - 30/11/2023
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster