Katharina Thiel, M.Sc.
PhD student
katharina.thiel[at]uni-muenster.de
+49 (0)251 83-51849

Projects: FOR2107

 



 

  • CV

    Research Profiles

    X x.com/thiel_kathi
    Research Gate www.researchgate.net/profile/Katharina-Thiel

    Academic Career

    04/2020 present PhD-student in psychology at the Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Germany, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Dr. Udo Dannlowski
    10/2017 01/2020 Master of science psychology at the University of Münster, Germany (Focus on Cognitive Neuroscience)
    10/2014 09/2017 Bachelor of science psychology at the University of Münster, Germany

    Clinical Work and Training

    04/2023 present Out-patient psychotherapy at the „Psychotherapie-Ambulanz (PTA)“, University of Münster, psychotherapy in training
    01/2022 present Training in psychotherapy, specialty cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) at the Institute for Psychological Psychotherapy Training (IPP), University of Münster, Germany
    01/2022 12/2022 In-patient psychotherapy (PT1) at the University Hospital Münster, Germany, day clinic, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Dr. Udo Dannlowski

    Awards, scholarships, and competitive funds

    2023 Invited speaker at the ECNP's Got talent session at the 36th ECNP Congress 2023; 4 of 100 participants of the ECNP Workshop for Early Career Scientists were chosen based on the evaluation of submitted abstracts
    2023 Congress travel scholarship, ECNP Workshop for Early Career Scientists in Europe, 2023, financing of the travel and accommodation costs for 100 participants based on submitted abstracts for the ECNP Workshop in Nice, France

  • Research

    Research Interests

    • brain (micro)structural correlates of bipolar disorder
    • understanding neurobiological alterations of bipolar disorder and other major mental disorders in the light of difficult diagnosis and differential diagnosis
    • longitudinal imaging studies
    • diffusion tensor imaging

     

    Research projects:

    • FOR2107

  • Publications

    Notable publications

    • Thiel, K,, Meinert, S., Winter, A., Lemke, H., Waltemate, L., Breuer, F., et al. (2022): Reduced fractional anisotropy in bipolar disorder v. major depressive disorder independent of current symptoms. Psychological Medicine, 1-11. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291722001490
    • Müller-Miny, L.*, Thiel, K.*, Meinert, S., Hahn, T., Kircher, T., Nenadić, I., et al. (2023). Association of polysialic acid serum levels with schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorder-related structural brain changes and hospitalization. Scientific Reports, 13, 2085. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29242-3 *equal contribution