⚡Meet the Team, pt. 6⚡ How do symptoms of affective disorders change over time – and what drives this change? Within SFB/TRR 393, our 24 projects investigate the cognitive, emotional, and neurobiological mechanisms behind symptom dynamics. @tianaborgers.bsky.social @kflinkenfluegel.bsky.social 🧵👇

The NAE study is our longest-running project — & one of a kind.🧠💡 Since 2009, we've followed patients with MDD & BD for up to 14 years. We combine repeated MRI scans & deep phenotyping. This rare longitudinal design lets us explore how brain changes might (not) cause affective disorders over time.

PhDs unite! The TraP-PhDs gathered for their #Stammtisch to chat all things research, work-life balance—and cookie recipes 🍪🧪 There’s no “I” in PhD… or something like that 😄 @judithkrieger.bsky.social @wiebkeringels.bsky.social @judithkrieger.bsky.social

⚡Meet the Team, pt. 4 ⚡ The Medical Machine Learning Lab develops Machine Learning solutions in all areas of medicine - from tools improving research to prototypes of clinical decision support systems. 🧵👇

The #TraPrennwahn is spreading fast — literally! 🏃‍♀️💨 Some of our team joined this year’s #LeonardoCampusRun. Turns out we're not just chasing research goals, but finish lines too. 🧠➡️👟 Who says academics can't sprint? @juliahubbert.bsky.social @judithkrieger.bsky.social @chris-jurischka.bsky.social

⚡Meet the Team, pt. 3 ⚡ 🎯The "Psychological Processes and Targeted Clinical Interventions"-Group (TARGET Group) led by @lisaleehr.bsky.social aims to bridge the gap between basic psychological research and clinical practice in order to improve the treatment of mental disorders. 🧵👇

⚡Meet the team Pt.2⚡ 🚨 What triggers depression – and when? At TRIAD, led by @smeinert.bsky.social, our team investigates the crucial transitions that can set depression in motion. A thread on our current research 🧵👇 #Depression #Research #Transitions

📢 Publication Alert! Excited to share our new paper on brain functional changes after naturalistic CBT in patients with depression. 🧠📉 Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1192/bjp.... @tianaborgers.bsky.social @trr393.bsky.social #Depression #CBT #NeuralCorrelates #MentalHealth #Neuroscience

⚡Meet the team⚡ The ReFiNe-MDD team tackles the replication crisis! We aim to conduct 60 replications in neuroimaging to - estimate the replicability rate - identify predictors of replicability - derive guidelines to enhance replicability! @janikgoltermann.bsky.social @luisa-al.bsky.social

Congratulations to @smeinert.bsky.social, honoured with the #EKFS Publication prize for her great Lancet Psychiatry publication „Associations between white matter microstructure and cognitive decline in MDD versus controls in Germany: a prospective case-control cohort study“! © Vero Bielinski

📢 Publication alert! Check out our new study by Anna Kraus (&many more) on brain structural correlates of an impending initial major depressive episode published in @npp-journal.bsky.social 🧠 #MDD #GrayMatter @trr393.bsky.social @smeinert.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌟 Rising Star Award 2025 🌟 Congratulations to @smeinert.bsky.social , honoured with the #ECPN Rising Star Award for her outstanding early-career research in applied and translational neuroscience! The whole TraP-family is proud! 🫶 @uni-muenster.de @trr393.bsky.social @dgps.bsky.social

We hope that our results on brain aging in the course of affective disorders will make it through peer-review this year! Our preprint also comes with open materials and open data: osf.io/qadxz/ Please share @traplabms.bsky.social @kanskelab.bsky.social @kanske.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social

The "Transition Research in Affective Disorders" (TRIAD) Team at the @traplabms.bsky.social Institute for Translational Psychiatry in Münster is dedicated to exploring transitional periods through the lens of the biopsychosocial triad.

🚨 Job Alert 🚨 I'm absolutely thrilled to share that our joint grant proposal with Natalia Chechko from the @rwth.bsky.social University Clinic Aachen has been approved by the @dfg.de! @uni-muenster.de @dgps.bsky.social @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @traplabms.bsky.social

And with this, the #DPK comes to an end. We look back on a week filled with many interesting sessions, good talks, and of course also lots of fun! 🚀 @dpk-kongress.bsky.social @lisaleehr.bsky.social @smeinert.bsky.social @luisa-al.bsky.social

The #DPK came with many interesting symposia & talks. We are more than happy we were able to contribute to that many sessions! @dpk-kongress.bsky.social

TraP goes DPK feat. Elisa Schrammen 🧬🕷️ 🧠 Title: Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) is associated with short-term behavioral treatment response to virtual exposure therapy in patients with spider phobia 📅 When: Friday, April 11th| 9:30 – 11:00 AM 📍 Where: Room IV #DPK2025

@trr393.bsky.social und @dpk-kongress.bsky.social Herzliche Einladung zu unserem Symposium zu den Schlüsselmechanismen der Trajektorien affektiver Erkrankungen

TraP goes DPK feat. Dr. Tiana Borgers🧠 🎤 Title: Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen bei der Identifikation bildgebender Prädiktoren für den psychotherapeutischen Behandlungserfolg (mit @katfoerster.bsky.social) 📅 When: Thursday, April 10th | 15:00 PM – 16:30 PM 📍 Where: Cube 3 #DPK2025 #KVT

DPK Symposium feat. @smeinert.bsky.social 🧬🧠 🧩 Title: Chancen experimenteller Psychopathologie für die Weiterentwicklung der klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie (mit Prof. Jan Richter!) 📅 When: Thursday, April 10th, 2025 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM 📍 Where: Room Strassburg @dpk-kongress.bsky.social #DPK

First sessions smashed & we are thrilled for the upcoming days! But first: get together & networking! 🚀 @dpk-kongress.bsky.social @luisa-al.bsky.social

TraP goes DPK feat. @luisa-al.bsky.social 🧠📊 🎤 Title: Replication of Findings in Neuroimaging of Depression – the ReFiNe-MDD study protocol 📅 When: Tuesday, April 8th | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM 📍 Where: Foyer Estrel Hall @dpk-kongress.bsky.social #DPK2025 #Replication #Neuroimaging

TraP goes DPK feat. Hannah Meinert 🧠🕷️ 🎤 Title: Analyzing the effects of exposure therapy on the brain - longitudinal changes in the functional connectome through single session exposure in spider phobia 📅 When: Tuesday, April 8 | 11:00 – 13:30 📍 Where: Foyer Estrel Hall @dpk-kongress.bsky.social

TraP goes DPK! 🚀 We’re thrilled to present the results of our research at @dpk-kongress.bsky.social! Excited to contribute to the field and connect with fellow researchers! #DPK #TranslationalPsychiatry @smeinert.bsky.social @luisa-al.bsky.social @dgps.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de

📢 Exciting News! We are thrilled that @smeinert.bsky.social has successfully secured funding for the project "The role of synaptic lipid modulated cortical excitability for metabolic symptoms in major depressive disorders: A clinical translational study" 🎉 Supported by the IMF @uni-muenster.de

Price Alert! 🎉 At the 3rd IMF-Projects-in-Progress Symposium at MIC, young researchers connected & shared insights. 🧠🏥 Congrats to Dr. @smeinert.bsky.social & Dr. Linda M. Bonnekoh for winning Best Poster! 🏆👏 Special thanks to the IMF @uni-muenster.de! www.medizin.uni-muenster.de/fakultaet/ne...

Kira Flinkenflügel's and my paper have been honored with the paper of the month award by the EKFS. Thanks to all the help from @traplabms.bsky.social and our mentor Udo Dannlowski. @uni-muenster.de sohub.io/qnyz

We are thrilled to announce that our director Prof. Udo Dannlowski won the Research Prize 2024 of the @uni-muenster.de 👏👏👏 He was honored in particular for the significant relevance of his scientific work to the field of mental illness research. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhGP... #TeamUdo

Once again this year, current and former members of the institute met up at the Münster Christmas market (Of course only for scientific discussions😉) The entire TraP team wishes you happy holidays and a good start into the new year💫 Stay tuned for 2025! #SFBTRR393