apl. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Petra Platte
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Petra Platte
| platte@psychologie.uni-wuerzburg.de |
Curriculum vitae
| 1990 | Diploma in psychology (University of Würzburg) |
| 1990 - 1993 | PhD Thesis, University of Trier (summa cum laude) |
| 1993 - 1995 | Post-doc, University of Trier |
| 1995 - 1997 | Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania (USA) |
| 1997 - 1998 | Scholarship, National Institutes of Health (USA) |
| 1998 - 2001 | Post-doc, University of Trier |
| 2002 - 2006 | Lecturer, University of Würzburg |
| 2006 | Habilitation treatise |
| 2006 - 2008 | Formation of the association "Dick & Dünn Nordwest e.V." |
| 2008 | Monell Institute, Philadelphia (USA) |
| 2009 - 2010 | Contract research |
| 2010 - 09/2019 | Post-doc, University of Würzburg |
Research interests
- Eating Behavior and Eating Disorders
- Old Order Amish
- Autism
- Psychiatric burden in refugees
Awards and grants
| 1993 | Dissertation award from the University of Trier |
| 1994 | Heinz-Heckhausen junior scientist prize of the German Society of Psychology (DGPs) |
| 1995 | Research grant: DFG: PL 216/1-1 "Energy expenditure and eating behavior in the elderly" |
| 1995 | Christina Barz award |
| 1996 | Research grant: DFG: PL216/2-2 "Risk factors for the development of obesity" |
| 1998 | Grant UPENN "Genetic studies in the Old Order Amish" |
| 2004 | Grant UPENN "Genetic studies in the Old Order Amish" |
| 2010 | University award for excellence in science |
| 2016 | University Teaching Award |
Co-operation partners
- Adrian Meule, PhD, University of Salzburg, Department of Psychology, Austria
- Kelly Costello Allison & Albert J. Stunkard, Weight and Eating Disorders Program, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Paul Breslin, PhD, Professor, Rutgers University Department of Nutritional Sciences & Monell Chemical Senses Center, USA
- Maximilian Muenke, MD, Medical Director, Chief, Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Institute, USA
