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News

In this section are listed news about important publications, research projects and events.

Dr. Martínez Albert in front of her poster at GEBIN 2025.

Dr. Estefanía Martínez Albert wins poster award at GEBIN 2025

At the conference, Dr. Martínez Albert presented her research on sex-specific differences in the formation of dopamine transporters (DAT) in immune cells.

Jens Niemann wins first place at the Science Slam with his research on natural killer cells

In his talk “Serial Killers, and how they save lives,” Niemann explained the role of NK cells, which are part of the immune system and can recognize and destroy virus-infected or abnormal cells
Portrait: Stephan Getzmann

From graduate engineer to ageing researcher: Professorship for Stephan Getzmann

Stephan Getzmann has been appointed as an adjunct professor at the TU Dortmund University. The expert in ageing research has been teaching at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology since 2011.
Portrait: Matthias Jäger

Matthias Jäger – New honorary member of the GfA 2025

The Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e.V. (GfA) honours ‘personalities from Germany and abroad who have made outstanding contributions to ergonomics or to the Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft’ with an honorary membership; since its foundation in 1953, …
Prof. Dr. Carsten Watzl in the laboratory

Carsten Watzl becomes a member of two DFG Senate committees

The Senate of the German Research Foundation (DFG) has elected Prof. Dr. Carsten Watzl, Scientific Director and Head of the Immunology Department at the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment in Dortmund (IfADo), to become a member of the Senate …
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IfADo passes evaluation with flying colors

The joint federal and state funding of the Leibniz research centre for Working Environment in Dortmund is to be continued. This is the recommendation of the Senate of the Leibniz Association following the conclusion of the regular scientific evaluation. The …
Photo of Prof. Dr. Michael Nitsche outside in front of a green background

Michael Nitsche is one of the „Highly Cited Researchers 2024“

Prof. Dr. Michael Nitsche, Head of the Department Psychology & Neurosciences, is one of the most frequently cited scientists worldwide in his field. The neuroscientist is thus once again on the annual „Highly Cited Researchers“ list of the US company …
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Best Young Scientist: Yannick Metzler at the IEA in South Korea

At this year's congress of the International Ergonomics & Human Factors Association (IEA), Yannick Metzler was once again able to present his lecture entitled „An Organizational Level Approach for Evaluating Risk Metrices of Psychosocial Hazards by Recorded …
Melinda Sabo

Melinda Sabo receives fellowship of the Walter Benjamin-Program

Melinda Sabo, postdoc in the ergonomics department at the Leibniz research centre for Working Environment in Dortmund, receives a research fellowship of the Walter Benjamin-Program. She will go to the USA for two years to conduct research at the Tsai Institute …