1999 Doctoral thesis, “Dr. med.”, Universität Hannover, Germany (Advisor: PD Dr. D. Lazovic)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SINCE COMPLETING DEGREE
2013-2017 Professor of Cognitive Neurology at the NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
2009 – 2013 Professor of Pathophysiology of Cerebrovascular Diseases at the Klinik für Neurologie, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany (Insitute Head: Matthias Endres)
Since 2009 Senior Attending Neurology, Head of Memory Clinic, Klinik für Neurologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Since 2010 Principal Investigator at Centrum für Schlaganfallforschung Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Since 2011 Principal Investigator at the Berlin School of Mind & Brain, Cluster of Excellence NeuroCure, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
MISCELLANEOUS
Awards/Honors
Heinrich Pette Price of the German Neurological Society (2012), Damp Price for Rehabilitation, Germany (2010), Member of the “Young scientists at the Academy of Sciences” (2007 – 2009), Lise Meitner Habilitation Stipend of North-Rhine Westfalia (2006 – 2007), Poster prices at the conference “Human Brain Mapping“ (2000/02/04), Fellowship Award of the National Institutes of Health, USA (2003)
Other professional activities:
Project leader in Collaborative Project “Exercise-induced learning facilitation via up-regulation of dopamine” (BMBF) (2007-2010)
Coordinator of Collaborative Project "Effects of Dietary Interventions on the Brain in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)" (BMBF) (2010 – 2013)
Clinical Coordinator of Multicenter RCT „Effectiveness of Intensive Aphasia Therapy Under Routine Clinical Conditions“ (BMBF) (2011 – 2014)
Coordinator of Collaborative Project “Brain Plasticity for Active Aging: Enhancing Sensory, Motor, and Cognitive Function by Training Interventions and Non-invasive Brain Stimulation” (BMBF) (2015 – 2020)
Project leader within Collaborative Project “Smartage: Neurobiological basis of polyamine protection from age-induced memory decline” (BMBF) (2015 – 2020)
Coordinator and PI of Multicenter RCT "Physical activity in Subacute Stroke" (BMBF) (2013 – 2016)
Elected member of review panel, A. von Humboldt Foundation, Germany (since 2011)
Editorial Board, Journal “Stroke” (since 2012)
President for the German Society for Neurophysiology and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2017/2018)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Breitenstein C, Grewe T, Flöel A, … Baumgaertner A; FCET2EC study group. (2017) Intensive speech and language therapy in patients with chronic aphasia after stroke: a randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint, controlled trial in a health-care setting. Lancet 389(10078):1528-1538. (IF: 47.83)
List J, Lesemann A, Kübke JC, Külzow N, Schreiber SJ, Flöel A (2015) Impact of tDCS on cerebral autoregulation in aging and in patients with cerebrovascular diseases. Neurology 84(6):626-8 (IF: 8.19)
Meinzer M, Lindenberg R, Phan MT, Ulm L, Flöel A (2014) Transcranial direct current stimulation in mild cognitive impairment: behavioural effects and neural mechanisms. Alzheimers Dement 11(9):1032-1040 (IF: 12.41)
Meinzer M, Lindenberg R, Antonenko D, Flaisch T, Flöel A (2013) Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation temporarily reverses age-associated cognitive decline and functional brain activity changes. J Neurosci 33: 12470-8 (IF: 6.34)
Witte AV, Kerti L, Margulies D, Flöel A. Effects of resveratrol on memory performance, hippocampal functional connectivity and glucose metabolism in healthy older adults. J Neurosci 34(23):7862-70 (IF: 6.34)
Kerti L, Witte AV, Winkler A, Grittner U, Rujescu D, Flöel A (2013) Higher glucose levels associated with lower memory and reduced hippocampal microstructure. Neurology 81:1746-52 (IF: 8.19)
Witte AV, Kürten J, Jansen S, Schirmacher A, Brand E, Sommer J, Flöel A (2012) Interaction of BDNF and COMT polymorphisms on paired-associative stimulation-induced cortical plasticity. J Neurosci 32:4553-61 (IF: 6.34)
Witte V, Rösser N, Knecht S, Flöel A (2009) Caloric restriction improves memory in elderly humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106: 1255-60 (IF: 9.67)
Flöel A, Breitenstein C, Hummel F, Celnik P, Gingert C, Sawaki L, Knecht S, Cohen LG (2005) Dopaminergic influences on formation of a motor memory. Ann Neurol 58:121-30 (IF: 9.98)
Flöel A, Amedi A, Zohary E, Cohen LG (2004) Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the occipital pole interferes with verbal processing in blind subjects. Nat Neurosci 7:1266-70 (IF: 16.10)
