Team and Competences
Analytical and Odour Chemistry
Dr. Helene Loos, Chair of Aroma and Smell Research
Expertise in: odour analysis, sensory evaluation, psychophysiology, ethology
Tobias Härtl, M. Sc., Chair of Aroma and Smell Research
Expertise in: odour analysis, sensory evaluation, organic synthesis
Diana Owsienko, state certified food chemist, Chair of Aroma and Smell Research
Expertise in: sensory and instrument-based analytics, food law and food chemistry
Tanja Hammerbacher, Chair of Aroma and Smell Research
Expertise in: sensory and chemical techniques and methods
Nutrition and Aging
Dr. Eva Kiesswetter, Institute for Biomedicine of Aging
Expertise in: nutrition, older age
Neuroscience, Psychology and Stress Research
Prof. Nicolas Rohleder, Chair of Health Psychology
Expertise in: acute and chronic stress effects on health, stress system regulation of inflammation, development and evaluation of non- and minimally invasive stress biomarkers.
Prof. Jessica Freiherr, Professorship of Neuroscience of Sensory Perception
Expertise in: neuroscience of olfaction, multisensory integration
Dipl.-Biol. Petra Schatz, Chair of Health Psychology
Expertise in: assessment of stress biomarkers
Microbiology
Dr. Stefan Wirtz, University Hospital Erlangen, Gastroenterology
Expertise in: molecular and cellular immunology, microbiome analysis, innate immunity
Prof. Roland Lang, University Hospital Erlangen, Microbiology
Expertise in: innate immunity, clinical microbiology
Machine Learning and Data Analytics
Prof. Björn Eskofier, Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab
Expertise in: machine learning, data analytics, wearable computing, HCI
Leo Schwinn, M. Sc., Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab
Expertise in: machine learning, deep learning, computer vision
Former members of the project group
Judith Schick, M. Sc., University Hospital Erlangen, Microbiology
Expertise in: innate immunity, microbiology, MALDITOF analysis
Jingyan Li, University Hospital Erlangen, Gastroenterology
Expertise in: medical and molecular biological techniques and methods