Dr. Niklas Joisten

Research focus:

The overarching goal of my work is to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of the health-promoting effects of physical exercise and to transfer them into humans in order to develop and optimize targeted and population-specific training programs and recommendations. In detail, I am focused on the influence of various acute and regular physical exercise modalities on biological and health endpoints, with a focus on tryptophan metabolism and its interaction with the immune system.

Administration:

• Advising students on disadvantage compensation
• Doctoral committee (substitute)

Occupation

Since 2020: Research Associate, Research Group Sports Medicine, Institute of Sport and Sport Science, Technical University of Dortmund

April 2024 - March 2025: Substitute Professorship for Exercise and Movement Science, University of Goettingen

Oct. 2019 - March 2020: Visiting Academic, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia

March 2019 - May 2020: Visiting Academic, Department of Research and Development, Clinics of Valens, Switzerland

2018 - 2020: Research Associate, Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, Institute of Circulatory Research and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne

2017 - 2018: Research Assistant, Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, Institute of Circulatory Research and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne

2015 - 2018: Research Assistant/Student Assistant, Institute of Physiology and Anatomy, German Sport University Cologne

Education

2021: PhD in Exercise Science, Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, Institute of Circulatory Research and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne

2018: Master of Arts "Rehabilitation, Prevention and Health Management", German Sport University Cologne

2016: Bachelor of Science "Sport and Performance", German Sport University Cologne

ORCID: 0000-0002-9947-8746

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