Prof. Dr. Dr. Philipp Zimmer

Research Focus:

• Exercise Immunology
• Exercise and Multiple Sclerosis
• Exercise and cancer

Teaching:

• Lecture, "Introduction to the fields of sports science", module B, part sports medicine, Bachelor of Education "Lehramt" (teacher training)
• Lecture, “Introduction to scientific techniques in the context of exercise science”, module B, Bachelor of Education "Lehramt" (teacher training)
• Sports theory seminar, "Exercise and physical activity for the prevention and rehabilitation of internal diseases", Module J, Master of Education "Lehramt"
• Sports theory seminar, "Sports medicine project seminar", Module J, Master of Education "Lehramt"
• Sports medicine research colloquium, for doctoral students
• Sport practical seminar, "Tennis", module D, Bachelor of Education "Lehramt"

Administration:

• Head of Department 1: performance and health (sports medicine)
• Head of Module B
• Sports aptitude test
• Hygiene Officer
• Member of the Faculty Council

Since May 2021:

Univ.Professorship "Performance and Health (Sports Medicine)" Technische Universität Dortmund

2020:

W3 call to the Chair "Health Science" at the University of Hamburg, declined

2020-2021:

Junior Professorship "Performance and Health (Sports Medicine)" Technische Universität Dortmund

2019-2020:

Substitute Professorship "Sport and Health", Leibniz Universität Hannover

2015-2019:

Working Group Leader Sports (Neuro-) Immunology, German Sport University Cologne (DSHS), Institute of Circulatory Research and Sports Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine

2016-2019:

PostDoc, Department (G210) Exercise, Prevention Research and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg January

2012-2014:

Research Associate, DSHS, Institute for Circulatory Research and Sports Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine Education

October 2019:

Habilitation "On the influence of endurance and strength training stimuli on cognitive performance with special consideration of neuro-biological factors" and granting of teaching qualification for "Biomedical Sports Science" (DSHS)

January 2015:

PhD. Sports Science. "Exercise-induced epigenetic modifications in tumor-competent lymphocytes", Summa cum laude (DSHS)

November 2014:

PhD degree in Dr. rer. medic. "Chemobrain after B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma disease- A comprehensive approach to assess cognitive impairment after treatment with R-CHOP or R-bendamustine", Summa cum laude (University of Cologne)

October 2009-September 2012:

Study of neuroscience at the medical and naturwiss. Faculty of Medicine and Natural Sciences, University of Cologne B. Sc. Neuroscience

October 2008-May 2009:

Two semesters PreMed at the University of Szeged (Hungary) (Chemistry, Physics, Biology)

October 2004- March 2008:Studies of Sports Science at the DSHS, Dipl. Sportwissenschaftler (Training and Performance)

An updated publication list can be found in the research section.

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