Scientific Advisory Board

The scientific achievements of the Institute are reviewed by internationally recognized scientists every third year. On the basis of a detailed report, the Scientific Advisory Board, consisting of experts appointed by the President of the Max Planck Society, evaluates and consults the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry.

Prof. Dr. Tracy L. Bale
Department of Animal Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, USA

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Deckert
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany

Prof. Dr. Guy Goodwin
Department of Psychiatry
Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Markus Heinrichs
Department of Psychology, Laboratory for Biological and Personality Psychology
Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany

Prof. Dr. René Hen
Departments of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Columbia University
New York, USA

Prof. Dr. Marian Joëls
Brain Center Rudolf Magnus
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Prof. Dr. Helen S. Mayberg
Department of Psychiatry
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, USA

Prof. Dr. Jonathan R. Seckl
Queen's Medical Research Institute
Centre for Cardiovascular Science
Endocrinology Unit
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Gustavo Turecki
Department of Psychiatry
McGill University
Montreal, Canada