External funding

The successful acquisition of competitive external funding forms a central basis for our research activities. It enables us to implement innovative projects, pursue new scientific questions, and train excellent young researchers. Below, we provide an overview of our chair's current and completed externally funded projects, as well as the funding institutions that support our work.

Overview of the Chair's External Funding

Time period	Project
2017 – 2021	STAR – Self-Injury: Mechanisms, Intervention, Termination (Subproject TP4: Diagnostics, Predictors for Progression) Principal Investigator (subproject, at Heidelberg University): Prof. Dr. med. Romuald Brunner Funding body: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) Overall management: Prof. Dr. med. Paul L. Plener (University of Vienna)
2018 – 2020	The influence of physical and sporting activities in childhood on brain development and function: perspectives for neurobiologically based health promotion Principal Investigator (at Heidelberg University): Prof. Dr. med. Romuald Brunner Funding body: Dietmar-Hopp-Stiftung
2019 – 2023	Understanding and breaking the intergenerational cycle of abuse in families enrolled in routine mental health and welfare services (UBICA-II) Co-coordinator (at Heidelberg University): Prof. Dr. med. Romuald Brunner Funding body: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
2020 – 2021	Follow-up of coronavirus infections in children in Bavaria for the detection and early treatment of pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome (PMIS) (Follow CoKiBa) Principal Investigators (Neuropsychology subproject): Prof. Dr. med. Romuald Brunner, Dr. med. Stephanie Kandsperger (Overall management: Prof. Michael Kabesch, MD, KUNO Clinic St. Hedwig, Regensburg) Funding body: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
2021 – 2023	Long-term effects of coronavirus infections in children and adolescents in Bavaria: Detection and early treatment of sequelae (Post Covid Kids Bavaria Study, PoCO) Principal Investigators (Neuropsychiatry subproject): Prof. Dr. med. Romuald Brunner, Dr. med. Stephanie Kandsperger (Overall management: Prof. Dr. med. univ. Michael Kabesch, KUNO Clinic St. Hedwig, Regensburg) Funding body: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit und Pflege
2022	International Presidential Visiting Scholar Fellowship: Neural correlates of empathy Ass. Prof. Jonathan Levy, Ph.D. (Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel; Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland) Funding body: University of Regensburg
Winter semester 2022/2023	Construction of a chatbot for assessing depression and suicidality in children and adolescents Principal Investigators: PD Dr. Irina Jarvers, Dr. med. Stephanie Kandsperger, Prof. Dr. med. Romuald Brunner, Prof. Dr. Bernd Ludwig (Chair of Information Science), Dr. Angelika Ecker Funding body: University of Regensburg, Internal Research Funding (“UR Fellows”)
2023 – 2026	Research Training Group 2174.2 “Neurobiology of Social and Emotional Dysfunction” – Subproject: Identification of adolescents at high versus low risk for anxiety and depressive disorders using neuroendocrine and imaging connectome markers Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. med. Romuald Brunner, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Inga Neumann Funding body: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
2024 – 2027	Participation in the DFG Network Neurostimulation Partner: Dr. med. Stephanie Kandsperger, PD Dr. Irina Jarvers, Prof. Dr. med. Romuald Brunner (Head of the Network: Prof. Julian Koenig, University of Cologne) Funding body: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
2025 – 2026	Establishment of international collaborations: “Alexithymia – Assessment and Correlations with Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology in German, Australian, and American Samples” Principal Investigator: PD Dr. Irina Jarvers Funding body: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
2025 – 2027	PEDNET-LC – Pediatric Network for the Care and Research of Post-Acute Consequences of COVID-19 Principal Investigator (Project Manager): Prof. Dr. med. Stephanie Kandsperger (Project Coordination: Prof. Dr. med. Uta Behrends, TUM) Funding body: Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG)
2025 – 2027	Reducing depressive symptoms in children and adolescents by improving sleep quality: A short-term intervention Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. med. Romuald Brunner, PD Dr. Irina Jarvers, Miriam Witte M.Sc., Prof. Dr. med. Stephanie Kandsperger Funding body: Julitta und Richard Müller Stiftung
2025 – 2027	Pediatric Shared Decision Making (PedSDM) – Participation as a study center Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. med. Stephanie Kandsperger Funding body: Innovationsfonds des Gemeinsamen Bundesausschusses

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