Team member CV

Frederik Eikens

Alumnus

Michael Heneka Lab

Bio Summary

Frederik Eikens began his laboratory work at the German Sports University in Cologne with experimental exercise interventions to treat hypertensive disorders. Now, he is involved in fundamental research emphasizing neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. His current work at the University Hospital Bonn and German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases predominantly focuses the study of interaction sites between brain resident neuronal and immunologic populations.  

Hobbies

Roadcycling

Positions

2020 - present

Predoctoral research fellow at the University Hospital Bonn

Education

2020

M. Sc.Biomedical Sciences, Maastricht University, Netherlands

2018

B.A. Sport Sciences, German Sports Universityin Cologne, Germany

Prizes

2018

“Best of…” award, 42nd  German Hypertension Conference, Berlin