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Juliane Winkelmann focuses on the genetic architecture underlying molecular mechanisms of complex genetic neurological disorders and rare diseases, with a special emphasis on movement and sleep disorders. Her research team has made significant discoveries regarding the genetic variants associated with common neurological disorders such as Restless Leg Syndrome and Dystonia. As a member of the Institute of Neurogenomics, Winkelmann aims to lay the groundwork for personalized medicine by understanding genetic predispositions to diseases, ultimately striving to prevent these conditions in individuals and provide superior diagnostic information to enable therapies tailored to individual patients. After studying medicine at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, and LMU Munich, she conducted her doctoral research at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry. Additionally, Winkelmann has held a Professorship in Neurology and Neuroscience at Stanford University, California, before being appointed as the Chair of Neurogenetics at the Technical University of Munich in 2015 and Chair of Human Genetics in 2023. Throughout her career, she has garnered numerous awards, including being a member of the Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences in 2020, and receiving the Sleep Science Award from the American Academy of Neurology in 2016.
Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany
Leading research in neurogenetics with a focus on the genetic basis of neurological disorders.
Stanford University • California, USA
Conducted advanced research in neurology, focusing on genetic disorders.