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Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Wilke

Dr. Philipp Laemmert

Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Wilke
Chairholder

Professional activity

Since 2024

Chair of Neuromotorics and Movement, Institute of Sports Science, University of Bayreuth

2022 - 2024

Chair of Kinesiology & Head of the Institute of Sports Science, University of Klagenfurt

2021 - 2022

Research Group Leader „Exercise & Neurocognition“ and „Fascia and The Movement System“, Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University of Frankfurt

2012 - 2021

Scientific Associate, Department of Sports Medicine, Institute of Sports Science, University of Frankfurt

Academic qualifications

2022

Ph.D (Dr. rer. med.) in Medicine (University of Frankfurt)

2021

Habilitation in Sports Science (University of Frankfurt)

2016

Ph.D (Dr. phil.) in Sports Science (University of Frankfurt

2010 - 2012


M.A. in Sports Science with focus on Prevention and Rehabilitation (University of Göttingen)

2006 - 2009

B.A. in Sports Science (University of Göttingen)


Stay abroad

2018

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, John Moores University, United Kingdom

2016

Department of Public and Occupational Health/VU Medical Center,Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Awards

2020              

Best Poster Award (1st place) for research group at the 3rd GAMMA congress

2019              

Advancement award of the Society for the Promotion of Sports Medicine (VFSM)

2018

FOKUS scholarship for particularly qualified researchers, GRADE Academy

2017

Best Poster Award (1st place) for research group at the “Connective Tissues in Sports Medicine” congress

2013

Young Investigator’s Award (2nd place), ICMART World Congress on Medical Acupuncture

Extra-academic activities (selection)

Since 2023

Scientific Advisor and Strength & Conditioning Coach, Carinthian Table Tennis Association

2018 - 2019

Strength & Conditioning Coach of former Tennis world no. 1 Angelique Kerber

2016 - 2019

Counseling of North American clubs on the elite level (NFL, NHL)

2012

Sports therapist, RuhrSportReha Bochum


Editor

  • Frontiers in Medicine
  • BMC Musculoskekeltal Disorders

Reviewer

  • Sports Medicine
  • Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • PLoS One
  • European Journal of Sports Science
  • Journal of Sport Sciences
  • Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • Journal of Anatomy
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Research
  • Journal of Pain Research
  • Physical Therapy in Sport
  • Clinical Biomechanics
  • Journal of Athletic Training
  • Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
  • Acupuncture in Medicine
  • Trials
  • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
  • Clinical Anatomy
  • Medical Science Monitor
  • American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Skeletal Radiology
  • Journal of Applied Biomechanics
  • The Physician and Sportsmedicine
  • Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
  • Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
  • Rehabilitation Process and Outcome
  • Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin

Research

  • Effects of movement and exercise on neurocognition
  • Biomechanics of unplanned athletic movement in interactive and team sports
  • Prevention and Rehabilitation of sports injuries
  • Digital exercise and feedback using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Mechanical and sensory relevance of fascia for the locomotor system
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Professional activity

Since 2024

Chair of Neuromotorics and Movement, Institute of Sports Science, University of Bayreuth

2022 - 2024

Chair of Kinesiology & Head of the Institute of Sports Science, University of Klagenfurt

2021 - 2022

Research Group Leader „Exercise & Neurocognition“ and „Fascia and The Movement System“, Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University of Frankfurt

2012 - 2021

Scientific Associate, Department of Sports Medicine, Institute of Sports Science, University of Frankfurt

Academic qualifications

2022

Ph.D (Dr. rer. med.) in Medicine (University of Frankfurt)

2021

Habilitation in Sports Science (University of Frankfurt)

2016

Ph.D (Dr. phil.) in Sports Science (University of Frankfurt

2010 - 2012


M.A. in Sports Science with focus on Prevention and Rehabilitation (University of Göttingen)

2006 - 2009

B.A. in Sports Science (University of Göttingen)


Stay abroad

2018

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, John Moores University, United Kingdom

2016

Department of Public and Occupational Health/VU Medical Center,Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Awards

2020              

Best Poster Award (1st place) for research group at the 3rd GAMMA congress

2019              

Advancement award of the Society for the Promotion of Sports Medicine (VFSM)

2018

FOKUS scholarship for particularly qualified researchers, GRADE Academy

2017

Best Poster Award (1st place) for research group at the “Connective Tissues in Sports Medicine” congress

2013

Young Investigator’s Award (2nd place), ICMART World Congress on Medical Acupuncture

Extra-academic activities (selection)

Since 2023

Scientific Advisor and Strength & Conditioning Coach, Carinthian Table Tennis Association

2018 - 2019

Strength & Conditioning Coach of former Tennis world no. 1 Angelique Kerber

2016 - 2019

Counseling of North American clubs on the elite level (NFL, NHL)

2012

Sports therapist, RuhrSportReha Bochum


Editor

  • Frontiers in Medicine
  • BMC Musculoskekeltal Disorders

Reviewer

  • Sports Medicine
  • Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • PLoS One
  • European Journal of Sports Science
  • Journal of Sport Sciences
  • Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • Journal of Anatomy
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Research
  • Journal of Pain Research
  • Physical Therapy in Sport
  • Clinical Biomechanics
  • Journal of Athletic Training
  • Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
  • Acupuncture in Medicine
  • Trials
  • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
  • Clinical Anatomy
  • Medical Science Monitor
  • American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Skeletal Radiology
  • Journal of Applied Biomechanics
  • The Physician and Sportsmedicine
  • Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
  • Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
  • Rehabilitation Process and Outcome
  • Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin