Gabriele Doblhammer

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Doblhammer leads a research group at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Rostock. Her work focuses on the impact of demographic aging on neurodegenerative disease prevalence and associated healthcare challenges.

• Interdisciplinary research combining demographic and epidemiological approaches
• Collaborations with national/international institutions and DZNE working groups
• Primary data sources: health insurance billing data (AOK, DaTraV) and population surveys (Lifelines, SHARE, BASE-II)

Research priorities include identifying modifiable risk and protective factors for dementia and Parkinson's disease, analyzing transitions from illness to care dependency/mortality, and informing prevention strategies. Her studies provide critical insights for healthcare sector planning by examining age- and sex-specific disease trends.