Ulrich Zimmermann

Ulrich Zimmermann, MD, is a Professor of Psychiatry at Technische Universität Dresden and holds dual roles as Associated Scientist at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy and Physician-in-Chief at the Department of Addiction Medicine and Psychotherapy at kbo Isar-Amper-Klinikum Haar. His research focuses on addiction medicine, clinical trials, and behavioral experimentation, particularly in alcohol dependence and adolescent alcohol use.

Education: MD from FU Berlin (1991), MD from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (1995), and postdoctoral qualification in Psychiatry from Heidelberg (2005). His career includes residencies at Erlangen, Weissenau, and Munich's Max-Planck-Institute, followed by roles as Deputy Director in Dresden and current Physician-in-Chief in Haar.

Research interests span addiction neurobiology, impulsivity in alcohol use, and the interplay between genetics, stress, and behavior. He has pioneered methods like the CASE system for studying alcohol self-administration. Recent work emphasizes predictive markers of relapse and contextual cues in addiction.

Editorial roles include Receiving Editor for Addiction Biology (since 2006), Advisory Board member for Pharmacophychiatry (2012), and Associate Editor for Sucht (2017).

• Awards: 1995 Werner G. Gehring Prize, 2003 Ernst-Scharrer Prize, 2016 Wolfram-Keup-Preis
• Grants and Funding: Not explicitly listed but implied through extensive publication output
• Labs/Teams: Leads experimental addiction research teams at Dresden and Haar clinics