Prof. Dr. med.
Frank Mooren
Chair holder
Faculty of Health (School of Medicine) | Chair of Rehabilitation Sciences
Frank Mooren holds the Chair of Rehabilitation Sciences.
Research
The scientific work includes both basic and application-oriented research topics.
The basic research projects focus on
- Significance of extracellular vesicles for the training response of CHD patients
- anti-inflammatory aspects of exercise and sport
- Relevance of autoantibodies against G protein-coupled receptors in endurance and strength training
The following topics are dealt with in the area of application-oriented projects
- Predictors of individual training response in CHD patients
- Development of a digital twin for personalised cardiological rehabilitation
- eHealth in cardiological rehabilitation and aftercare
- Pathomechanisms, diagnostics and therapeutic approaches in post-COVID syndrome
Employees
PD Dr Dr rer. nat. habil. Boris Schmitz, Head of Research/Laboratory
Mona Kotewitsch, PhD student
Hendrik Schäfer, doctoral student
Clinical competencies
Specialist in internal medicine - sports medicine - naturopathy
News
Why Long COVID throws the body out of balance
New study by Witten/Herdecke University shows how autoantibodies in long COVID throw the heart, circulatory system, and nervous system out of balance.
Preventing heart attacks with artificial intelligence
A telemedicine platform, which is being developed with the involvement of UW/H, aims to improve the health of patients after a heart attack with the help of AI.
How eHealth and artificial intelligence can help prevent heart disease
Scientists at Witten/Herdecke University are developing intelligent solutions to support patients in their everyday lives.