Principal Investigators
The DZNE has a large number of principal investigators at its Bonn site - not least due to the good cooperation with the University Hospital Bonn - who are able to offer a wide range of services due to their
- expertise in their subject area
- study experience
- knowledge of GCP and regulations
ensure that clinical trials can be conducted in the CTU at the Bonn site in accordance with Regulation EU No. 536/2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use. They are supported by a qualified investigator team to ensure the safety of the subjects and the reliability and robustness of the data obtained during the clinical trial.
Dr. Claus Escher
Indication: Alzheimer´s Disease
Background: Neurologist, psychiatrist and psychotherapist and senior physician at the Clinic for Geriatric Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders at Bonn University Hospital
Contact: Claus.Escher(at)ukbonn.de
Dr. Jennifer Faber
Indication: Ataxia disorders
Background: Neurologist and Head of the Ataxia Outpatient Clinic at the Clinic for Parkinson's, Sleep and Movement Disorders at Bonn University Hospital
Contact: Jennifer.Faber(at)dzne.de
Prof. Dr. Klaus Fließbach
Indication: Alzheimer´s Disease
Background: Psychologist, neurologist, psychiatrist and psychotherapist and senior physician at the Department of Geriatric Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders at Bonn University Hospital
Contact: Klaus.Fliessbach(at)ukbonn.de
Prof. Dr. Gabor Petzold
Indication: neurovascular diseases, vascular dementia
Background: Director of the Department for Vascular Neurology at Bonn University Hospital as well as Director of Clinical Research at the DZNE and Research Group Leader (Vascular Neurology)
Contact: Gabor.Petzold(at)dzne.de
Prof. Dr. Anja Schneider
Indication: Alzheimer´s Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Background: Psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Director of the Clinic for Geriatric Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders at Bonn University Hospital, and DZNE Research Group Leader (Translational Dementia Research)
Contact: Anja.Schneider(at)dzne.de
Dr. Annika Spottke
Indication: Progressive supranuclear palsy, Parkinson's disease
Background: Neurologist and senior physician at the Clinic for Parkinson's, Sleep and Movement Disorders at the University Hospital Bonn, and head of the Clinical Research Platform as well as of the Clinical Trials Unit at the DZNE site in Bonn..
Contact: Annika.Spottke(at)dzne.de
PD Dr. Patrick Weydt
Indication: motor neuron disease, Huntington's chorea
Background: Neurologist at the University Hospital Bonn and head of the outpatient clinics for ALS and other motor neuron diseases and for Huntington's disease
Contact: Patrick.Weydt(at)ukbonn.de
Prof. Dr. Ullrich Wüllner
Indication: Parkinson's disease
Background: Director of the Clinic for Parkinson's, Sleep and Movement Disorders at Bonn University Hospital, and DZNE Research Group Leader (Biomarker Parkinson's Diseases)
Contact: Ullrich.Wuellner(at)ukbonn.de