Bittner, Stefan
Prof. Dr. Stefan Bittner is Head of the Department of Translational Neuroscience and a member of the Management Board of the Department of Neurology at the Mainz University Medical Center. He was elected to the Association Board as a new member in 2025 and will act in a supportive and advisory capacity in this role.
Professional stations
Since 2023: W3 Professorship for Neuroimmunology (Endowed Professorship and Research Group Translational Neurosciences of the Hermann and Lilly Schilling Foundation; funding topic “Towards personalized medicine strategies in neuroimmunology”)
Head of the Department of Translational Neurosciences and member of the Management Board of the Department of Neurology at the Mainz University Medical Center (Director: Prof. Zipp)
2015 – 2021: Senior Physician and Head of the Neuroimmunology Section of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Neurology at the University Medical Center Mainz (Director: Prof. Zipp)
W2 Professorship of Neuroimmunology in the Department of Neurology at the Mainz University Medical Center, Head of the Experimental Neuroimmunology working group, appointed Deputy Director of Research and Teaching
2012 – 2015: Head of a junior research group within the Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF) Münster (SEED program) and research associate in the working group of Prof. Meuth, University Hospital Münster
2011 – 2015: Resident at the Clinic for General Neurology, University Hospital Münster (Director Prof. Wiendl)
Education
2017: Specialist in neurology
2012: Dr. med., University of Würzburg, summa cum laude
2004 – 2010: Studied human medicine in Würzburg
2003 – 2007: Studied Biomedicine (B.Sc.) in Würzburg
Main research areas
- Ion channel-mediated regulation of immune cell function, migration and neuronal cell damage
- Cellular interactions in brain tissue under neuroinflammatory conditions
- Immune-mediated processes of healthy ageing
- Therapeutic biomarker research
Membership
- Chair of the ECTRIMS Scientific Communications Committee 2024-2026
- Coordination of public relations (newsletter, press releases, bulletins….), moderation of webinars
- Förderkreis rheinland-pfälzischer Multiple Sklerose Kranker e.V., Board of Directors since 2024
- Elected Member of the ECTRIMS Council from 2022-2026
- International Society for Neuroimmunology (ISNI) since 2021
- Member of the Medical Advisory Board of the DMSG (German Multiple Sclerosis Society) since 2020
- Member of the Clinical Commission Neuroimmunology of the DGN since 2019
Awards
2023: Science Prize of the German Society of Neurology (DGN, formerly Pette Prize)
2014: Sobek Young Talent Award for Multiple Sclerosis Research
2014: Scholarship for postdocs from the Daimler and Benz Foundation
2013: Doctoral Prize of the Klug and Sichler Foundation of the University of Würzburg
Year of birth
1983