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Dr. rer. nat. Nils R. Winter, M.Sc.
University of Münster
Medical Machine Learning Lab
Institute for Translational Psychiatry
University Hospital Münster
Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Gebäude 9A
📞 +49 251 83 - 51847
✉️ nils.r.winter@uni-muenster.de
Academic Profiles
Professional Experience
2023 – present
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Münster
Institute for Translational Psychiatry (Prof. Dr. Dr. Udo Dannlowski)
Medical Machine Learning Lab (Prof. Dr. Tim Hahn)
2018 – 2023
Research Associate (PhD), University of Münster
Institute for Translational Psychiatry & Medical Machine Learning Lab
01/2020 – 04/2020
Research Stay, University College London (UK)
DAAD-funded project on brain–behavior associations
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Janaina Mourão-Miranda
2017
Postgraduate Research Project, University of Frankfurt
Genome-based prediction of lithium response in bipolar disorder
02/2016 – 04/2016
Internship, University of Glasgow (UK)
Project on Bayesian methods for group comparisons
Education
2019 – present
Doctoral Studies (Medical Sciences, rer. medic.)
Thesis: Uncovering Brain-Behavior Relationships using Canonical Correlation Analysis
2018 – 2023
Doctoral Studies (Psychology, rer. nat.), summa cum laude
Thesis: Towards Precision Psychiatry: From Univariate to Multivariate Biomarkers of Major Depressive Disorder
2018 – 2023
PhD Program, Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
2014 – 2016
M.Sc. Psychology, University of Frankfurt (∅ 1.0)
Cognitive Neuroscience major, Clinical Psychology minor
2011 – 2014
B.Sc. Psychology, University of Frankfurt (∅ 1.3)
2010
A-Levels, Prälat-Diehl-Schule, Groß-Gerau
Scientific Activity
Since 2025
PI, Innovative Medizinische Forschung Münster (IMF) projects
“Controlling confounds in brain-based prediction models”
“Modeling variability in brain structure & aging for neurodegeneration screening”
Since 2025
Member, Münster Center for Open Science (MüCOS)
2025
Session organizer, Sino-German Frontiers of Science Symposium (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)
Since 2024
Member, Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
2024
Invited speaker, Sino-German Frontiers of Science Symposium (Shanghai)
Since 2023
Member, AI Expert Panel, University Hospital Münster
Since 2019
Reviewer for scientific journals (AJP, Depression and Anxiety, Scientific Reports, Neuroimage, HB Mapping, Cognitive Therapy and Research, Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Awards, Scholarships & Grants
2025 – Research Grant (IMF, 184,828 €)
Controlling Confounds in Brain-Based Clinical Prediction Models
2022 – Paper of the Month, Medical Faculty Münster
2022 – Merit Award, Organization of Human Brain Mapping (2000 $)
2020 – DAAD stipend, research stay at UCL, UK (3083 €)
2019 – DAAD travel grant, OHBM Congress, Rome
2018 – FAZIT travel grant, OHBM Congress, Singapore (1000 €)