Dr. Friederike Tam

Research Statement

Working as a medical doctor in child and adolescent psychiatry, I would like to understand more about the underlying mechanisms and causes of psychiatric disorders. Currently, my research focuses on various aspects of anorexia nervosa such as the influence of hormones or the gut microbiome on disease onset and progression.

Scientific Education

2015
Doctoral Thesis (summa cum laude), Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus

2006-2012
Medicine, MD, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus

2005-2006
Cell Biology BSc Program, University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada)

Professional Experience

2013 - present
Medical doctor, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

2018 - present
Research assistant, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Translational Developmental Neuroscience Lab, Dresden

Other Scientific Activities, Honors, Awards

2010-2013
Completion of the extracurricular Medical Doctors Program for doctoral candidates, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus

2006
Inscription on the Dean’s Honor Roll University of Alberta, First Class Standing 2005/2006

2005

• Medal of the Saxon State Ministry of Science and the Arts for outstanding school graduation

• University of Alberta Academic Excellence Scholarship

• University of Alberta Faculty of Science Academic Excellence Scholarship

• University of Alberta Registrar’s International Student Scholarship

• University of Alberta Registrar’s International Student Scholarship

Selected Publications

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Friederike_Tam