Ingo Willuhn

Ingo Willuhn serves as a Full Professor and Principal Investigator at AMC - Academic Medical Center since February 2015, specializing in the Department of Psychiatry. Concurrently, Ingo holds the position of Group Leader and Senior Scientist at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience since December 2013. Prior experience includes a role as a Scientific Advisor at the University of Washington from January 2008 to October 2013, where Ingo planned and executed research projects and established a behavioral testing facility for rodents. Additionally, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow, Ingo focused on phasic dopamine release in the striatum using advanced electrochemistry techniques. Ingo’s academic journey began with a PhD in Neuroscience from Rosalind Franklin University, completed in 2007, and a Master of Science in Biopsychology from the University of Düsseldorf in 2001. Early research experience includes work as an Undergraduate Student Researcher at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, investigating the genetic interactions between dopamine neurochemistry and motor functions in animal models.