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Juliane Winkelmann is Executive Vice President for International Alliances and Alumni at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where she has been responsible for advancing the university’s global partnerships and international engagement since 2017. She is also Professor and Chair of Human Genetics at TUM, Head of the Institute of Human Genetics, and Director of the Institute of Neurogenomics at Helmholtz Munich. Winkelmann’s research focuses on the genetic basis of neurological diseases, particularly movement and sleep disorders. Her pioneering work has identified key genetic variants associated with conditions such as Restless Legs Syndrome. She also focuses on rare diseases such as dystonia, contributing to advances in precision medicine and individualized therapies. Winkelmann studied medicine at Semmelweis University in Budapest and at LMU Munich, and completed her doctoral research at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry. Prior to joining TUM, she was Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Stanford University. She serves on the Board of Directors of the German Human Genome-Phenome Archive (GHGA), is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and has received numerous international distinctions, including the Outstanding Achievement Award of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Juliane Winkelmann 現任慕尼黑工業大學常務副校長,主管國際合作夥伴關係及校友事務, 自2017年起一直推動該校的全球合作夥伴關係及國際交流。她亦是人類遺傳學教授、人類遺傳學 研究所所長,以及亥姆霍茲慕尼黑研究中心神經基因組學研究所所長。 她專注於神經系統疾病的遺傳基礎研究,尤其是運動及睡眠障礙。她的開創性研究發現了與 不寧腿綜合症等症狀的關鍵基因變異。她亦致力研究肌張力障礙等罕見疾病,為精準醫學及 個人化治療的發展作出貢獻。 Winkelmann於布達佩斯塞梅維什大學及慕尼黑大學修讀醫學,並於馬克斯.普朗克精神病學 研究所完成博士研究。加入慕尼黑工業大學前,她曾於史丹福大學擔任神經學及神經科學教授。 她現為德國人類基因組-表型組檔案庫(GHGA)董事會成員,亦為德國國家科學院Leopoldina 院士,並獲頒美國睡眠醫學會傑出成就獎等多項國際殊榮。 Juliane WINKELMANN Executive Vice President International Alliances and Alumni Technical University of Munich 慕尼黑工業大學常務副校長 (國際合作夥伴關係及校友事務) 63

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