Dr. Bernd L. Fiebich holds a doctorate in cell biology and heads the “Neurochemistry and Neuroimmunology” research group at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Medical Center Freiburg. He studied biology at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, specializing in genetics, developmental biology, and cell biology. His thesis dealt with paternal mutants of the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.
As part of his doctoral studies at the Institute for Molecular Cell Biology (Gödecke / Parke-Davies AG), he investigated the expression of PKC isoforms and VEGF in baculovirus-infected cells.
Since the early 1990s, he has been conducting research on inflammatory processes in the nervous system and their significance for neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. In addition to his university work, he is co-founder and managing director of VivaCell Biotechnology GmbH.
- Diploma in Biology, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
- Doctorate at the Institute for Molecular Cell Biology (Gödecke / Parke-Davies AG)
- Head of the Neurochemistry and Neuroimmunology research group at the Psychiatric University Hospital Freiburg
- Co-founder and CEO of VivaCell Biotechnology GmbH
- Member of GEBIN, Neuroscience Society (NWG), ISN, and the Neuroinflammation Working Group (USA), among others
- Author of over 190 peer-reviewed scientific publications in the fields of neuroinflammation, immunology, and neurobiology
- h-index: 66 (Source: Google Scholar, as of October 2025)
- Main areas of research: Neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's and dementia, psychoneuroendocrinology, cellular signal transduction, phytomedicine and natural substances
- Interview: “The role of folic acid in inflammatory processes,” VitaminExpress (2025)
- Neuroinflammation & neuroimmunology
- Molecular and cellular neurobiology
- Alzheimer's & neurodegenerative diseases
- Phytomedicine & natural substances for inflammation and pain
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Nutrition and healthy aging
