Prof. Patrizia Agostinis
Biological and related sciences, Health, Cell Biology, Cellular signaling, Cancer biology, Cancer therapy
Health, Social and behavioural sciences
Psychoneuroendocrinology, Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy
Stress and Stress Hormones, Social Interaction, Couple Interaction, Psychosocial Aspects of Gynecological Disorders, Neuropsychopharmacology
Young Scholars Award, American Psychosomatic Society (APS), 2009
Early Career Award, International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM), 2006
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA, awared by the Swiss National Science Foundation, 2005 – 2007
Ditzen, B., Nater, U.M., Schaer, M., La Marca, R., Bodenmann, G., Ehlert, U. & Heinrichs, M. (2012). Sex-Specific Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Autonomic Nervous System Activity during Couple Conflict. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, e-pub ahead of print.
Ditzen, B., Bradley, B., & Heim, C. (2012). Oxytocin and Pair Bonding: on possible Influences during the Life Course. Biological Psychiatry, 72, e3-e4.
Ditzen, B., Hahlweg, K., Fehm-Wolfsdorf, G., & Baucom, D. (2011). Assisting Couples to Develop Healthy Relationships: Effects of Couples Relationship Education on Cortisol. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 597-607.
Ditzen, B., Schaer, M., Bodenmann, G., Gabriel, B., Ehlert, U., & Heinrichs, M. (2009). Intranasal Oxytocin Increases Positive Communication and Reduces Cortisol Levels during Couple Conflict. Biological Psychiatry, 65, 728-731.
Couple Interaction, Oxytocin and Wound Healing (funded by an Individual Project Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation)
Effects of Oxytocin on Social Cognition in Women during different Menstrual Cycle Phases (funded by a Venture Grant from the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, CBN, Atlanta, GA USA)
Psychobiological Determinants of Couple Conflict (funded by a Young Investigator Research Grant from the University of Zurich)
American Psychosomatic Society (APS)
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN), Atlanta, GA USA
German Psychological Society [Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, DGPs]
German Association for Behavioral Medicine [Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin, DGVM]
German University Association [Deutscher Hochschulverband, DHV]
Swiss Psychological Federation [Föderation der Schweizerischen Psychologinnen und Psychologen, FSP]
International Neuroendocrine Federation
International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM)
International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE)
Neuroscience Center Zurich [Zentrum für Neurowissenschaften Zürich, ZNZ]
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN)
Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR)
Swiss Psychological Society [Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Psychologie, sgp]
Swiss Society for Neuroscience (SSN)
Zurich Federation of Psychologists [Kantonalverband der Zürcher Psychologinnen und Psychologen, ZüPP]
Group Leader within the Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), since 2012
Board-licensed Psychotherapist, since 2010
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Biological and related sciences, Health, Cell Biology, Cellular signaling, Cancer biology, Cancer therapy
Languages, Social and behavioural sciences, Modern Chinese Studies / Sinology; Political Science; Political Sociology
Humanities, Social and behavioural sciences
Social and behavioural sciences, Languages, Hispanic Literature
Dr. Beate Ditzen, senior research associate at the psychology faculty in Zurich, talks about partner interaction and wound healing, the importance of mentors in research – and about her dream project.