M.Sc. Lynn Matits
Lynn Matits studied psychology at the University of Ulm. In her master’s thesis, she investigated the effects of hypnosis on depressive mood and inflammatory activity in individuals experiencing chronic stress. For this work, she was awarded the Master's Thesis Prize of the Clemens Gabriel Foundation.
From July 2021 to May 2025, she was involved in several research projects at the Department of Sports Medicine at Ulm University Hospital. Since June 2025, she works as a research associate in the Department of Clinical & Biological Psychology at the University of Ulm.
Lynn Matits is pursuing her PhD at the Chair of Clinical & Biological Psychology at the University of Ulm. Her research focuses on the immunological and energy-metabolic correlates of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairments following COVID-19.
Since April 2024, she has been a doctoral fellow of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes).
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Lynn Matits
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Research Interests
- Biomolecular correlates of cognitive impairments and depressive symptoms (following viral infections)
- Effectiveness of relaxation techniques at the biomolecular level
- Methodological challenges in the application of statistical methods in the life sciences
Projects
Projects of the Clinical & Biological Psychology
MitoSwitch
Other projects
epiloc (Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Ulm),
A Pilot Study (Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Ulm)
Selected Publications
- Hitzler, M., Matits, L., Gumpp, A. M., Bach, A. M., Ziegenhain, U., Gao, W., Kolassa, I.-T., & Behnke, A. (2023). Longitudinal course of endocannabinoids and N -acylethanolamines in hair of mothers and their children in the first year postpartum: Investigating the relevance of maternal childhood maltreatment experiences. Psychological Medicine, 1–12. doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723001204
- Karrasch, S., Matits, L., Bongartz, W., Mavioğlu, R. N., Gumpp, A. M., Mack, M., Tumani, V., Behnke, A., Steinacker, J. M., & Kolassa, I.-T. (2023). An exploratory study of hypnosis-induced blood count changes in chronically stressed individuals. Biological Psychology, 178, 108527. doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108527
- Matits, L., Gumpp A. M., Kolassa, I.-T., Behnke, A. & Mack M. (im Druck, 2022). Störungsspezifische und transdiagnostische Veränderung der Inflammationsaktivität bei psychischen Störungen. Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie. doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000666
- Matits, L., Munk, M., Bizjak, D. A., Kolassa, I.-T., Karrasch, S., Vollrath, S., Jerg, A., & Steinacker, J. M. (2023). Inflammation and severity of depressive symptoms in physically active individuals after COVID-19 – An exploratory immunopsychological study investigating the effect of inflammation on depressive symptom severity. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 30, 100614. doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100614
- Schellenberg, J., Matits, L., Bizjak, D. A., Deibert, P., Friedmann-Bette, B., Göpel S., Merle, U., Niess, A., Frey, N., Morath, O., Erz, G., Peter R.S., Nieters, A., Rothenbacher D., Kern W.V., Steinacker J.M. (2025). Cardiac Structure and Function 1.5 Years After COVID-19: Results from the EPILOC Study. Infection, 1-13. doi.org/10.1007/s15010-025-02481-4
Presentations
- 2023 Summer School Clinical and laboratory data management and modelling
Titel: Unpacking R-A short introduction to R-Markdown - 5th Joint Congress of the AGNP and DGBP 2025 (5. Gemeinsamer Kongress der AGNP und DGBP 2025)
Title: Mitochondrial and Immune Biomarkers in Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19: Links to Cognitive Function and Psychological Symptoms