Prof. Dr. med. Florian Zepf

Florian Zepf is the Chair and Clinical Director of the Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at Jena University Hospital. He is the current President of the International Society for Tryptophan Research (ISTRY). Research priority areas and interests are neuroimmunological and neurochemical mechanisms and their relationship with mental health, and their development from childhood over adolescence to adulthood. Other research targets mood disorders, ADHD, and aggressive and impulsive behaviours. In addition, the above mentioned department has a strong clinical and research interest in all aspects of mental health in the context of Gender Diversity / TransGender.