Dr. Malek Bajbouj is a Psychiatrist and Neuroscientist, specialized in the areas of Global Health, Mental Health and Affective Sciences. He also has experience as a Sleep Physician and Social, Affective and Cognitive Neuroscientist. Together with an interdisciplinary team, his work has focused on research on stress, affect and emotions. In particular, to carry out these studies, some of his main work has focused on cell culture, imaging and brain stimulation, as well as humanitarian aid.

Most of his professional experience has been as Medical Director and Head of the Center for Affective Neuroscience at the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin. In addition, his main research focus in the field of Global Mental Health has been the development of tailored, low-threshold preventive and therapeutic interventions against stress and trauma-related disorders. To this end, he has made use of digital tools and clinical trials, conducting interventions focused on reverse-innovation electrophysiological and neuroimaging approaches to improve patient phenotyping.

Likewise, Dr. Malek Bajbouj's firm commitment to Mental Health worldwide has led him to develop a large part of his professional activity in countries in the Middle East, Far East and Ukraine. In this sense, he has participated in various international conferences such as the Ukrainian-German Conference on Mental Health, Psychosocial Support and Rehabilitation. He has also written more than 175 book chapters and has an extensive list of scientific publications in which he has investigated topics such as Emotional Neuroscience, Affective Disorders and Global Mental Health.

In fact, his contributions in Psychiatry and Neuroscience have been awarded several times. One of them was in 2014, when she was awarded the Else Kröner-Fresenius Prize, recognizing her outstanding scientific research. And it is that his tireless work to strengthen the mental health of people around the world has positioned him as one of the best professionals in his field.

• Medical Director of the Center for Affective Neuroscience at Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
• Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
• Physician and Assistant Researcher at the Free University of Berlin
• Specialist in Sleep Medicine
• Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
• Master of Business Administration from Steinbeis-Hochschule University
• Graduate in Medicine from the Johannes Gutenberg University
• Member of:
  
  • Research Group Languages of Emotion at the Freie Universität Berlin