Jan Wilke

Jan Wilke heads the Department of Neuromotorics and Movement at the University of Bayreuth (Germany). He is also a professor of movement science at the University of Klagenfurt (Austria). Jan holds PhDs in Sports Science and Theoretical Medicine. His research interests include the biomechanics of connective tissue, strength and conditioning in elite athletes, and the role of neurocognitive function in sports.

With more than 160 publications, Jan Wilke is among the most active researchers in his field. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and has been a keynote speaker at several international conferences (including the 9th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back Pain (2016) in Singapore and the 2nd Connect Congress on Connective Tissues in Sports Medicine (2017) in ULM (Germany)).

Jan is part of the International Think Tank of Experts on Fascia, established in 2017. His chapter in the international anatomy classic Gray's Anatomy represents the first-ever contribution on the functional relevance of myofascial chains. In 2016, he was a visiting researcher at VU Amsterdam and, in 2018, he served as a visiting fellow at Liverpool John Moores University (UK).

In addition to his academic work, Jan Wilke coaches and advises elite athletes and professional associations. In 2018-2019, he served as fitness and athletic coach for former world No. 1 tennis player, Angelique Kerber.