Amsterdam University Medical Center
The Netherlands
History
Founded in 2019, the Network unites researchers across Europe to study resilience as a transdiagnostic concept and to enable cross-border collaboration from basic to clinical science. From the outset we set a shared agenda, pooled data and expertise, and linked with related ECNP networks to speed translation into practice and policy. Our initial aims included joint funding, shared databases and coordinated methods, laying the groundwork for durable partnerships with academia, clinics and industry.
Resilience touches every life. Our Network brings together disciplines to reveal how people adapt after stress and how we can strengthen that capacity. By sharing data, aligning methods and working with partners, we move from description to action. Our next phase focuses on biomarkers, mechanisms and trials that can guide prevention and care for those most at risk.
Goals
1
Build an integrated preclinical-to-clinical resilience research platform across Europe.
2
Identify and validate biomarkers that predict resilient outcomes.
3
Develop and test strategies to enhance resilience in vulnerable groups.
4
Create shared databases and harmonised measures of resilience.
5
Secure and shape European funding for resilience research.
6
Train early career researchers in translational resilience methods.
Core members
| Member name | Institution | City | Country |
| Igor Branchi | Istituto Superiore di Sanità | Roma | Italy |
| Patrizia Campolongo |
Sapienza University of Rome |
Roma | Italy |
| John Cryan | University College Cork | Cork | Ireland |
| Nina Dalkner | Medical University Graz | Graz | Austria |
| Dominique de Quervain | University of Basel | Basel | Switzerland |
| Katharina Domschke | University of Freiburg | Freiburg | Germany |
| Iryna Frankova | Bogomolets National Medical University (BNMU) | Kyiv | Ukraine |
| Corina Greven | Radboud UMC | Nijmegen | The Netherlands |
| Oliver Howes | King's College London | London | United Kingdom |
| Nicole Leibold | Maastricht University | Maastricht | The Netherlands |
| Mirko Manchia | University of Cagliari | Cagliari | Italy |
| Luisa Pinto | University of Minho | Braga | Portugal |
| Mathias V. Schmidt | Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry | Munich | Germany |
| Hale Yapıcı Eser | Koç University School of Medicine | Istanbul | Türkiye |
Shell members
| Member name | Institution | City | Country |
| Therese van Amelsvoort | Maastricht University | Maastricht | The Netherlands |
Early Career Academy members
| Member name | Institution | City | Country |
| Joeri Bordes | Neurocentre Magendie Inserm | Bordeaux | France |
| Lejla Colic | Jena University Hospital | Jena | Germany |
| Marieke Klein | Radboud UMC | Nijmegen | The Netherlands |
| Milou Sep | Amsterdam UMC- location VUmc | Amsterdam | The Netherlands |
Courses
Access the ECNP Knowledge Hub where you can find online courses with high-quality lectures from expert speakers, organised by the Networks.
Resilience: from neurobiology to clinical practice
The Resilience Network (in collaboration with the Traumatic Stress Network) organised an ECNP Course, aiming to foster interdisciplinary collaboration to understand the interplay between stress and resilience in different contexts, how to operationalise and measure it, but also its underlying (neuro)biological mechanisms.
Publications
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2024Sep. et al.
Editorial: An interdisciplinary perspective on resilience - a special section in Neuroscience Applied
Neuroscience Applied -
2022Manchia et al.
The impact of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic on stress resilience and mental health: A critical review across waves
European Neuropsychopharmacology -
2020Vinkers et al.
Stress resilience during the coronavirus pandemic
European Neuropsychopharmacology -
2025Lenger et al.
Impact of an app-based resilience training on enhancing stress regulation and mental health.
Neuropsychobiology -
2025Pank et al.
The role of self-care and self-compassion in networks of resilience and stress among healthcare professionals.
Scientific Reports
Research projects
XR2Resilience
Developing extended reality interventions to strengthen resilience and coping after stress
Grant agreement no. 101137237
Multidisciplinary program to disentangle stress mechanisms and foster resilience in vulnerable populations
AutoHealth
Autophagy linking peripheral metabolism and stress to mental health: from model systems to clinical application
JTC2024 - Brain-Body
Global Stress and Resilience Network
A worldwide initiative to integrate resilience science and promote global collaboration
Mainz Resilience Conference
Annual international meeting co-organised by network members to advance interdisciplinary resilience research