Dr. Lukas Streese studied sport and performance in his Bachelor's degree and sport and exercise gerontology in his Master's degree at the German Sport University in Cologne. During his studies, Mr. Streese already worked at the Psychological Institute of the German Sport University as an academic staff member and participated in various research projects. Following his studies, Mr. Streese completed his doctorate at the Medical Faculty in Basel. He went through the PhD Program in Health Sciences (PPHS) of the University of Basel and was employed in the Preventive Sports Medicine and Systems Physiology of the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG). Under the supervision of Prof. Henner Hanssen, Mr. Streese was responsible for conducting the Exercise, Arterial Crosstalk-Modulation, and Inflammation in an Aging Population (EXAMIN AGE) study. As part of this study, Mr. Streese completed his PhD summa cum laude in July 2019. Subsequently, Mr. Streese continued to work in sports medicine at the DSBG and was responsible for various research projects as well as teaching education in the DSBG's Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes. Since 01.01.2022, Mr. Streese has been employed as part of the FH personnel program at the Hochschule Niederrhein and the University Hospital in Düsseldorf. Within this programme, Mr. Streese will teach education in the Degree programme Applied Therapeutic Sciences at the University and continue his research at both the University and the Uniklinik.

Core research areas.

Mr. Streese's research focuses, among other things, on the effects of sport and exercise on the vascular system. In this regard, Mr. Streese has already published various international papers in high-ranking journals. Mr. Streese studies children and adolescents as well as healthy adults and various patient clientele. A specialisation of his research is the development of sensitive non-invasive methods for the assessment of cariovascular risk, which are able to diagnose the effects of exercise therapy on the vascular level. Due to the many national and international cooperation partners, Mr. Streese is also able to investigate various mechanistic approaches.

Memberships in national and international societies

• German Association for Sports Science (DVS)
• European Association for the Study of Diabetes e.V.
• European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC)
• European College of Sport Science (ECSS)
• European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
• European Society of Microcirculation (ESM)
• Working group "Retinal Microvascular Research
• Society for Microcirculation and Vascular Biology (gfmvb)
• The International Society of Exercise Immunology (ISEI)

Reviewer activities for international journals

Atherosclerosis, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS), Diabetologia, European Journal of Applied Physiology, Europe-an Journal of Sports Science, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM), Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (MSSE), Microvascular Research, Nutrients, ObesityBMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

Distinctions

• 03/2022 - Post-Doctoral Lecture 2022 of the German Association for Sport Sciences 1st place with the lecture "Sport as therapy for cardiovascular risk reduction: innovative measurement methods and mechanistic approaches"
• 03/2022 - Dissertation award of the German Association for Sport Sciences 1st place.
• 07/2021 - Dissertation Award of the Medical Faculty of the University of Basel.
• 02/2019 - Young Investigator Award of the Swiss Society for Sport Sciences (SGS) with the presentation: "High-intensity interval training improves cerebrovascular phenotype: diagnostic and epigenetic implications".

Studies

Original papers in peer-reviewed journals as first or last author (impact factor: 128.941)

Authors/ Year/ Title/ Journal/ Volume/ Page number/ Impact factor (IF)/ Specific ranking (SR)

Lukas Streese, Franziska Anna Pichler, Christoph Hauser, Henner Hanssen. (2023) "Microvascular wall-to-lumen ratio in patients with arterial hypertension: A randomized controlled exercise trial." Microvascular Research. IF 3,750. SR (30/67 Peripheral Vascular Disease).

Simon Twerenbold, Christoph Hauser, Josephine Gander, Justin Carrard, Konstantin Gugleta, Timo Hinrichs, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Henner Hanssen, Lukas Streese. (2023) "Short-term high-intensity interval training improves micro- but not macro-vascular endothelial function in patients with hypertension: a randomized controlled exercise trial" online ahead of print. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. IF 4.645. SR (14/88 Sports Science).

Roman Günthner, Lukas Streese (equally contributed), Susanne Angermann, Georg Lorenz, Mathias Braunisch, Julia Matschkal, Reimund Hausinger, Dominique Stadler, Bernhard Haller, Ulrike Heemann, Konstantin Kotliar, Henner Hanssen, Christoph Schmaderer. (2022) "Mortality prediction of retinal vessel diameters and function in a long-term follow-up of hemodialysis patients" Cardiovascular Research online ahead of print. IF 10,787. SR (12/143 in Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems).

Lukas Streese, Christoph Hauser, Henner Hanssen. (2022) "Comparability of childhood blood pressure measurements with two different devices" Clinical physiology and functional imaging. IF 2.121. SR (69/81 in Physiology - Science).

Lukas Streese, Jeannine Liffert, Walthard Vilser, Christoph Handschin, Henner Hanssen. (2022) "In-vivo assessment of retinal vessel diameters and observer variability in mice: A methodological approach" PloS One. IF 3.752. SR (29/74 Multidisciplinary sciences).

Lukas Streese, Hansjörg Habisch, Arne Deiseroth, Justin Carrard, Denis Infanger, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Tobias Madl, Henner Hanssen. (2022) "Lipoprotein subclasses independently contribute to subclinical variance of microvascular and macrovascular health" Molecules. IF 4.927. SR (114/297 in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology).

Lukas Streese, Giulia Lona, Jonathan Wagner, Raphael Knaier, Raphael Schoch, Julia Maria Kröpfl, Benedikt Andreas Gasser, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Henner Hanssen. (2022) "Microvascular endothelial dysfunction in heart failure patients: an indication for exercise treatment?" Microvascular Research. IF 3,514. SR (27/65 in Peripheral Vascular Disease).

Lukas Streese, Philippe Demougin, Paula Iborra, Alexander Kanitz, Arne Deiseroth, Julia M. Kröpfl, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Mihaela Zavolan, Henner Hanssen. (2022) "Untargeted sequencing of circulating microRNAs in a healthy and diseased elderly population" Scientific Reports. IF 4.379. SR (10/135 in Multidisciplinary).

Lukas Streese, Joséphine Gander, Justin Carrard, Christoph Hauser, Timo Hinrichs, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Konstantin Gugleta, Henner Hanssen. (2022) "Hypertension and retinal microvascular dysfunction (HyperVasc): Protocol of a randomized controlled exercise trial in patients with hypertension" BMJ Open. IF 2.692 SR (64/169 in Medicine, General & Internal - Science).

Lukas Streese, Anna Maria Springer, Arne Deiseroth, Justin Carrard, Denis Infanger, Christoph Schmaderer, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Tobias Madl, Henner Hanssen (2021). "Metabolic profiling links cardiovascular risk and vascular end organ damage" Atherosclerosis 331:45-53. IF 5,162; SR (54/349 in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine).

Lukas Streese, Giulia Lona, Jonathan Wagner, Raphael Knaier, Andri Burri, Gilles Nève, Denis Infanger, Walthard Vilser, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Henner Hanssen (2021). "Normative data and standard operating procedures for static and dynamic retinal vessel analysis as biomarkers for cardiovascular risk" Scientific Reports 11(1):14136. IF 3.998; SR (10/135 in Multidisciplinary).

Lukas Streese; Anja Vaes; Denis Infanger; Ralf Roth; Henner Hanssen (2021). "Quantification of Retinal Vessel Myogenic Constriction in Response to Blood Pressure Peaks: Implications for Flicker Light-Induced Dilation." Frontiers in Physiology, 12: 608985. IF 3.37; SR (27/103 in Physiology).

Lukas Streese, Chiara Guerini, Lucia Bühlmayer, Giulia Lona, Christoph Hauser, Svea Bade, Arne Deiseroth, Henner Hanssen (2020). "Physical activity and exercise improve retinal microvascular health as a biomarker of cardiovascular risk: a systematic review." Atherosclerosis, 315, 33-42. IF 4.239; SR (54/349 in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine).

Lukas Streese, Lukas Brawand, Konstantin Gugleta, Peter Maloca, Walthard Vilser, and Henner Hanssen (2020). "New Frontiers in non-invasive analysis of retinal wall-to-lumen ratio by retinal vessel wall analysis." Translational vision science & technology, 9(6):7. IF 2.551; SR (20/60 in Ophthalmology).

Lukas Streese, Konstantin Kotliar, Arne Deiseroth, Denis Infanger, Konstantin Gugleta, Christoph Schmaderer and Henner Hanssen (2020). "Retinal endothelial function in cardiovascular risk patients: a randomized controlled exercise trial." The Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 30 (2), 272-280. IF 3.631; SR (11/83 in Sport Sciences).

Lukas Streese, Rosa Suades, Francesco Cosentino and Henner Hanssen (2019). "Exercise-induced improvement of microvascular phenotype and reprogramming of ^p66Shc DNA methylation." European Heart Journal, 40 (48), 3948-3949. IF 24,889; SR (1/136 in Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems).

Lukas Streese, Abdul Waheed Khan, Arne Deiseroth, Shafaat Hussain, Rosa Suades, Andre Tiaden, Diego Kyburz, Francesco Cosentino and Henner Hanssen (2019). "Physical activity may drive healthy microvascular aging via downregulation of ^p66Shc," European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 27 (2), 168-176. IF 5,640; SR (21/136 in Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems).

Lukas Streese, Konstantin Kotliar, Arne Deiseroth, Denis Infanger, Walthard Vilser and Henner Hanssen (2019) "Retinal endothelial function, physical fitness and cardiovascular risk: a diagnostic challenge," Frontiers in Physiology 10:831. IF 3.201; SR (25/81 in Physiology).

Lukas Streese, Abdul Waheed Khan, Arne Deiseroth, Shafaat Hussain, Rosa Suades, Andre Tiaden, Diego Kyburz, Francesco Cosentino and Henner Hanssen. (2019) "High-intensity interval training modulates retinal microvascular phenotype and DNA methylation of ^p66Shc gene: a randomized controlled trial (EXAMIN AGE)," European Heart Journal, 41:15 1514-1519. IF 24,889; SR (1/136 in Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems).

Streese L, Königstein K, Goricki L, Infanger D, Wölnerhanssen B, Peters T, Schmidt-Trucksäss A and Hanssen H. (2019) "Short- and Long-Term Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Vascular Phenotype," Obesity Surgery, 29(4):1301-1308. IF 3.603; SR (30/203 in Surgery).

Streese, L., Deiseroth, A., Schäfer, J., Schmidt-Trucksäss, A. and Hanssen, H. (2018) "Exercise, Arterial Crosstalk-Modulation, and Inflammation in an Aging Population: The ExAMIN AGE Study," Frontiers in Physiology, pp. 116/9. IF 3.201; SR (25/81 in Physiology).

Original papers in peer-reviewed journals as co-author (impact factor: 68.031).

Armand Linkens, Alfons Houben, Petra Niessen, Nicole Wijckmans, Erica de Goei, Mathias van den Eynde, Jean Scheijen, Marjo Waarenburg, Jos Roodt, Andrea Mari, Tos Berendschot, Lukas Streese, Henner Hanssen, Martien van Dongen, Christel van Gool, Coen Stehouwer, Simone Eussen, Casper Schalkwijk (2022). "A 4-week diet high in advanced glycation endproducts does not impair glucose metabolism and vascular function in obese individuals - the deAGEing trial" Journal of Clinical Investigation 7(6):e156950. IF 14,808 SR (3/140) in Medicine, Research & Experimental - Science).

Joséphine Gander, Justin Carrard, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Rébecca Borreggine, Tony Teav, Denis Infanger, Flora Colledge, Lukas Streese, Jonathan Wagner, Christopher Klenk, Gilles Nève, Raphael Knaier, Henner Hanssen, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss and Julijana Ivanisevic (2021). "Metabolic Impairment in Coronary Artery Disease: Elevated Serum Acylcarnitines under the Spotlights" Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 8:792350. IF 4,790 SR (45/349 in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine).

Justin Carrard, Chiara Guerini, Christian Appenzeller-Herzog, Denis Infanger, Karsten Königstein, Lukas Streese, Timo Hinrichs, Henner Hanssen, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Julijana Ivanisevic, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss (2021). "The Metabolic Signature of Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Systematic Review" Sports Medicine 52(3):527-546. IF 11,136, SR (2/88 in Sports Science).

Justin Carrard, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Nadia Weber, Flora Colledge, LukasStreese, Henner Hanssen, Christian Schmied, Julijana Ivanisevic, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss (2021). "How Ceramides Orchestrate Cardiometabolic Health-An Ode to Physically Active Living. "Metabolites 11(10):675. IF 4,754, SR (59/232 in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism).

Sabrina Köchli, Arne Deiseroth, Christoph Hauser, Lukas Streese, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Oliver Faude, Henner Hanssen (2021). "Body Composition and Physical Fitness Affect Central Hemodynamics in Young Children" Frontiers in Pediatrics 9:750398. IF 3.418, SR (52/301 in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health).

Justin Carrard, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Denis Infanger, Tony Teav, Jonathan Wagner, Raphael Knaier, Flora Colledge, Lukas Streese, Karsten Königstein, Timo Hinrichs, Henner Hanssen, Julijana Ivanisevic, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss (2021). "Metabolic View on Human Healthspan: A Lipidome-Wide Association Study." Metabolites, 11 (5):287. IF 4.097; SR (59/232 in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism).

Sabrina Köchli, Katharina Endes, Julia Grenacher, Lukas Streese, Giulia Lona, Christoph Hauser, Arne Deiseroth, Lukas Zahner, Henner Hanssen (2021). "Socioeconomic Status and Parental Lifestyle Are Associated With Vascular Phenotype in Children." Frontiers in Public Health, 9:610268. IF 2.48; SR (139/560 in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health).

Justin Carrard, Chiara Guerini, Christian Appenzeller-Herzog, Denis Infanger, Karsten Königstein, Lukas Streese, Timo Hinrichs, Henner Hanssen, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Julijana Ivanisevic, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss (2021). "The metabolic signature of cardiorespiratory fitness: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis". BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 7:e001008. IF 2.5; SR (41/210 in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation).

Roland Rössler, Stephanie Bridenbaugh, Stefan Engelter, Roby Weibel, Denis Infanger, Eleftheria Giannouli, Alexandros Sofios, Laura Iendra, Erja Portegijs, Taina Rantanen, Lukas Streese, Henner Hanssen, Ralf Roth, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Nils Peters and Timo Hinrichs (2020) "Recovery of mobility function and lifespace mobility after ischemic stroke: the MOBITEC-Stroke study protocol." BMC Neurology, 20:348. IF 2.293; SR (147/208 Clinical Neurology).

Mathias Dg. Van den Eynde, Lukas Streese, Alfons J.H.M. Houben, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, Jean Ljm. Scheijen, Casper Schalkwijk, Nordin Hanssen, Henner Hanssen (2020). "Physical activity and markers of glycation in older individuals: data from a combined cross-sectional and randomized controlled trial (EXAMIN AGE)." Clinical Science, 134(9):1095-1105. IF 5.237; SR (19/136 in Medicine, Research & Experimental Science).

Jonathan Wagner, Max Niemeyer, Denis Infanger, Timo Hinrichs, Lukas Streese, Henner Hanssen, Jonathan Myers, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Raphael Knaier (2020). "New Data-based Cutoffs for Maximal Exercise Criteria Across the Lifespan." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52(9):1915-1923. IF 4,478; SR (6/83 in Sport Sciences).

Arne Deiseroth, Lukas Streese, Sabrina Köchli, Romy Sandra Wüst, Denis Infanger, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss and Henner Hanssen (2019) "Exercise and Arterial Stiffness in the Elderly: A Combined Cross-Sectional and Randomized Controlled Triple (EXAMIN AGE)," Frontiers in Physiology 10:1119. IF 3.201; SR (25/81 in Physiology).

Pizzera, A., Hohmann, T., Streese, L., Habbig, A. and Raab, M. (2017) "Long-term effects of acoustic reafference training (ART)," European journal of sport science, 17(10), pp. 1279-1288. IF 2.376; SR (29/83 in Sport Sciences).

Kennel, C., Streese, L., Pizzera, A., Justen, C., Hohmann, T. and Raab, M. (2015) "Auditory reafferences: the influence of real-time feedback on movement control," Frontiers in Psychology, 6, p. 69. IF 2.463; SR (29/129 in Psychology).

Reviews in peer-reviewed journals (impact factor: 21.198).

Henner Hanssen, Lukas Streese, Walthard Vilser. (2022) "Retinal vessel diameters and function in cardiovascular risk and disease" accepted in Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. IF 21,198. SR (1/62 in Ophthalmology - Science).

Cumulative Impact Factor: 218.17

Current H-index:

(Web of Science): 10 (252 citations)

(Google Scholar): 14 (385 citations)

(as of 03.2023)

Congress Papers

Presentations

Lukas Streese, Simon Twerenbold, Christoph Hauser, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Henner Hanssen. Short-term high-intensity interval training improves micro- but not macrovascular function in hypertensive patients. ESM Congress 2023 Aarhus.

Lukas Streese. Effects of HIIT training on vascular health of large and small blood vessels. DGSP Young Investigator Symposium 2022 Tübingen.

Lukas Streese. Exercise as a therapy to reduce cardiovascular risk: innovative measurement methods and mechanistic approaches. DVS University Symposium 2022 online.

Streese L., Twerenbold S., Gander J., Carrard J., Hauser C., Schmidt-Trucksäss A., Hanssen H. High-intensity interval training improves microvascular endothelial function in hypertensive patients. SGS Congress 2022 online.

Streese L., Guerini C., Bühlmayer L., Lona G. and Hanssen H. Physical Activity And Exercise Affect Retinal Microvascular Health: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine and Health Summit 2021 online.

Streese L., Deiseroth A., Hanssen H. Exercise and vascular ageing: a cross-sectional and randomized controlled trial. SGS Congress 2020 Basel.

Streese L., Deiseroth A., Hanssen H. Triple and vascular ageing: a cross-sectional and randomized controlled trial. ESC Congress 2019 Paris.

Streese L., Deiseroth A., Cosentino F., Hanssen H. High-intensity interval training ameliorates cerebrovascular phenotype without improvements in central arterial stiffness: consequences and potential mechanisms. ECSS Congress 2019 Prague.

Streese L., High-intensity interval training improves cerebrovascular phenotype: diagnostic and epigenetic implications. SGS Congress 2019 Fribourg.

Streese L., Bühler C., Zumthor S., Peters T., Schmidt-Trucksäss A., Hanssen H. Effects of bariatric surgery on vascular health in adipose patients. SGS Congress 2017 Zurich.

Streese L., Bühler C., Zumthor S., Peters T., Schmidt-Trucksäss A., Hanssen H. Acute effects of bariatric surgery on vascular health in marked obesity. German Congress of Sports Physicians 2017 Frankfurt.

Poster presentations

Streese L., Springer A.M., Deiseroth A., Carrard A., Infanger D., Schmaderer C., Schmidt-Trucksäss A., Madl T., Hanssen H. Untargeted metabolites and vascular health in cardiovascular risk patients. EAPC congress 2021 online.

Streese L., Guerini C., Bühlmayer L., Lona G., Hanssen H. Physical activity and exercise affect retinal vessels as a biomarker of microvascular health: a systematic review. ECSS Congress 2020 online.

Streese L., Khan A.W., Deiseroth A., Hussain S., Suades R., Tiaden A., Kyburz D., Cosentino F., Hanssen H. Exercise regulates DNA methylation of p66Shc gene and improves retinal microvascular phenotype: the EXAMIN AGE Study. ESM-EVBO Congress 2019 Maastricht.

Streese L., Khan A.W., Deiseroth A., Hussain S., Suades R., Tiaden A., Kyburz D., Cosentino F., Hanssen H. High-intensity interval training improves cerebrovascular endothelial function and modulates p66Shc gene expression in cardiovascular risk patients: a randomized controlled trial. EuroPrevent Congress 2019 Lisbon.

Streese L., Deiseroth A., Hanssen H. Exercise and retinal microvascular phenotype in an aging population: the ExAMIN AGE Study. ESC Congress 2018 Munich.