Univ.-Prof. Dr. med Dr. rer. nat. M. Behringer, born 1978 in Neuss, Germany, studied medicine at the Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf from 1999 to 2006, followed by his license to practice medicine. In addition to medicine (2010), he also received his doctorate in natural sciences (2012) with the topic "Biomedical principles for strength training in childhood and adolescence". From 2007 to 2017, he worked as a research associate at the Institute of Training Science and Sports Informatics at the German Sport University Cologne, where he headed the muscle research group. In addition, he worked for the German Research Center for Competitive Sports (momentum) during this period. In 2017, he completed his habilitation at the German Sport University Cologne and in the same year accepted a call to an Assistant (W1) Professorship of Sports Medicine at the Goethe University Frankfurt. After several external calls, he first accepted an Associate (W2) Professorship in sports medicine in 2019 and then a Full (W3) professorship in Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology at the Institute of Sports Science at Goethe University Frankfurt in the same year. Currently, he is heading the Institute of Sports Sciences as Vice Dean and Dean of Research.