Köchli Sabrina HSLU M

Dr. Sabrina Köchli Sabrina Köchli

Senior Research Associate

Köchli Sabrina HSLU M

Lucerne School of Music

CC Music Performance Research

Senior Research Associate

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Biography

Work Experience

Since 2022:           Senior Research associate (Post-Doc Fellow)

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Music

CC Music Performance Research

Project: Music, Mood and Movement in Parkinson’s

2019-2021            Senior Research associate (Post-Doc Fellow)

North-West University of Potchefstroom, South Africa

Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART)

Identification of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension- The African-PREDICT study

The Exercise, Arterial Modulation and Nutrition in Youth South Africa Study- The EXAMIN Youth SA

2015-2019             Senior Research associate (Post-Doc Fellow)

University of Basel, Switzerland

Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG)

Sports Medicine and Systems Physiology

PhD Project: Association of physical fitness, body composition and blood pressure with vascular and pulmonary health in primary school children - The EXAMIN YOUTH Study

2014-2015            Traineeship/Scientific research fellow: 

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Institute: Epidemiology, biostatistics and preventive medicine (SPLASHY study)

Master Thesis: Effect of a physical activity program on preschooler’s motor skills: The „SPLASHY HOPPS“ intervention

 

Education

2015-2019            PhD program within the Educational Platform for Health Sciences

University of Basel

Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG)

Sports Medicine and Systems Physiology

2013-2015            Master program

Human Movement Sciences

Major in Exercise Physiology

ETH Zürich

Department of Health Sciences and Technology

2009-2013            Bachelor program

Human Movement Sciences

Department of Health Sciences and Technology

ETH Zürich

Director of Studies: Prof. Dr. med. Christina Spengler Walder

 

Teaching activities

Lecturer in «Cardiovascular diagnostics», Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), Preventive Sports Medicine and Systems Physiology, University of Basel

Lecturer of «Hands on - exercise and vascular physiology», Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), Preventive Sports Medicine and Systems Physiology, University of Basel

Lecturer of «Sports and exercise physiology», Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), Preventive Sports Medicine and Systems Physiology, University of Basel

 

Awards

- Nominated for the Young Investigator Award at EuroPrevent 2018

- Prize winner of the Young Investigator Award at DeGAG 

(German Speaking Society of Arterial Stiffness) Congress 2017

- Nominated for the Young Investigator Award at EuroPrevent 2017

 

Third-party funds raised

- Swiss-European Mobility Programme – Staff Mobility for Training (SEMP Grant)

- National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Africa

- South African Research Chair Initiative in Early Detection and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (SARChI)

Music & Parkinson's SNF MMMP - Motion Capture Lab

Projects

Research projects

  • Music, Movement, Mood and Parkinson's

Publications and presentations

Publications and presentations - Article, review; peer reviewed

  • Hauser, Christoph; Lichtenstein, Eric; Nebiker, Lukas; Streese, Lukas; Köchli, Sabrina; Faude, Oliver; Hanssen, Henner & Infanger, Denis (23.08.2023). Cardiorespiratory fitness and development of childhood cardiovascular risk: The EXAMIN YOUTH follow-up study. Frontiers Exercise Physiology, 2023, doi: doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1243434
  • Ludyga, Sebastian; Hauser, Christoph; Köchli, Sabrina; Lona, Giulia; Streese, Lukas; Faude, Oliver; Gerber, Markus & Hanssen, Henner (28.07.2023). Influence of physical fitness and retinal microcirculation on the development of cognitive abilities from childhood to preadolescence. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2023, doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100544
  • Hauser, Christoph; Lona, Giulia; Köchli, Sabrina; Streese, Lukas; Infanger, Denis; Faude, Oliver & Hanssen, Henner (2023). Bivariate Relation of Vascular Health and Blood Pressure Progression during Childhood Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis, 2023,117215, doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117215
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Smith, Wayne; Lona, Giulia; Goikoetxea-Sotela, Gaizka; Breet, Yolandi; Botha Le-Roux, Shani; Mokwatsi, Gontse G; Kruger, Ruan & Hanssen, Henner (2022). Obesity, blood pressure and retinal microvascular phenotype in a bi-ethnic cohort of young children. Atherosclerosis, 350:51-57. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.04.018
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Streese, Lukas; Deiseroth, Arne; Faude, Oliver & Hanssen, Henner (2021). Body Composition and Physical Fitness Affect Central Hemodynamics in Young Children. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9: 750398. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.750398
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Grenacher, Julia; Streese, Lukas; Lona, Giulia; Deiseroth, Arne; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (2021). Socioeconomic Status and Parental Lifestyle Are Associated With Vascular Phenotype in Children. Frontier in Public Health, 9:610268. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.610268
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Botha-Le Roux, Shani; Uys, Aletta S & Kruger, Ruan (2021). Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Blood Pressure and Ethnicity Are Related to Salivary Cortisol Responses after an Exercise Test in Children: The ExAMIN Youth SA Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15):7898. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157898
  • Lona, Giulia; Köchli, Sabrina; Infanger, Denis; Endes, Katharina; Faude, Oliver & Hanssen, Henner (2021). Changes in physical activity behavior and development of cardiovascular risk in children. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sport, 31(6):1313-132. doi: 10.1111/sms.13931
  • Lona, Giulia; Bade, Svea; Köchli, Sabrina; Infanger, Denis; Endes, Katharina; Faude, Oliver & Hanssen, Henner (2021). Association of Parental Socioeconomic Status and Physical Activity with Development of Arterial Stiffness in Prepubertal Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15): 8227. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18158227
  • Lona, Giulia; Endes, Katharina; Köchli, Sabrina; Infanger, Denis; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (2020). Retinal Vessel Diameters and Blood Pressure Progression in Children. Hypertension, 76:450–457. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120
  • Lona, Giulia; Köchli, Sabrina; Infanger, Denis; Endes, Katharina; Faude, Oliver & Hanssen, Henner (2020). Blood Pressure Increase and Microvascular Dysfunction Accelerate Arterial Stiffening in Children: Modulation by Physical Activity. Frontiers in Physiology, 11:613003. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.613003
  • Ludyga, Sebastian; Köchli, Sabrina; Gerber, Markus; Faude, Oliver; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (2020). Cardiovascular Risk Markers and Cognitive Performance in Children. The Journal of Pediatrics, P162-165.E1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.011
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Schutte, Aletta E & Kruger, Ruan (2020). Adiposity and physical activity are related to heart rate variability: the African-PREDICT study. European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 50(12):e13330. doi: 10.1111/eci.13330
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Schutte, Aletta E; Botha-Le Roux, Shani; Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F; Smith, Wayne; Van Rooyen, Johannes M; Mokwatse, Gontse G & Kruger, Ruan (2020). Potassium excretion and blood pressure are associated with heart rate variability in healthy black adults: The African-PREDICT study. Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, 31(4):1071-1080. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2020.12.021
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Bartenstein, Tim; Usemann, Jakob; Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno; Frey, Urs; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (2019). Lung function, obesity and physical fitness in young children: The EXAMIN YOUTH study. Respiratory Medicine, 159:105813. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.105813
  • Deiseroth, Arne; Streese, Lukas; Köchli, Sabrina; Wüst, Romy S; Infanger, Denis; Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno & Hanssen, Henner (2019). Exercise and Arterial Stiffness in the Elderly: A Combined Cross-Sectional and Randomized Controlled Trial (EXAMIN AGE). Frontiers in Physiology, 10:1119. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01119
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Trinkler, Marina; Mondoux, Morgane; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (2019). Association of physical fitness with skin autofluorescence-derived advanced glycation end products in children. Pediatric Research, 87(6):1106-1111. doi: 10.1038/s41390-019-0694-z
  • Endes, Katharina; Köchli, Sabrina; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (2019). Exercise and Arterial Modulation in Children: The EXAMIN YOUTH Study. Frontiers in Physiology, 10:43. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00043
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Steiner, Ramona; Engler, Luca; Schnidt-Trucksäss, Arno; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (2018). Obesity, High Blood Pressure, and Physical Activity Determine Vascular Phenotype in Young Children. Hypertension, 73(1):153-161. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11872
  • Ludyga, Sebastian; Köchli, Sabrina; Phüse, Uwe; Gerber, Markus & Hanssen, Henner (2018). Effects of a school-based physical activity program on retinal microcirculation and cognitive function in adolescents. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(6):672-676. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.11.029
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Infanger, Denis; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (2018). Obesity, Blood Pressure, and Retinal Vessels: A Meta-analysis. The Journal of Pediatrics, 141(6):e20174090. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-4090
  • Kakebeeke, Tanja H; Knaier, Elisa; Köchli, Sabrina; Chaouch, Aziz; Rousson, Valentin; Kriemler, Susi & Jenni, Oskar G (2016). Comparison between the Movement ABC-2 and the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment in Preschool Children. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 123(3):687-701. doi: 10.1177/003151251666499

Publications and presentations - Other publication formats

  • Köchli, Sabrina; Rose, Dawn & Ungerer, Marietta (03.08.2023). HSLU: Mit Musik gegen Krankheiten. https://blog.bkd.lu.ch/app/flex/blog/preview/238269750?preview_sid=781688
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Rose, Dawn & Ungerer, Marietta (15.07.2023). Playlist gegen Parkinson.
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Rose, Dawn & Ungerer, Marietta (27.06.2023). Mit dem Handörgeli gegen Parkinson.
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Rose, Dawn & Ungerer, Marietta (12.06.2023). Parkinson-Symptomen mit Musik begegnen. https://www.musikzeitung.ch/berichte/2023/06/parkinson-symptomen-mit-musik-begegnen
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Rose, Dawn & Ungerer, Marietta (11.05.2023). Handorgeln mit Parkinson: «Die Musikproben stoppen mein Zittern» [Fernsehsendung]. https://www.pilatustoday.ch/videos/handorgeln-mit-parkinson-die-musikproben-stoppen-mein-zittern-151458392
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Rose, Dawn & Ungerer, Marietta (10.05.2023). Musik gegen Parkinson: HSLU präsentiert Studien-Resultate [Fernsehsendung]. https://www.tele1.ch/nachrichten/musik-gegen-parkinson-hslu-praesentiert-studien-resultate-151457509
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Rose, Dawn & Ungerer, Marietta (27.04.2023). Mit Musik gegen Parkinson: HSLU präsentiert Forschung an Konzert. https://www.myscience.ch/en/news/wire/mit_musik_gegen_parkinson_hslu_praesentiert_forschung_an_konzert-2023-hslu

Publications and presentations - Presentation (conference/report/lectures)

  • Köchli, Sabrina; Casso, Isabel; Whyatt, Caroline; Schmid, Stefan; Ungerer, Marietta; Delevoye-Turrell, Yvonne & Rose, Dawn (07.02.2024). Functional Mobility Assessment in Parkinson’s: A pilot feasibility study and a new methodological approach. Schweizer Gesellschaft der Sportwissenschaft (SGS), ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg.
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Rose, Dawn & Ungerer, Marietta (06.07.2023). Songlines for Parkinson's: A new approach to co-developing a group-based music and movement intervention for and with people with Parkinson's, practitioners, medical professionals and scientists. World Parkinson Congress, Barcelona.
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Phillips, Michelle; Poliakoff, Ellen; Rose, Dawn; Ungerer, Marietta & Young, William (22.06.2023). Songlines for Parkinson's: Exploring how people with Parkinson's use music in everyday life and applying this within an interdisciplinary framework to co-develop a new music and movement-based intervention. Rhythm Perception and Performance Workshop (RPPW19), Nottingham.
  • Ungerer, Marietta; Köchli, Sabrina; Harrington, Penny; Whyatt, Caroline; Annett, Lucy & Rose, Dawn (23.04.2023). Music, Movement, Mood & Parkinson's: A transdisciplinary PPI approach to optimizing the use of music in rehabilitation for people with Parkinson's. The International BNA 2023 Festival of Neuroscience, Brighton, UK.
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Marietta, Ungerer & Dawn, Rose (15.02.2023). Music, Movement and Mood in Parkinson's: A transdisciplinary study to develop a new protocol to measure functional mobility in people with Parkinson's by integrating motion capture with a pressure sensitive gait mat. Sportwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft der Schweiz (SGS)- Annual Meeting, Universität Bern.
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Marietta, Ungerer & Dawn, Rose (31.01.2023). Music, Movement, Mood and Parkinson's. Forschungssymposium Gesundheit Luzern, Universität Luzern.
  • Ungerer, Marietta; Köchli, Sabrina & Rose, Dawn (02.09.2022). Music, Movement, Mood & Parkinson's: Working with patients and practitioners to optimize the use of music in the non-pharmacological treatment of motor and non-motor symptoms for people with Parkinson’s disease in Switzerland. 38. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Musikpsychologie, Universität Würzburg, Deutschland.
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Hanssen, Henner & Kruger, Ruan (01.09.2020). The ExAMIN YOUTH Switzerland and South Africa study. The ExAMIN Youth studies Switzerland and South Africa Online Symposium, North-West University of Potchefstroom (South Africa).
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Steiner, Ramona; Engler, Luca; Grenacher, Julia; Infanger, Denis; Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (26.08.2018). Body composition and blood pressure determine vascular phenotype in young children: The EXAMIN YOUTH Study. European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, Munich (Germany).
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Trinkler, Marina; Mondoux, Morgane; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (20.04.2018). Influence of physical activity and fitness on advanced glycation end-product accumulation in children: The EXAMIN YOUTH study. Young Investigator Award, EAPC-EuroPrevent Congress, Ljubljana (Slovenia).
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Bartenstein, Tim; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (07.02.2018). Association of lung function with body mass and physical fitness in primary school children: The EXAMIN YOUTH Study. Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Sport Tagung (SGS), Magglingen (Switzerland).
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Trinkler, Marina; Mondoux, Morgane; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (07.02.2018). Influence of physical fitness and activity on advanced glycation end product accumulation in children- the EXAMIN YOUTH study. Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Sport Tagung (SGS), Magglingen (Switzerland).
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Bartenstein, Tim; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (14.01.2018). Association of lung function with body mass and physical fitness in primary school children: The EXAMIN YOUTH Study. Clinical Research Day, Basel (Switzerland).
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Engler, Luca; Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (18.09.2017). Gefässsteifigkeit im Kindesalter: Die EXAMIN YOUTH Studie. Young Investigator Award, Kongress der deutschen Gesellschaft für arterielle Gefässsteifigkeit (DeGAG), Bad Oeyenhausen (Germany).
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Engler, Luca; Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (07.04.2017). Prevalence and influence of obesity and hypertension on arterial stiffness in Swiss primary school children: The EXAMIN YOUTH study. Young Investigator Award, EAPC-EuroPrevent, Malaga (Spain).
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Engler, Luca; Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (14.02.2017). Prevalence and influence of obesity and hypertension on arterial stiffness in Swiss primary school children: The EXAMIN YOUTH study. Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Sport Tagung (SGS), Zürich (Switzerland).
  • Köchli, Sabrina; Endes, Katharina; Engler, Luca; Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno; Zahner, Lukas & Hanssen, Henner (07.01.2017). Prävalenz und Einfluss von Adipositas und Bluthochdruck auf die arterielle Gefässsteifigkeit bei Primarschulkindern: Die EXAMIN YOUTH Studie. Clinical Research Day, Basel (Switzerland).

Achievements - Awards and honours

  • Köchli, Sabrina (18.09.2017). Prize winner of the Young Investigator Award für Gefässsteifigkeit im Kindesalter: Die EXAMIN YOUTH Studie..

Achievements - Other achievements

  • Köchli, Sabrina & Rose, Dawn. Kultuplatz. Swiss Television Programme. SRF.
  • Halter, Valérie; Köchli, Sabrina; Rose, Dawn & Ungerer, Marietta. Mit dem Handörgeli gegen Parkinson. Public Dissemination. Hochschule Luzern.
  • Köchli, Sabrina. Staff Mobility for Training Grant. Senior Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin. Swiss-European Mobility Programme.
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