Dr. Karsten is Professor of Exercise Physiology and Sports Therapy at Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Germany and Study Dean (Studiendekan) at the Faculty of Philosophy at the Leibniz University Hannover, Germany. He is Editor-in-Chief of Exercise Immunology Review, editorial board of Current Biomarkers (Bentham) and scientific advisory board of German Journal of Sports Medicine/Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin. He won Immunotools Special Award at 2015. It should be mentioned that Exercise Immunology Review (EIR) is the official publication of the International Society of Exercise and Immunology and the German Society of Sports Medicine and Prevention and the IF is 5.300. It is committed to develop and to enrich knowledge in all aspects of immunology that relate to acute exercise and regular physical activity.