Scientists
Prof. Dr. Peter Achenbach
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy,Complications Academy,Complications Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Pathogenesis, prediction, and prevention of T1D
- Characterization of humoral islet autoimmunity
Prof. Dr. em. Jerzy Adamski
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy,Metabolomics
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Metabolism and signal transduction pathways
- Biomarkers of disease and therapy monitoring
- Development of safe and specific drugs
Prof. Dr. Hadi Al-Hasani
RCB
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Complex genetics
- Glucose metabolism
- Muscle and fat cell biology
Dr. Tiago Cardoso Alves
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Metabolic regulation
- Islet function
- Metabolism of T2D
Prof. Dr. Ferruh Artunc
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Edema formation in proteinuric kidney disease
- Proteasuria
- Hemodynamics and biomarkers in hemodialysis
Dr. Mostafa Bakhti
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Endocrine lineage formation
- Islet formation and regeneration
- Cell biology
- Developmental biology
Prof. Dr. Alexander Bartelt
DZD Research:Complications Academy,Lipidomics,Metabolomics,Proteomics
Location:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
- Lipid metabolism
- Adipocytes
- Proteostasis
- Inflammation
Prof. Dr. Johannes Beckers
Academy Head
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy,Genomics
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Functional genomics
- Epigenomics
- Diabetes
Dr. Bengt Belgardt
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Beta cell dysfunction
- Beta cell loss
- Non-Coding RNA
Dr. Mauricio Berriel Diaz
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Metabolic dysfunction, diabetes and cancer
- Pathophysiology of cancer-associated cachexia
- Tumor metabolism
Prof. Dr. Andreas Birkenfeld
DZD Speaker, RCB, Clinical Study Board, Academy Head
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Lipid and glucose metabolism
- Obesity, T2D, ageing
- Mitochondrial dysfunction
Prof. Dr. Matthias Blüher
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Complications Academy,Biobanking
Location:
Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Leipzig
- Obesity
- Adipose tissue
- Type 2 diabetes
- Insulin resistance
- Pharmacotherapies
Dr. Gidon Bönhof
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- Diabetic autonomic neuropathy
- Neuropathic pain
Prof. Dr. Ezio Bonifacio
RCB, Academy Head
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Immunology
- Biomarkers
- Genetics
Prof. Dr. Stefan R. Bornstein
RCB
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Endocrinology, Metabolism
- Biochemistry, molecular biology
- Genetic heredity
- Cell Biology
- Neurosciences, Neurology
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jens C. Brüning
RCB, Academy Head
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Universitätsklinikum und MPI für Stoffwechselforschung, Köln
- Insulin action and resistance
- CNS-control of metabolism
Prof. Dr. Volker Burkart
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy,Biobanking
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Immunomodulation
- Innate immunity
Dr. Ingo Burtscher
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Mouse embryo development
- Generation of mouse models
- Confocal imaging
Dr. Alexandra Chadt
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Pathophysiology of obesity and T2D
- Mouse genetics
- Lipid metabolism
- Glucose metabolism
Prof. Dr. Triantafyllos Chavakis
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Inflammation
- Immunology
- Metabolism – insulin resistance – T2D
- Obesity
- Cardiovascular system
Prof. Dr. Claus Claussen
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
Prof. Dr. Ünal Coskun
RCB
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy,Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Membrane biochemistry & biophysics
- Cell biology
- Lipidomics
- Synthetic proteoliposomal systems
Prof. Dr. Carolin Daniel
Academy Head
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Immunology
- Diabetes
- Immunometabolism
Dr. Bedair Dewidar
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Insulin resistance
- Mitochondrial function
- Metabolic-related fatty liver diseases
- Obesity and diabetes
Dr. Kenneth Dyar
DZD Research:Complications Academy,Lipidomics,Metabolomics,Genomics
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Circadian metabolism
- Endocrinology
- Mass Spectrometry
- Physiology
- Aging
- Neurodegenerative diseases
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Eckel
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Obesity
- Adipose tissue biology
- Organ crosstalk
Dr. Bilgen Ekim Üstünel
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Molecular mechanisms of type 2 diabetes and its late complications
- Signaling pathways
- Liver fibrosis
Prof. Dr. Andreas Fritsche
Academy Head, RCB, Clinical Study Board
DZD Research:Brain Academy,Prevention Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Insulin secretion and action
- Clinical studies T2D
- Prevention of diabetes
Dr. Helmut Fuchs
DZD Research:German Mouse Clinic
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Mouse phenotyping
- Large scale biology
- Mutagenesis
PD Dr. Sofiya Gancheva
Academy Head
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Mitochondrial function in obesity and diabetes
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Prof. Dr. Cristina Garcia Caceres
Academy Head
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- CNS-control of metabolism
- Astrocyte-neuron signaling
- Obesity
- T2D
Prof. Dr. Anthony Gavalas
RCB
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Stem Cells
- Developmental biology
- Pancreas development
Dr. Anastasia Georgiadi
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Insulin resistance
- Energy expenditure
- Obesity
Dr. Raffaele Gerlini
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Metabolic disease
- Obesity
- Epigenetic inheritance of metabolic disorders
Dr. Felicia Gerst
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Beta cell function
- Molecular mechanisms of beta cell failure
- Organ crosstalk
Dr. Harald Grallert
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Molecular epidemiology
- Diabetes
- Biomarkers
Dr. Anne Grapin-Botton
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
- Beta cell development
- Pancreas organoids
- Endocrine cell engineering
- Diabetes modelling
Prof. Dr. Martina Guthoff
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Diabetic kidney disease
- Glucose metabolism in CKD
- Crosstalk kidney-metabolism
- Posttransplantation diabetes
Dr. Stefanie Hauck
DZD Research:Proteomics
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- proteomics
- biomarkers
- risk prediction
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Ulrich Häring
DZD Emeritus of Excellence
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Pathogenesis of prediabetes and diabetes
Prof. Dr. Hans Hauner
Clinical Study Board
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Technische Universität München (TUM)
- Obesity/T2D
- Nutrition
- Functional genetics
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hebrok
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy,Prevention Academy,Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Stem cells
- Islets
- Stem cell therapy
Dr. Silke Heinzmann
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy,Metabolomics
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Metabolomics
- NMR spectroscopy
- Clinical cohorts
- Host-microbiome interactions
- Metabolite identification
- Environmental impact on the metabolome
Prof. Dr. Christian Herder
RCB
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- T2D
- Molecular epidemiology
- Inflammation
Prof. Dr. Stephan Herzig
Academy Head, RCB
DZD Research:Complications Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Metabolic syndrome and cancer
- Brown adipose tissue
- Transcriptional regulation
Dr. Susanna Hofmann
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Gender differences in Diabetes
- Lipoprotein metabolism
- Mechanisms of exercise-induced improvements on metabolic disease
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Holl
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy
Location:
Universität Ulm
- Pediatric diabetes
- Type-1 diabetes
- Modern treatment options
- Healthcare research
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.mult. Martin Hrabé de Angelis
DZD Speaker, RCB, Academy Head
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Functional Genetics and Epigenetics of Diabetes
- Metabolism
- Diabetes
Prof. Dr. Sandra Hummel
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy,Type 1 Diabetes Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Prediction and prevention of type 1 diabetes
- Lifestyle
- Gestational diabetes
Dr. Jong-Hee Hwang
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Insulin resistance
- Mitochondrial function
- Clinical diabetes
- MR spectroscopy and MRI in humans and animals
Prof. Dr. Dr. Andrea Icks MBA
RCB, Academy Head
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Complications Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Epidemiology
- Health services and health outcome research
- Health economic evaluation
- Topical focus: chronic diseases, especially diabetes
Dr. Alexander Jais
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Leipzig
- Impact of diet on CNS
- CNS control of metabolism
- Energy homeostasis
- Obesity
- Type 2 diabetes
Dr. Wenke Jonas
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Pathophysiology of obesity and T2D
- Genetics
Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Georg Joost
RCB, DZD Emeritus of Excellence
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Diabetes mellitus
- Metabolism
- Genetics
Prof. Dr. Reiner Jumpertz-von Schwartzenberg
RCB, Clinical Study Board
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Nutrient absorption in diabetes
- Energy metabolism of gut microbes
- Translational gnotobiotics
Dr. Stefan Kabisch
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Charité Berlin
- Dietary prevention
- Nutritional therapy
- Factors of dietary compliance
- Nutrigenetics
- GI hormone regulation
Dr. Sabine Kahl
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Lipid-induced insulin resistance
- SGLT2 inhibitors / GLP-1 receptor agonists
Prof. Dr. Henriette Kirchner
DZD NEXT Board
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Universität zu Lübeck
- Insulin resistance
- Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
- Epigenetics
- Biomarkers
Prof. Dr. Maximilian Kleinert
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Insulin resistance
- Exercise metabolism
- Exercise-induced insulin sensitivity
- Skeletal muscle metabolism
Dr. André Kleinridders
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Brain insulin and leptin signaling
- Mitochondrial function
- Lipotoxicity
- Pathophysiology of obesity and T2D
Dr. Birgit Knebel
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Insulin resistance
- Lipid metabolism
- Functional genomics
- Gene regulation
Dr. Stefan Kopf
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Development and progression of diabetic late damage
- Fibrosis of organs during senescence
- DNA damage and repair as mechanism of aging of diabetic late damage
Prof. Dr. Antje Körner
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Complications Academy,(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Leipzig
- Childhood obesity
- Adipose tissue
- Glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in children
- Pharmacotherapies
- Genetic background of obesity
Dr. Natalie Krahmer
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Metabolic signaling by phosphoproteomics
- Cellular process underlying metabolic diseases by proteomics
- Systems biology approaches to identify novel drug targets
Prof. Dr. Karsten Kretschmer
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Immune regulation
- Autoimmunity / diabetes
- Lymphocyte development
- Regulatory T cells
Prof. Dr. Stephanie Kullmann
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Insulin action of the human brain
- Neurobiology of prediabetes
- Exercise interventions in prediabetes
Prof. Dr. Eckhard Lammert
RCB
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Pancreatic beta cells
- Vascular endothelial cells
- Pathomechanisms
Prof. Dr. Michael Laxy
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Technische Universität München (TUM)
- Analysis of health determinates
- Burden of disease analysis
- Economic evaluations of interventions and health policies
Prof. Dr. Rainer Lehmann
DZD Research:Metabolomics,Lipidomics,Clinical Chemistry
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Pre-diabetic metabolism
- Metabolomics / lipidomics
- Clinical chemistry / preanalytical aspects
- Insulin signaling
Dr. Stefan Lehr
DZD Research:Proteomics
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Functional proteomics
- Secretome analysis
- Metabolic diseases
Prof. Dr. Heiko Lickert
RCB, Academy Head
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Beta cell development
- Beta cell regeneration
- Insulin signaling
- Endocrine recruitment from gut stem cells
Dr. Rachel Lippert
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Brain development
- Maternal programming
- Maternal nutrition (obesity and diabetes)
- Neural circuit interaction
Prof. Dr. Barbara Ludwig
RCB
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Transplantation
- Molecular biology
- Science technology
Dr. Dominik Lutter
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,(Epi)Genetics Academy,Computational Biology,Lipidomics,Metabolomics,Proteomics
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Insulin resistance and T2D
- Systems Metabolomics
- Computational Health
Dr. Haifa Maalmi
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Clinical epidemiology
- Diabetes
- Biomarkers
Apl. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Machann
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
- Tissue segmentation
- Metabolic imaging of ectopic lipids
Prof. Dr. Knut Mai
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Charité Berlin
- Insulin resistance
- Nutrition and metabolism
- Adipose tissue function
- MASLD
Prof. Dr. Timo Müller
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Obesity
- Diabetes
Prof. Dr. Nikolay Ninov
DZD NEXT Board
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy,Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Biochemistry, molecular biology
- Developmental biology
- Cell biology
Dr. Meriem Ouni
DZD NEXT Board
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Epigenetic
- Obesity/type 2 diabetes
- Markers
- Bioinformatic
Prof. Dr. Margriet Ouwens
DZD Research:Proteomics
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Insulin action
- Adipose tissue biology
- Intra organ cross talk
Prof. Dr. Soyoung Park
RCB
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Gut-brain interaction
- Type 2 Diabetes
Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Perakakis
RCB, Clinical Study Board
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Metabolism – T2D – NAFLD
- Obesity – Anorexia
- Pharmacotherapy
- Immunology – Infection
Dr. Fabiana Perocchi
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Interplay between metabolic dysfunction and neurodegeneration
- Role of mitochondria in neurometabolic diseases
- Cell-type specific mitochondrial diversity and markers
- Integration of mitochondria in cell signaling
Prof. Dr. Andreas Peter
RCB, Biobanking Board
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy,Clinical Chemistry
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Pre-diabetic metabolismmetabolism
- Hepatokines / NAFLD and insulin signaling
- Lipid profiling / fatty acid metabolism
- Clinical chemistry / preanalytical aspects
Prof. Dr. Annette Peters
RCB, Academy Head
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Environmental Epidemiology
- T2D and Cardiovascular disease
- Aging
Prof. Dr. Andreas F.H. Pfeiffer
RCB, Clinical Study Board
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Charité Berlin
- Nutrition & metabolism
- Diabetes & endocrinology
- Ageing
Prof. Dr. Paul Pfluger
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Neurobiology of T2D
- Hypothalamic leptin signaling
- REDOX control of metabolism
Prof. Dr. Hubert Preißl
Academy Head, RCB
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Neuroimaging
- Cerebral insulin sensitivity
- Metabolic programming
Dr. Gerhard Przemeck
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Developmental genes in adult pancreas
- Mouse genetics
- Insulin secretion
PD Dr. Olga Ramich
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Obesity and type 2 diabetes
- Adipose tissue
- Metainflammation
- Nutrition and chrononutrition
- Circadian rhythms of metabolism
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rathmann
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- T2D epidemiology
- Prediction of T2D and diabetes complications
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Michael Roden
DZD Speaker, Academy Head, RCB, Clinical Study Board
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Insulin resistance
- Mitochondrial function
- Clinical diabetes
- MR spectroscopy
Dr. Teresa Rodriguez-Calvo
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- T1D and autoimmunity
- Pathology and image analysis
- Virology and immunology
Dr. Maria Rohm
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Lipid and glucose metabolism
- Tissue crosstalk
- Body weight regulation
Dr. Joachim Rosenbauer
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Incidence of T1D in young age
- Risk factors of T1D
- Diabetes care in T1D
- Clinical and psychosocial outcomes in T1D
Dr. Gencer Sancar
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Lipidomics,Metabolomics,Proteomics
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Adipose tissue dysfunction
- Growth factor signaling
- Insulin resistance
- Lipolysis
Dr. Julia Sbierski-Kind
DZD NEXT Board
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Insulin resistance
- Metabolically associated fatty liver disease
- Adipose inflammation
- Innate immune system
Prof. Dr. Dr. Fritz Schick
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Insulin resistance
- MR imaging and spectroscoy
- Muscle and liver physiology
Dr. Silvia Schirge
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Generation of mouse models
- Developmental Biology
- Humanized mouse models
Prof. Dr. Erwin Schleicher
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Endocrine regulation of metabolism
- Fatty acid metabolism
- Diabetic vascular diseases
PD Dr. Sabrina Schlesinger
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Epidemiology
- Nutrition
- Meta-analysis
Prof. Dr. Dr. Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin
DZD Research:Metabolomics
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Meta-metabolomes
- Analytical chemistry
- Novel biomarkers
Prof. Dr. Robert Schneider
RCB
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Epigenetics
- Inheritance
- Metabolic impact on gene expression
Dr. Martin Schön
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Insulin resistance
- Mitochondrial function
- Clinical diabetes
Prof. Dr. Tim Julius Schulz
RCB
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Brown adipose tissue
- Ageing
- Metabolic diseases
Prof. Dr. Matthias Schulze
RCB, Academy Head
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Complications Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Nutritional Epidemiology
- T2D Epidemiology
- Risk Prediction Modeling
Prof. Dr. Annette Schürmann
DZD Speaker, Academy Head, RCB
DZD Research:Complications Academy,(Epi)Genetics Academy,Fatty Liver Academy,Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Pathophysiology of obesity and T2D
- Mouse genetics
- Beta cell failure
- Lipid metabolism
- Lipid storage
Prof. Dr. Peter Schwarz
Clinical Study Board
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Endocrinology, Metabolism
- Biochemistry, Molecular biology
- Genetics, heredity
- Pharmacology
- Cardiovascular system
Prof. Dr. Jochen Seißler
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Complications Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
- Clinical studies
- Islets and beta cells
Prof. Dr. Henrik Semb
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Organogenesis (B)
- Islet development (B)
- Stem cell-based cell therapy in T1D (F)
Dr. Bilal Sheikh
DZD Research:Complications Academy,Brain Academy,Lipidomics,Metabolomics,Proteomics
Location:
Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Leipzig
- Obesity
- Blood vessels
- Epigenetics
- Metabolism
Prof. Dr. Dorothea Siegel-Axel
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Vascular and perivascular cells
- Fat cells
- Adipokines, chemokines, angiogenic proteins
- Renal fat cells, podocytes and renal complications of diabetes and obesity
Prof. Dr. Dr. Michele Solimena
DZD Speaker, Academy Head, RCB
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy,(Epi)Genetics Academy,Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Cell biology, endocrinology and metabolism
- Biochemistry, neurosciences, immunology
Prof. Stephan Speier
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy,Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Physiology
- Cell biology
- Diabetes
- Islets of Langerhans
- Endocrinology
- Metabolism
Dr. Anna Stahl-Pehe
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Diabetes epidemiology
- Diabetes care in T1D
- Clinical and psychosocial outcomes in T1D
- Meta-analysis
Prof. Dr. Norbert Stefan
RCB, Clinical Study Board, Academy Head
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Complications Academy,Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Causes and con-sequences of T2D
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Metabolically healthy obesity
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Stemmer
DZD Research:Brain Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Extracellular vescicles / Exosomes
- Disease Biomarkers
- Bariatic surgary
- Drug safety / toxicology and cancer
- Pathophysiology of obesity and T2D
Dr. Alexander Strom
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Diabetic polyneuropathy
- DSPN risk factors and biomarkers
- Carbonyl/oxidative stress and DSPN
Prof. Dr. Michael Stumvoll
RCB
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Leipzig
- Genetics of diabetes and obesity
- Predictors and regulators of insulin resistance and ß cell function
- Neuroimaging studies in obesity and its complications
Dr. Alba Sulaj
DZD Research:Complications Academy
Location:
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Diabetic nephropathy
- Nutrition metabolism
Prof. Dr. Julia Szendrödi
RCB, Clinical Study Board, Academy Head
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Complications Academy
Location:
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Insulin resistance
- Mitochondria
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Dr. Raffaele Teperino
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
Prof. Dr. Dr. Fabian Theis
DZD Research:Computational Biology
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Systems medicine
- Gene regulation and dynamical modeling
- Biostatistics and network analyses
PD Dr. Barbara Thorand
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Complications Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Nutrition
Prof. Dr. Marc Tittgemeyer
DZD Research:Brain Academy,Biobanking,Computational Biology
Location:
Universitätsklinikum und MPI für Stoffwechselforschung, Köln
- Insulin resistance
- Neural control of metabolism
- Human behaviour
- Imaging
- Homeostatic regulation
Dr. Sandra Trenkamp
Biobanking Board
DZD Research:Biobanking
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Metabolomics
- Clinical chemistry
M.Sc. Nina Trinks
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Insulin resistance
- Mitochondrial function
- Clinical diabetes
- Exercise
Prof. Dr. Henriette Uhlenhaut
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Nuclear hormone receptors
Dr. Siegfried Ussar
DZD NEXT Board
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Adipose Tissue
- Insulin Resistance
- Environment/ Host interactions
- Organ cross-talk
PD Dr. Heike Vogel
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy
Location:
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
- Pathophysiology of obesity and T2D
- Genetics
- Food-reward behavior
Prof. Dr. Robert Wagner
Academy Head
DZD Research:Complications Academy,Prevention Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Phenotypic heterogeneity of Type 2 Diabetes
- Glucagon secretion and action
- Genetic causes of disturbed insulin secretion
Dr. Rui Wang-Sattler
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Metabolism
- Diabetes
- Biomarkers
Dr. Merly C. Vogt
DZD Research:(Epi)Genetics Academy,Brain Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Insulin Signaling
- Metabolic Programming
- Nervous System Development and Function
- Ageing
- Interaction between Metabolism and Epigenetics
Prof. Dr. Cora Weigert
RCB
DZD Research:Prevention Academy
Location:
Institut für Diabetesforschung und Metabolische Erkrankungen von Helmholtz Munich an der Universität Tübingen (IDM)
- Biochemistry of exercise
- Insulin signal transduction
- Functional,Metabolomics
Dr. Jürgen Weiß
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Cell Biology
- Ultrastructure of cells and tissues
- Transmission Electron Microscopy
- Confocal Imaging
Prof. Dr. Juergen Weitz
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Surgery
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology
- Transplantation
Prof. Dr. Thilo Welsch
DZD Research:Beta Cells Academy
Location:
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden von Helmholtz Munich an der TU Dresden (PLID)
- Gastroenterology, pancreatology, surgical oncology
- Endocrinology, metabolism
- Cell biology
Prof. Dr. Eckhard Wolf
RCB
DZD Research:Brain Academy,Beta Cells Academy,Large Animal Models
Location:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
- Diabetes
- Early development
- Pig models of human diseases
Dr. Oana Patricia Zaharia
DZD NEXT Board
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy,Complications Academy
Location:
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- Insulin resistance
- Obesity
- Clinical diabetes
- Precision medicine
Prof. Dr. Eleftheria Zeggini
DZD Research:Prevention Academy,Computational Biology,Genomics,Metabolomics,Proteomics
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Human Genetics
- Digital Health
- Translational Genomics
- Diabetes Complications
- Comorbidity
Dr. Anja Zeigerer
DZD Research:Fatty Liver Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- Intracellular regualtion of metabolism
- Insulin Resistance
- Mitochondria function
- Hepatocellular lipid and glucometabolism
Prof. Dr. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler
Academy Head, RCB, Clinical Study Board
DZD Research:Type 1 Diabetes Academy
Location:
Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
- T1D
- Gestational diabetes
- Immunophenotyping