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On July 1, 2024, PD Dr. Olga Ramich was appointed professor jointly by the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE). This is a professorship which is supported over five years by the coveted Heisenberg Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG). Ramich will then head the new “Molecular Metabolism and Precision Nutrition” department at the DZD partner DIfE and research how the timing of food intake affects metabolism. Based on the knowledge gained from this research, new approaches to the treatment and prevention of nutrition-dependent metabolic diseases are to be developed.

Portrait of Olga Ramich — Prof. Dr. Olga Ramich. © David Ausserhofer

The body's circadian clock is a unique mechanism that adapts our behavior and bodily functions to the diurnal cycle. In recent years, insights into the complex interaction between nutrition, the circadian clock and metabolic health have led to the development of a new scientific discipline known as “chrononutrition.” Despite the increasing interest in the topic, the effects of meal times on the metabolism and the mechanisms behind them are still largely unknown.

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Heisenberg Professorship for DIfE Researcher Olga Ramich