Dr. Harald Grallert
Head of "Diabetes and Related Traits"“We aim to understand the complex molecular interplay in development of cardiometabolic traits and the impact of lifestyle factors on the molecular level. Both from an epidemiological view.”
“We aim to understand the complex molecular interplay in development of cardiometabolic traits and the impact of lifestyle factors on the molecular level. Both from an epidemiological view.”
Academic Career and Research Areas
Dr. Harald holds a Diploma in Biology. In 2008 he received his doctorate in natural sciences from the Technical University of Munich. He then worked as a postdoc at the Research Unit Molecular Epidemiology, Institute for Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München. Since 2011 he is heading his own research group "Molecular Epidemiology – Diabetes and related Traits".
Harald’s research focuses on the molecular analysis of diabetes and connected intermediary phenotypes – such as obesity and glycemic alterations. Harald has particular experience in the conduct of high-throughput genotyping and genome-wide methylation projects. The group uses epidemiological methods to study the complex interplay between molecular mechanisms and environmental factors in the context of the onset and progression of diabetes and obesity.
Professional Background
Head of Research Group "Molecular Epidemiology – Diabetes and related Traits"
PhD in Natural Sciences (Dr. rerum naturae), Technical University of Munich and Center of Natural Sciences Weihenstephan
Diploma in Biology, Technical University Munich
Highlighted Publications
See all2025 Diabetes Obes Metab
2025 Diabetes Obes Metab
Subphenotypes of adult-onset diabetes: Data-driven clustering in the population-based KORA cohort
2024 Diabetologia
Role of human plasma metabolites in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes from the IMI-DIRECT study.
2023 Nature
2023 Sci Rep