Helmholtz Diabetes Center
Our research at the Helmholtz Diabetes Center (HDC) aims to understand the molecular bases underlying all forms of diabetes, its heterogeneity and risk factors, including obesity, as well as its complications and comorbidities. We combine world-leading basic research with clinical intervention and cohort studies to develop tomorrow’s diabetes precision medicine.
Our research at the Helmholtz Diabetes Center (HDC) aims to understand the molecular bases underlying all forms of diabetes, its heterogeneity, and risk factors, including obesity, as well as its complications and comorbidities. We combine world-leading basic research with clinical intervention and cohort studies to develop tomorrow’s diabetes precision medicine.
Our Scientists at the Helmholtz Diabetes Center
Prof. Dr. Stephan Herzig
Director & Head of Division Diabetic Complications View profileProf. Dr. Heiko Lickert
Institute Director View profileUniv.-Prof. Dr. med. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler
Institute Director, Chair of Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes, Klinikum rechts der Isar and Technical University of Munich, Director of the Global Platform for the Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes (GPPAD) View profileProf. Dr. Timo Müller
Institute Director View profileProf. Dr. Michele Solimena
Institute Director View profileProf. Dr. Tor Henrik Semb
Director View profileProf. Dr. Matthias Blüher
HI-MAG Director and Head of Clinical Obesity Research Group View profileProf. Dr. Dr. h.c. Martin Hrabě De Angelis
Research Director Helmholtz Munich, Full Professor and Chair of Experimental Genetics Technical University Munich, Director of the Institute of Experimental Genetics Helmholtz Munich View profileProf. Dr. Nina Henriette Uhlenhaut
Institute Director View profileProf. Dr. Paul Pfluger
Head of Research Unit View profileProf. Dr. Andreas Birkenfeld
Director View profileProf. Dr. Matthias Hebrok
Director View profileProf. Carolin Daniel
TDI Department Head View profileDr. Siegfried Ussar
Director of Research Unit Adipocytes and Metabolism View profileOur Institutes
Selected Publications
See all PublicationsLoft A, Schmidt SF, Caratti G, Stifel U, Havelund J, Sekar R, Kwon Y, Sulaj A, Chow KK, Alfaro AJ, Schwarzmayr T, Rittig N, Svart M, Tsokanos FF, Maida A, Blutke A, Feuchtinger A, Møller N, Blüher M, Nawroth P, Szendrödi J, Færgeman NJ, Zeigerer A, Tuckermann J, Herzig S.
A macrophage-hepatocyte glucocorticoid receptor axis coordinates fasting ketogenesis.
Karlina R, Flexeder C, Stephanie M, Bhattacharyya M, Schneider E, Altun I, Gschwendtner S, Neumann AU, Nano J, Schloter M, Peters A, Schulz H, Schmidt-Weber CB, Standl M, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Alessandrini F, Ussar S.
Differential effects of lung inflammation on insulin resistance in humans and mice.
Karl FM, Winkler C, Ziegler A-G, Laxy M, Achenbach P
Costs of Public Health Screening of Children for Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes in Bavaria, Germany.
Xu CS, Pang S, Shtengel G, Müller A, Ritter AT, Hoffman HK, Takemura SY, Lu Z, Pasolli HA, Iyer N, Chung J, Bennett D, Weigel AV, Freeman M, van Engelenburg SB, Walther TC, Farese RV Jr, Lippincott-Schwartz J, Mellman I, Solimena M, Hess HF.
An open-access volume electron microscopy atlas of whole cells and tissues.
Research School for Diabetes
Research School for Diabetes
At the International Helmholtz Research School for Diabetes PhD students engage in international and innovative research projects that enable new approaches encompassing molecular research and translational application.Networks and Affiliations
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Dr. Anne Caniard
Coordinator HDC
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