Fields of Work and Expertise
Adipose tissue crosstalk between adipose tissues and various organs
Professional Background
Research group leader “Adipose tissue and complications of diabetes” at the Department of Internal Medicine IV, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Nephrology University Hospital, Tübingen
Professor by special appointment
Co-founder and shareholder of the company Corlmmun/AdvanceCOR in Munich
Habilitation at the Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen
Research Group Leader, Medical Clinic III, Department of Cardiology of the University Hospital Tübingen
Researcher and PhD thesis, Physiology Institute I, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Studies of Pharmacy, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Honors and Awards
- International Research Award „Le Prix de Mérite“ of the „Fondation internationale de la substitution de l’experimentation animale“ 1995
- "Bundes-Tierschutz-Forschungspreis" of the Ministry of Health and ZEBET, Germany 1999
- BMBF GO-Bio round one winner: funding initiative of the BMBF, which supports life science researchers with innovative ideas who are looking to go into business 2006
Publications
Siegel-Axel, D. ; Barroso Oquendo, M. ; Gerst, F. ; Fend, F. ; Wagner, R. ; Heni, M. ; Königsrainer, A. ; Häring, H.-U. ; Fritsche, A. ; Schleicher, E. ; Birkenfeld, A.L. ; Stefan, N.
Extracellular matrix expression in human pancreatic fat cells of patients with normal glucose regulation, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.Bücher, K. ; Rodríguez-Bocanegra, E. ; Wissinger, B. ; Strasser, T. ; Clark, S.J. ; Birkenfeld, A.L. ; Siegel-Axel, D. ; Fischer, M.D.
Extra-viral DNA in adeno-associated viral vector preparations induces TLR9-dependent innate immune responses in human plasmacytoid dendritic cells.Gerling, K. ; Herrmann, L.M. ; Salewski, C. ; Wolf, M. ; Müllerbader, P. ; Siegel-Axel, D. ; Wendel, H.P. ; Schlensak, C. ; Avci-Adali, M. ; Stoppelkamp, S.
Synthetic material abdominal swabs reduce activation of platelets and leukocytes compared to cotton materials.Oquendo, M.B. ; Lorza-Gil, E. ; Gerst, F. ; Fend, F. ; Koenigsrainer, A. ; Wagner, R. ; Heni, M. ; Häring, H.-U. ; Birkenfeld, A.L. ; Ullrich, S. ; Siegel-Axel, D.
Comparison between in vitro differentiation of pancreatic and subcutaneous adipocytes of subjects with normal glucose tolerance.Wagner, R. ; Jaghutriz, B.A. ; Gerst, F. ; Barroso Oquendo, M. ; Machann, J. ; Schick, F. ; Löffler, M. ; Nadalin, S. ; Fend, F. ; Königsrainer, A. ; Peter, A. ; Siegel-Axel, D. ; Ullrich, S. ; Häring, H.-U. ; Fritsche, A. ; Heni, M.
Pancreatic steatosis associates with impaired insulin secretion in genetically predisposed individuals.
