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Rise up! funding program Daniel Kotlarz

Awards & Grants, Computational Health, ITG,

Funding to Advance Precision Medicine for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children

Daniel Kotlarz, group leader at the Institute of Translational Genomics at Helmholtz Munich and Heisenberg Professor of Precision Medicine of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at LMU University Hospital Munich receives around 600,000 Euros…

FEBS|EMBO Women in Science Prize for Eleftheria Zeggini

Awards & Grants, Computational Health, ITG,

Eleftheria Zeggini Receives FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2027

Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini has been awarded the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2027 for her pioneering contributions to human genomics and the translation of large-scale genetic discoveries into biological and clinical insights, alongside her…

Genetic Diagnostic for Type 2 Diabetes

New Research Findings, Computational Health, ITG,

Big Data Make Hidden Genetic Drivers of Type 2 Diabetes Visible

Numerous genetic studies have identified many risk variants for type 2 diabetes (T2D) – but which genes and proteins are actually involved in the disease mechanisms? An international team led by Helmholtz Munich has now used globally collected…

African woman makes blood glycemia test for diabetes check at home.

New Research Findings, Diabetes, Computational Health, ITG,

Mapping Proteins in African Genomes Reveals New Paths to Fight Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers have conducted the most comprehensive analysis to date linking plasma proteins to genetic variation in individuals from continental Africa. Their work addresses a long-standing gap by studying a population grossly underrepresented in…

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Awards & Grants, Computational Health, ITG,

Eleftheria Zeggini Appointed to ERC Scientific Council

The European Commission has appointed Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini, Director of the Institute of Translational Genomics at Helmholtz Munich, to the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC). Alongside five newly selected members, she will…

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Featured Publication, Computational Health, ITG,

Tracking Metabolic Clues Years Before Type 2 Diabetes Develops

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich have found that the body begins signaling the risk of type 2 diabetes many years before the disease is diagnosed. In a long-term study, the team examined hundreds of blood metabolites – small molecules that reflect…