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Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2025: HI-MAG participated again

Last Friday, June 20, 2025, the “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften” (Long Night of the Sciences) took place again in Leipzig. In cooperation with the Leipzig study site of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), HI-MAG once again opened its doors…

Leipziger Wissenschaftspreis 2025 für Antje Körner

Awards & Grants, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

Leipzig Science Award 2025 for Antje Körner

Professor Antje Körner has been awarded the Leipzig Science Award 2025. The prize, endowed with €10,000, recognizes her research in the field of childhood obesity and metabolic diseases. The award ceremony took place during a formal event at Leipzig…

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Helmholtz Munich Partners in four Clusters of Excellence

Helmholtz Munich is a partner in four Clusters of Excellence selected for funding under the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments. The projects, each granted a seven-year term, were announced by the German Research…

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Featured Publication, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

The Crucial Role of KLK7: How a Protease Promotes Immune Cell Invasion of Visceral Fat

A new study has identified KLK7, a protein found in immune cells, as a key driver of obesity-related inflammation and metabolic disorders. Led by PD Dr. John Heiker and Dr. Aleix Ribas-Latre from the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and…

Nahrungsmittelallergie Allergie gegen Nahrungsmittel

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On the Trail of the Calorie: The Y-Kollektiv as Guests at the Red House

For the report “Auf Diät forever?”, the Y-Kollektiv visited the HI-MAG outpatient clinic at the University of Leipzig Medical Center and took a look at our Metabolic Chambers, which are used to measure energy expenditure in calories. (Documentary in…

White adipose tissue, light micrograph, hematoxilin and eosin staining, magnification 100x. Fat cells (adipocytes) have large lipid droplet which remains unstained

New Research Findings, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

New Knowledge Portal Adiposetissue.org Enhances Obesity and Metabolism Research with Centralized Data

A new platform, Adiposetissue.org, is set to enhance obesity and metabolism research by centralizing and simplifying access to adipose tissue data. Developed by researchers from Helmholtz Munich, Karolinska Institutet and Steno Diabetes Center…

Portrait Matthias Blüher Background: Wallart

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Unveiling Adipose Populations Linked to Metabolic Health in Obesity

A new study from Zurich and Leipzig investigates why some overweight people remain healthy while others develop metabolic diseases. The researchers created an atlas of adipose tissue and gene activity in healthy and diseased overweight individuals.…

Plastiaksackerl mit Lebensmittel in Sichtverpackung aus Plastik.

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Metabolic and Molecular Characterization, Following Dietary Exposure to DINCH, Reveals new Implications for its Role as a Metabolism-Disrupting Chemical

Plastic materials are found everywhere, which leads to constant exposure to chemicals used in plastics, such as plasticizers. These chemicals, which make plastic more flexible, may be linked to obesity because they can disrupt the body’s metabolism.

Alessio Pollastri is handed over the Poster Prize at the 18th Leipzig Research Festival

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HI-MAG Doctoral Researcher Won Research Prize at 18th Leipzig Research Festival

HI-MAG doctoral researcher Alessio Pollastri, who works at the research group of Prof. Dr. Matthias Blüher titled “Clinical Obesity Research”, won the Research Prize at the 18th Leipzig Research Festival in the category of Diseases of Civilization:…

Porträt Maria Keller

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Maria Keller Completed Habilitation

HI-MAG Team Leader Dr. Maria Keller completed her habilitation with the title “Lifestyle-mediated epigenetic modifications and their impact on metabolic health” at the Medical Faculty of Leipzig University and obtained the venia legendi in the field…

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission on Clinical Obesity

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Re-Defining Obesity as a Disease

A new report of the Commission on Clinical Obesity, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by over 75 medical organizations, has introduced a transformative framework that addresses the limitations of traditional BMI-based…

Leipzig Energy Expenditure Symposium 16.-18.12.2024 - Gruppenbilder Speaker

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HI-MAG Hosts Inaugural Energy Expenditure Symposium

From December 16th to 18th, 2024, HI-MAG held its first "Energy Expenditure Symposium," bringing together experts and researchers to discuss advancements in metabolic research.

Veranstaltung im Bergson_Abnehmspritze_Matthias Tschöp_Matthias Blüher

Events, Public Engagement, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

Helmholtz Munich at Bergson Kunstkraftwerk: From Concept to Reality – The Journey of the Weight Loss Injection

On October 22, science and culture converged in an exciting collaboration between Helmholtz Munich and the Bergson Kunstkraftwerk. At the inaugural event of the three-part Bergson Academy series, experts from Helmholtz Munich, along with a patient,…

Porträt Maria Keller

Awards & Grants, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

Maria Keller receives the 2024 Research Prize of the German Obesity Society

Dr Maria Keller, project leader at the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of Helmholtz Munich in Leipzig, has been awarded this year's research prize of the German Obesity Society (DAG) for her work in the field…

MA-Foto Lucas Massier

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New Groupleader at HI-MAG: Lucas Massier to Head New Young Investigators Group in Leipzig

Dr Lucas Massier has joined HI-MAG as a group leader on 1 September 2024 and will establish a young investigators group in the field of obesity research, entitled 'Adipose Tissue Microarchitecture and Metabolism'.