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Begrüßungspräsentation des 3. Internationalen SFB-Symposiums

From September 2nd to 4th, 2024, the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1052 "Obesity Mechanisms" held its third international symposium at Leipzig University’s Felix-Klein lecture hall. Matthias Blüher, spokesperson of CRC 1052 and director of…

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A team of researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of Helmholtz Munich in Leipzig and the University of Leipzig has uncovered a significant connection between the concentration of salivary…

MA-Foto Bilal Sheikh

Dr. Bilal Sheikh, group leader of the Young Investigator’s group “Vascular Epigenetics” at the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research, has been selected as a Henriette-Herz Scout by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.…

Metabolische Kammern am HI-MAG eröffnet

At the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) in Leipzig, two metabolic chambers for humans have been constructed with the objective of determining the influence of obesity and other metabolic diseases on energy…

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A recent study conducted by Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research provides new insights into how fathers' diets and overweight can affect their children's health even before conception. The findings of the study can help…

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German Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DZKJ) will become a new partner of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) from June 1, 2024. The nationally organized and networked research center will receive 30 million...

MA-Foto Adel Ben-Kraiem

Adel Ben-Kraiem, a postdoctoral researcher in the Jais Lab at HI-MAG, has been selected for the Early Career Training Programme (ECTP) of the FENS Forum 2024, a highly competitive initiative that recognizes and supports exceptional early-career…

MA-Foto Robert Stein

Dr. Robert Stein has been awarded one of this year's General Project Grants from the German Diabetes Association (DDG) in the amount of €15,000 for his project, entitled "Identification of Subtypes of Children and Adolescents at Risk of Diabetes…

Expert Hour 4

During the 2nd Helmholtz Munich Expert Hour on April 10, 2024, representatives from politics and science gathered once again to discuss pressing health issues and stay informed about the latest developments in research. The topic "When will diabetes…

Mitarbeiterin-/PI-Foto Antje Körner

Prof. Antje Körner, Head of the Metabolism Division at the Helmholtz Institute of Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) at Helmholtz Munich and Professor of Metabolic Research at Leipzig University’s Faculty of Medicine, has been named as…

Säch. Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer und Sächs. Staatsminister für W-K-T Sebastian Gemkow mit dem HI-MAG-Stand im Hintergrund

On March 8th and 9th, 2024, the SPIN2030 Science Festival took place at the Technische Sammlungen Dresden. The HI-MAG had its own stand on both days to make its research accessible to the general public.

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Matthias Blüher was interviewed by SWR television about the use, mode of action and side effects of so-called "weight loss injections" in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Click here for the article on the SWR homepage (in German):

Adel Ben-Kraiem und Julia Schuller, Posterpreis LRF 2024

HI-MAG PostDocs Julia Schuller and Adel Ben-Kraiem, who both work at the research group of Dr. Alexander Jais titled “Diet-Induced Metabolic Alterations”, won the Research Prize at the 17th Leipzig Research Festival for Life Sciences in the category…

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2023 has changed the way we treat obesity. A new class of drugs, mimicking a gut hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), is reshaping medicine and improving many people’s lives globally. GLP-1 drugs do not only induce significant weight loss,…

Pamela Nono Nankam receives Science Award of the Lipedema Society

At this year’s Conference of the Lipedema Society (LipödemGesellschaft e. V.) HI-MAG PostDoc Pamela Nono Nankam received the society’s Science Award. The Annual Conference was held from October 27th and 28th, 2023 in the city hall of Flörsheim/Main.