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Helmholtz Diabetes Center Institute for Diabetes and Cancer

Here at the IDC, we conduct research on the molecular basis of severe metabolic disorders, including the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, as well as their roles in cancer initiation and progression.

Here at the IDC, we conduct research on the molecular basis of severe metabolic disorders, including the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, as well as their roles in cancer initiation and progression.

Our Research Groups

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Herzig Lab

Diabetic Complications

The Diabetic Complications division at the IDC explores transcriptional, epigenetic and signalling components controlling systemic and tissue-specific insulin sensitivity, and tests their potential to serve as novel therapeutic platforms in diabetes prevention approaches.

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Berriel Diaz Lab

Metabolism & Cancer

By using in-vivo models of metabolic dysfunction and cancer, as well as complementary in vitro approaches, our aim is to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying these diseases and their complex interactions to better understand and ultimately treat them.

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Zeigerer Lab

Endocytosis & Metabolism

The major goal of our lab is to understand how endosomal trafficking and metabolism influence and regulate each other. We want to unravel the cellular mechanism how external cues induce changes in cellular metabolism by altering endosomal functions and to provide new cellular tools for treatment of metabolic diseases.

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Vogt Lab

Metabolic Programming across Generations

Our lab is interested in deciphering the complex and multifaceted mechanisms that contribute to altered disease susceptibilities across generations. Here, we focus on delineating how changes in metabolism and diet in one generation impact developmental programs, molecular profiles and subsequent health outcomes in the offspring and subsequent generations

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Pellegata Lab

Neuroendocrinology

In the Neuroendocrinology Division at IDC we investigate the interplay between tumors and both local and organismal metabolism by employing various relevant experimental models and imaging methods.

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Rohm Lab

Tissue Crosstalk in Cancer Metabolism

Our aim for the future is to strengthen the idea that obesity/diabetes and cachexia are two sides of the same coin. Studying these metabolic diseases in the context of each other will lead to conceptual advances in both fields.

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Dyar Lab

Metabolic Physiology

We aim to comprehensively identify the range of underlying metabolic causes and consequences that distinguish healthy from unhealthy ageing - ultimately seeking to harness this information to develop novel personalized therapeutics to mitigate unhealthy ageing trajectories, and to recover and maintain health status.

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Georgiadi Lab

Endocrine Pharmacology

We study novel ligand-receptor pairs, which control key adipocyte functions involved in adipocyte size, energy storage, energy expenditure, ageing dependent malfunction as well as the communication of the adipose tissue with other metabolic organs, such as liver and muscle.

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Ekim Lab

Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program

The Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Unit represents the translational and clinical arm of the IDC Diabetes activities and has been established in collaboration with the University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany, and the Collaborative Research Center 1118, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG.

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Steffens Lab

Endocannabinoids and Cardiovascular Diseases

We investigate innate immune responses and endocannabinoid signaling in cardiac repair and vascular disease.

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Supporting Science

Research Management

We contribute to shaping the research profile and strategy of the IDC

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Scientists at IDC

Prof. Dr. Stephan Herzig

Director & Head of Division Diabetic Complications View profile

Dr. Mauricio Berriel Diaz

Deputy Director & Head of Division Metabolism & Cancer View profile

Prof. Dr. Anja Zeigerer

Head of Division Endocytosis & Metabolism View profile
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Dr. Maria Rohm

Head of Division Tissue Crosstalk in Cancer Metabolism View profile
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Prof. Dr. Natalia Pellegata

Head of Division Neuroendocrinology View profile
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Dr. Anastasia Georgiadi

Group Leader Endocrine Pharmacology View profile
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Dr. Merly Vogt

Group Leader Metabolic Programming across Generations View profile

Prof. Dr. med. univ. Julia Szendrödi

Medical Director of the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology, Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Chemistry at Heidelberg University Hospital
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Dr. Bilgen Ekim

Junior Group Leader Heidelberg

Prof. Dr. Sabine Steffens

Group Leader Cardiovascular Disease Comorbidities View profile
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Bartelt

Head of Division Cardiovascular Immunometabolism
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Dr. Tobias Wiedemann

Head of Research Unit Specialized Metabolic Phenotyping
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Miriam Guhl

Coordination and Administration

Annika Wieder

Technische Assistentin

Dr. Manuel Gil Lozano

Postdoc

Dr. Adriano Maida

Scientific Laboratory Director
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Elke Pulz

Senior Technician
Porträt Hermine Mohr

Dr. Hermine Mohr

Postdoc

Dr. Anja Krones-Herzig

Affiliated HDC Coordinator
Porträt Jouffe Celine

Dr. Celine Jouffe

Postdoc

Dr. Ana Alfaro

Coordinator Drug Develompent & Industrial Collaborations

Dr. Peter Weber

Postdoc
Porträt Morigny Pauline

Dr. Pauline Morigny

Postdoc
Wolff Gretchen Porträt IDC

Dr. Gretchen Wolff

Postdoc
Porträt Kaltenecker Doris

Dr. Doris Kaltenecker

Postdoc

Dr. Alina Walth

Postdoc
Porträt Machado Juliano

Dr. Juliano Machado

Postdoc

Dr. Yun Kwon

Postdoc
Porträt Lohr Kerstin

Dr. Kerstin Lohr

Coordinator Pre-Clinical Development
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Susanne Drogoin

Assistant Coordinator Diabetes Research School
Porträt Karthikaisamy Vignesh

Dr. Vignesh Karthikaisamy

Postdoc

Sevgican Demir

Postdoc

Dr. Anne Caniard

HDC Scientific Coordinator
Porträt Harrison Luke

Dr. Luke Harrison

Science Manager

Daniela Haß

Senior Technician
Porträt Motzler Karsten

Dr. Karsten Motzler

Postdoc
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Dr. Isabel Valenca

Postdoc

Surui Wang

Doctoral Researcher
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Dr. Pia Benedikt-Kühnast

Postdoc

Dr. Rabih El-Merahbi

Postdoc
Porträt Magalhaes Thaina

Dr. Thainá Magalhães

Postdoc
Porträt Marschner Anja

Dr. Anja Marschner

Head of Unit Research Management

Dr. Honglei Ji

Postdoc
Porträt Fumo Amy

Amy Fumo

Doctoral Researcher

Raúl Terrón Expósito

Technician
Porträt Kocak Hande

Dr. Hande Kocak

Postdoc
Porträt Gabriele Möller

Dr. Gabriele Möller

Postdoc
Porträt Gabriele Zieglmeier

Gabriele Zieglmeier

Technician
Porträt Janina Tokarz

Dr. Janina Tokarz

Postdoc
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Marion Schieweg

Technician
Porträt Simoes Fernandez Estefania

Dr. Estefania Simoes Fernandez

Postdoc
Porträt Mhamane Amit

Dr. Amit Mhamane

Postdoc

Carmen Paredes Yubero

Doctoral Researcher
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Dr. Kalina Draganova

Coordinator Diabetes Research School

Joel Tissink

Doctoral Researcher

Dr. Sahika Cingir Köker

Postdoc
Porteät Wang Jintian

Jintian Wang

Doctoral Researcher
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Dr. Qaaifah Gillani Syed

Postdoc

Dr. Joel Guerra

Postdoc
Porträt Karna Bhagarvi

Bhargavi Karna

Doctoral Researcher
Porträt Marangelo Alessandro

Alessandro Marangelo

Doctoral Researcher
Porträt Matta Leonardo

Dr. Leonardo Matta

Postdoc
Porträt Karagiannakou Vasiliki

Vasiliki Karagiannakou

Doctoral Researcher
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Tuna Felix Samanci

Doctoral Researcher
Porträt Maria Pop

Maria Pop

Doctoral Researcher

Dr. Alexandra Chovsepian

Postdoc
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Alina Schreier

Technician
Porträt Jha Ankush

Ankush Jha

Doctoral Researcher
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Aspasia Thodou-Krokidi

Doctoral Researcher

Elsa Araadom

Lab Assistant

Kathrin Niemitz

Event Manager

Mohamed Abouelmaaty

Postdoc

Nadine Rink

Coordinator Pre-Clinical Development

Sophie Münch

Doctoral Researcher

Moya Wu

Research Associate

Taoyue Yang

Doctoral Researcher

Congcong Wang

Doctoral Researcher

Melanie Bock

Coordination and Administration of the Research School for Diabetes

Dr. Su-Ping Ng

Postdoc

Alexandra Grüttner

Technician
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