IMMUNOMETABOLISM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Professor of the Institute of Food Nutrition
Christian is Professor of the Institute of Food Nutrition and Health at the ETH Zurich. He uses a translational approach to understand the molecular mechanisms regulating brown and white adipocyte formation and activity with a focus on obesity-associated metabolic complications.
Katrin is Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, at Stanford University. The objectives of her laboratory research are to identify specific inflammatory and metabolic pathways that may be targeted to prevent and treat neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
Job Titles:
- Group Leader and Professor at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Peter is group leader and Professor at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried. He investigates various aspects of macrophage biology and focuses how immune cells sense and transfer information about metabolites including amino acids into growth and activation decisions.