Research Groups

Cardiorenal Diabetes

The goal of our research group is to gain deeper understanding on renal and vascular diseases in patients with and without diabetes.

Cardiovascular Disease in the Young

Our focus is to study cardiovascular diseases presenting in the young as well as early cardiovascular disease progression of diseases commonly observed in adult life.

Cardiovascular Research

Our research group studies the molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac injury, repair, and regeneration in myocardial infarction and heart failure.

Cellular Neuroscience

Our research group studies how peripheral inflammation affects the brain.

Epigenomics of Complex Traits

Our research group studies the role of genetics and the environment in molecular processes across the life course, and how these processes relate to the development of common diseases and complex traits.

Fatty Liver Disease and Diabetes

The main goal of our research group is to study the pathogenesis of fatty liver disease and diabetes in humans with a special focus on the role of hepatic mitochondrial metabolism.

Lipid Signaling and Homeostasis

Our research group investigates the regulatory regimes that our cells employ to maintain their lipid balance and to integrate their lipid status with other vital functions relevant for disease, such as cell signaling.

Membrane Biology

Our research group studies how major membrane and storage lpids, such as cholesterol and triacylglycerols, move in the intracellular milieu and how their cellular compartmentalization is controlled.

Metabolism

The main interest of our research group is to understand the various mechanisms regulating metabolism and insulin sensitivity at whole body level as well as specifically in skeletal muscle.

Associated group: Neuronal Signaling

Our research group studies basic mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases and nerve cell damage in the brain.