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Childhood Obesity & Endocrinology - Group Members

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Current group members

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Prof. Dr. med. Antje Körner

Head of Childhood Obesity & Endocrinology (Leipzig University) and Head of Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Reserach​ Division, Helmholz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), Helmholtz Munich and Leipzig University 

Background:​Pediatric endocrinologist
​Research interest:​C​hildhood obesity and associated complications
Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26500
E-mail:​Antje.Koerner@medizin.uni-leipzig.de ​

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​Dr. rer. nat. Kathrin Landgraf
Post-Doc

​Background:​Biologist
​Research interest:​Adipose tissue development
​Time period:​Since 2009
​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26507
​E-mail:​Kathrin.Landgraf@medizin.uni-leipzig.de ​​​
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​Antje Berthold
Lab Assistant

​Background:​Lab Technician
​Time period:​Since 1998
​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26526
​E-mail:​Antje.Berthold@medizin.uni-leipzig.de ​​
​IMG_2495_Labor Hintergrund 1_unscharf maskiert_Vivien Teßmar_add.jpg​Vivien Teßmar
Lab Assistant

Background:​Lab Technician
​Time period:​Since 2021
Telephone:  +49/(0)341 - 97 26526
​E-mail:  ​Vivien.Teßmar@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
​IMG_2495_Labor Hintergrund 1_unscharf maskiert_Jasmin Giesche-add.jpg​M.Sc. Jasmin Giesche
PhD student​

Background:Biochemist​
​Time period:Since 2026
Telephone:  +49/(0)341 - 97 26526
​E-mail:   Jasmin.Giesche@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
​IMG_2495_Labor Hintergrund 1_unscharf maskiert_Robert Stein-add.jpg​Dr. med. Robert Stein
Trial Physi​cian

​Background: ​Physician​​​
​Time​ period:​​ ​Since 2018
​Research interest: ​Childhood obesity and endocrinological/cardiovascular consequences
​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 20296
​E-mail: ​Robert.stein@medizin.uni-leipzig.de​
​​M.Sc. Martha Hanschkow

PhD student


​​Background: ​​       Biophysicist and Biochemist
​​Time period​:​​ ​       2018
​Research ​interest:      Adipose tissue development
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PhD student

​Background:​​   Biologist
​Research interest:   Adipose tissue development
​Time period:   Since 2023
​Telephone:   ​​+49/(0)341 - 97 26508
​E-mail:   Christina.Zeitler@medizin.uni-leipzig.de​
​Foto_Piotrowski_IMG_2371-Auswahl.jpg​Dr. rer. biol. hum. Katja Piotrowski 
Scientific Coordinator

Helmholz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), Helmholtz Munich and Leipzig University 
​Background:​    Nutritional Scientist
​Time period:    Since 2022
​Telephone:    ​+49/(0)341 - 97 22946
​E-mail:    katja.piotrowski@medizin.uni-   leipzig.de
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​Dr. med. Eric Wenzel

Trial Physician

​Background:​  Physician
​Research interest:​  Genetics of Childhood Obesity
​Time period:  Since 2023
​Telephone:  ​+49/(0)341 - 97 20465
​E-mail:  Eric.Wenzel@medizin.uni-leipzig.de​​​​​​​​
​IMG_2495_Labor Hintergrund 1_unscharf maskiert_Gefion Liebau-add.jpg​Dr. med. Gefion Liebau

Trial Physician

​Background:​  Physician
​Time period:​  Since 2025
​Telephone:  ​+49/(0)34​1 - 97 26854
​E-mail:  Gefi​on.Liebau@medizin.uni-  leipzig.de
​20240822_104221 (1)-add.jpg​Nicole Maier

Study Coordinator 

Background:  Medical-technical Assistant, Study      Nurse
​​​​Time period:  ​Since 2024
​Telephone:​​  +49/(0)341 - 97 26922
​E-mail:​  ​nicole.maier@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

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​Maria Müller 

Study Assistant

Background:Study Nurse
​T​ime period:​Since 2025
​Telephone​:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26539
​E-mail:
​Maria.Mueller@medizin.uni-leipzig.de​​

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​Dr. med. Vera Garloff
Trial Physician 

Background:         Physician​

​T​ime period: ​        Since 2026

​Telephone​: ​           +49/(0)341 - 97 26537

​E-mail:                  vera.garloff@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
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​Dr. rer. biol. hum. Mariana Ponce de León Rodríguez
Guest Scientist: Post-Doc, Bioinformatician​
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Helmholz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), Helmholtz Munich and Leipzig University 

​Background: ​Biologist​
​Time​ period:​​​Since 2024
​​Research interest: ​Multi-omics data integration
​Telephone: ​​+49/(0)341 - 97 22927
​E-mail:  ​mariana.ponce@helmholtz-munich.de

​IMG_2495_Labor Hintergrund 1_unscharf maskiert_Tabea Kurze-zuschnitt.jpg​Tabea Kurze
Science Coordinator: DZKJ Partner Site Leipzig/Dresden

​Background: ​Nutritional Scientist
​​Time​ period:​​​Since 2025
​​​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26100
​E-mail: ​Tabea.Kurze@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

​IMG_2495_Labor Hintergrund 1_unscharf maskiert_Paula Boczki-add.jpg​​Dr. med. Paula Boczki
Trial Physician

​Background:   ​Physician
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Research interest: 

Time period:
   Adipose tissue development

   Since 2025

E-mail:
   Paula.Boczki@medizin.uni-leipzig.de​​

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Dr. Aparna Viswanathan Ammanath
Guest Scientist: Data Scientist

Helmholz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), Helmholtz Munich and Leipzig University 

​Background: ​Biotechnology; Molecular Medicine
​​Time​ period:​​​Since 2026
​​​Telephone:​​+49/(0)341 - 97 22927
​E-mail: ​aparna.ammanath@helmholtz-munich.de​

​​Dr. Kushan Kumara De Silva Rankombu
Guest Scientist: Post-Doc, Bioinformatician​
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Helmholz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), Helmholtz Munich and Leipzig University ​

​Backgro​und:​Medical Science, Public Health
​Time​ period:​​​Since 2024
​​Research interest:​Multi-omics data integration
​​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 22927
​E-mail: ​kushan.ranakombu@helmholtz-munich.de​
     
​IMG_2495_Labor Hintergrund 1_unscharf maskiert_Omar Alhaji_zuschnitt.jpg​M.Sc. Omar Alhaji
Guest Scientist: PhD student
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Helmholz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), Helmholtz Munich and Leipzig University ​​

​Background: ​    Pharmacist
​​Time​ period:​​​    Since 20​24
​Telephone:  ​  +49/(0)341 - 97 22925
​E-mail: ​    omar.alhaji@helmholtz-munich.de​​


MD students

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​Luka Anna Knierim
​MD student

Research interest: Childhood obesity, Transition Medicine​​
​​Oscar.jpg​Oscar Karges​
MD student

Research interest: Adipose tissue development and Childhood obesity
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Natascha Dörr
MD student

Research interest: Childhood obesity, Transition Medicine

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Johannes Riedel
MD student

Research interest: Childhood obesity, Transition Medicine

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Chiara Hammel
MD student

Research interest: Lifetime / Age Dynamics of Fasting Indices​

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​Lea Prengemann
MD student

Research interests: Glucose-Insulin Metabolism of SGA Children

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​Falk Bernhard
MD student

Research interest: Regulators of adipocyte differentiation

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​Tobias Drechsler
MD student

Research interest: Circadian rhythm-dependent expression of CLOCK genes

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​Julia Bielitz
MD student

​Research interest: Effect of excercise on circulating adipocytokines in obese children​

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Christin Melchior
MD student

Research interest: MC4R genotyping on obese children

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Denis Gutmann
MD student

Research interest: Diurnal alterations of adipocytokines in obesity​

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Helene Dunzendorfer
MD student

Research interest: Brown adipose tissue development​

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Sarah Abdul Majeed
MD student

Research interest: Adipose tissue development​

Former group members

  • ​​Christian Degen (Master thesis)
  • Tina Ullrich (Diploma thesis)
  • Daniela Friebe (PhD thesis)
  • Manon Kraus (Diploma thesis)
  • Dr. rer. nat. Dennis Löffler (Post-Doc)
  • Denise Rockstroh (PhD thesis)
  • Ariane Strobach (Master thesis)
  • Dr. med. Julian Schwartze (Post-Doc and trial physician)
  • Kathrin Scheuermann (Study coordinator​)
  • Dr. med. Maria Schlanstein (Post-Doc and trial physician)
  • Dr. Ph.D. Juraj ​Stanik (Post-Doc)
  • Dr. me​d. Jo Ana Schunter
  • Dr. me​d. Jo Ana Schunter
  • Dr. med. Moritz Schreier
  • Dr. med. Agnes Kalenda​
  • Dr. med. Jan Windholz
  • Dr. med. Franiska Voigtmann 
  • Dr. med. Susanne Behrendt
  • Mandy Geserick (PhD thesis)
  • Dipl. troph. Ulrike Spielau
  • Elena Kempf (PhD thesis)
  • Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Kühnapfel (Post-Doc)
  • Dr. Marco Colombo (Post-Doc)
  • Dr. Shengjun Hong (Post-Doc) 

Liebigstraße 20a, Haus 6
04103 Leipzig
Leitstelle:
0341 - 97 26242
Fax:
0341 - 97 26229
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