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Childhood obesity - Antje Körner

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Current group members

Prof. Dr. med. Antje Körner
Group leader

​Background:​Pediatric endocrinologist
​Research interest:​Childhood obesity and associated complications
​Time period:​Since 2002
​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26500
​Fax:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26069
​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 ​​

​Antje Berthold
Lab assistant

​Background:​Lab technician
​Time period:​Since 1998
​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26508 or 26526
​E-mail:​Antje.Berthold@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

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​Vivien Teßmar

Lab assistant

​Background:​Lab technician
​Time period:​Since 2021
​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26508 or 26526
​E-mail:​Vivien.Teßmar@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
 

​Dr. med. Robert Stein

Trial physi​cian

Background:

​Physician

Research interest:

Childhood obesity and its endocrinological / cardiovascular consequences

Time period:

​Since 2018

​Telephone:

​+49/(0)341 - 97 26537

​E-mail:

​Robert.stein@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

      

M.Sc. Martha Hanschkow
PhD student

​Background:​Biophysicist and Biochemist
​Research interest:​Adipose tissue development
​Time period:​Since 2018
​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26508
​E-mail:​Martha.Hanschkow@medizin.uni-leipzig.de​

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​Dr. rer. biol. hum. Katja Piotrowski

Project coordinator

​Background:​Nutritional scientist
​Research interest:​Obesity and associated complications
​Time period:Since 2022
​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26100
​E-mail:katja.piotrowski@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
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​Foto_Eric Göpel_27.2.24.JPG​Dr. med. Eric Göpel

Trial physician

​Background:​Physician
​Research interest:​Genetics of Childhood Obesity
​Time period:Since 2023
​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 20465
​E-mail:eric.goepel@medizin.uni-leipzig.de​​​​​​​
​ ​​​​​Dr. med. Klara Meyer

Trial physician

​Background:​Physician
​Research interest:​Regulators of Obesity 
​Time period:Since 2021
​Telephone:​+49/(0)341 - 97 26539​
​E-mail:klara.meyer@medizin.uni-leipzig.de​​​​
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Dr. Shengjun​ Hong
Post-Doc

Background: ​​Bioinformatician/Computational          biologist​
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Research        Biomedical Data Science​
interest: ​

​Time period:   Since 2023

​E-mail:       Shengjun.Hong@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
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MD students

​Oscar.jpg​Oscar Karges​
MD student

Research interest: Adipose tissue development and Childhood obesity​
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Paula Boczki
MD student

Research interest: Adipose tissue development

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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 

​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

​Sarah Abdul Majeed
MD student

Research interest: Adipose tissue development

 

Former group members



​Christian Degen
Finished a clinical Master thesis (April 2012)

​Background:​Sport scientist
​Time period:​March 2011 - March 2012
​Thesis:​Effect of excercise on the cardiovascular system and lung function in obese children
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​Dipl. troph. Tina Ullrich
Finished an experimental Diploma thesis (April 2012)

​Background:​Nutritional scientist
​Time period:​November 2010 - March 2011
​​Thesis:​Adipocytokines and endothelial dysfunction in obese children
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​PhD Daniela Friebe
Finished an experimental PhD thesis (February 2012)

​Background:​Biotechnologist
​​Time period:​August 2007 - November 2011
​Thesis:​Adipocytokines and endothelial progenitor cells in obese children
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​Dipl. troph. Manon Kraus
Finished a Diploma thesis (May 2008)

​Background:​Nutritional scientist
​Time period:​April 2007 - April 2008
​Thesis:​Excercise, nutrition, and knowledge in obese children
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​Dr. rer. nat. Dennis Löffler
Post-Doc

​Background:​Biologist
​Time period:​2008 - 2015
​Research interest:​The role of microRNA's in adipose tissue development

​Dr. rer. nat. Denise Rockstroh
Finished a PhD thesis (May 2015)

​Background:​Biologist
​Time period:​2010 - 2014
​Thesis:​The role of microRNA's in adipose tissue development
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​M.Sc. Ariane Strobach
Finished a Master thesis (2014)

​Background:​Biotechnologist
​Time period:​2013 - 2014
​Thesis:Regulators of adipose tissue development​

​Dr. med. Julian Schwartze
Post-Doc and trial physician

​Background:​Pediatrician
​Time period:​2013 - 2015
​Research interest:​Early metabolic and cardiovascular alterations in obese children

 

​Dipl. troph. Kathrin Scheuermann
Study coordinator

​Background:​Nutritional scientist
​Time period:​2008 - 2018
​Research interest:​Childhood obesity and fatty acid metabolism

​Dr. med. Maria Schlanstein
Post-Doc and trial physician

​Background:​Medicine
​Time period:​2016 - 2018
​Research interest:​Adipose tissue development
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​Dr. Ph.D. Juraj ​Stanik
Post-Doc

​Background:​Pediatric endocrinologist
​Time period:2015 - 2017
​Research interest:Genetic and clinical aspects of obesity
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Dr. me​d. Jo Ana Schunter

​Thesis: FOXD3 association with vitiligo and autoimmune endocrinopathies​

​​Dr. med. Moritz Schreier

Thesis: The role of osteopontin​ in early
cardivascular ​alterations in obese children
​        ​​​​​Dr. med. Agnes Kalenda

Thesis: The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism is          ​associated with lower BMI, lower postprandial glucose levels and elevated carbohydrate intake in children and adolescents
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​​Dr. med. Jan Windholz

Thesis: Effects of genetic variants in ADCY5, GIPR, GCKR and VPS13C on early impairment of glucose and insulin metabolism in children​

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​Dr. med. Franiska Voigtmann 

Thesis: Identification of a novel leptin receptor (LEPR) variant and proof of functional relevance directing treatment decisions in patients with morbid obesity
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​​Dr. med. Susanne Behrendt

Thesis: Functional and clinical relevance of novel and known PCSK1 variants for childhood obesity and glucose metabolism
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​Dipl. troph. Mandy Geserick
PhD student

​Background:​Nutritional scientist
​Research interest:​Vitamin D and bone metabolism
​Time period:​2012 - 2020
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​Dipl. troph. Ulrike Spielau
Scientific Researcher

Background:​Nutritional scientist
​Research interest:​Childhood obesity and nutrition
​Time period:​2014 - 2021

​M.Sc. Elena Kempf
PhD student

​Background:​Biologist
​Research interest:​Adipose tissue development
​Time period:​2015 - 2021

​Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Kühnapfel
Post-Doc

​Background:​Mathematician (statistician)
​Research interest:​Genetic aspects of obesity
​Time period:​2018 - 2020

​​Dr. Marco Colombo
Post-Doc
 
Background:    Mathematics and Software development
​Research
interest:           Biomedical Data Science​
​Time period:    2021 - 2022
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