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We are pleased to announce three open Ph.D. positions in DFG funded research projects investigating the multifaceted role of the gut hormone secretin beyond the enteric system. We identified secretin…

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Finnish research institute Turku PET Center have discovered a new mechanism for controlling satiety. The scientists found that the…

Dr. Yongguo Li, a member of the Chair of Molecular Nutritional Medicine at the Else Kröner-Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, won the DFG-funded position "Head of an Emmy Noether Junior…

The article "Slim through fat?" by Prof. Klingenspor of the EKFZ has now been published in the current issue of the TUM magazine "Faszination Forschung" (24/2020). The article is available as a German…

How fat cells are created that burn calories 1.9 billion people in the world are overweight. Of these, 650 million have obesity. This increases the risk of secondary diseases such as high blood…

Prof. Martin Klingenspor (Chair of Molecular Nutritional Medicine, Else Kröner-Fresenius-Centre, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, TU Munich) will focus on "Tipping the balance: brown and brite…

Prof. Martin Klingenspor (Chair of Molecular Nutritional Medicine, Else Kröner-Fresenius-Centre, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, TU Munich) will focus on "The role of brown fat in energy…

Prof. Klingenspor is one of the editors of the new Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology (Springer-Verlag | Vol. 251 | 2019)

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) and its metabolic function is the main topic in this new handbook. The book provides an update on the latest research. BAT dissipates energy and might offer a target for novel therapies to address obesity, a health condition that has reached pandemic dimensions.

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