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Metabolism Professors and Supervisors in Germany
Professors in metabolism in germany
303 professors found
Assistant Professor
Technical University of Munich
Germany
Research Interests
Exercise Physiology
Sports Nutrition
Metabolism
Nutrition
Obesity
joint heidelberg‐idc translational diabetes program heidelberg university hospital heidelberg germany
Germany
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Metabolism
Insulin Resistance
Diabetology
Deputy Institute Director and Division Head
Helmholtz Zentrum München
Germany
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
Cancer Biology
Tumor Microenvironment
University of Bonn
Germany
Research Interests
Clinical Nutrition
Dietetics
Nutrition
Metabolic Biology
Cardiometabolic Health
Leipzig University
Germany
Research Interests
Biostatistics
Clinical Nutrition
Adipose Tissue Biology
Insulin Resistance
Obesity
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Germany
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Exercise Physiology
Metabolism
Insulin Resistance
Lipid Metabolism
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy RWTH University Aach
Germany
Research Interests
Clinical Nutrition
Clinical Psychology
Eating Disorder
Gut Microbiota
Metabolism
Head of Clinical Nutrition
University Hospital
Germany
Research Interests
Exercise Physiology
Sports Nutrition
Endurance Training
Exercise Therapy
Cardiometabolic Health
University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus of TU Dresden
Germany
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Clinical Nutrition
Metabolomic
Metabolism
Metabolic Biology
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Living costs in Germany
Estimated costs in Germany.
MonthlyYearly | Germany |
|---|---|
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €552 $600/yr |
 Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | €828 $900/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Professor of metabolomics in ageing
University of Cologne
Germany
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Metabolic Biology
Mitophagy
Enzymology
Professor of Agicultural Engineering in Bioeconomic Systems
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany
Research Interests
Food Science
Crop Science
Postharvest Physiology
Spectroscopy
Wheat Science
Technische Universität Berlin
Germany
Research Interests
Food Science
Illustration
Food Preservation
Sustainable Food
Eco-innovation
Opportunities these professors hire for
University of Cologne
Just Landed
Germany
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Posted Yesterday
Just Landed
The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) at the University of Cologne offers a structured doctoral programme in the highly interdisciplinary field of ageing biology. It is run in cooperation with the CECAD Cluster of Excellence, University Hospital Cologne, the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research. The programme is designed to train a new generation of biomedical scientists focused on the basic biology of ageing and on trans...
Metabolism
Immunology
Biochemistry
+9 more
Posted Yesterday
Technical University of Munich
Top university
Germany
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4 weeks ago
Top university
A PhD position is available at the Professorship of Exercise, Nutrition, and Health at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. The project focuses on nutrition and metabolism, with a specialization in multimodal imaging of thermogenic activity in brown adipose tissue in response to a high-protein diet. The PhD student will work with Prof. Dr. Karsten Köhler. Key responsibilities include coordinating and conducting a human intervention study at the Munich study site, performing physiological...
Metabolism
Biology
Nutrition
+4 more
4 weeks ago
Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit
Germany
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1 month ago
Postdoc opportunity in Neuroscience, Epigenetics and Metabolic Aging at Helmholtz Zentrum München – Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Germany). This postdoctoral project sits at the intersection of neuroscience , epigenetics , metabolic aging , molecular biology , bioinformatics , and medical science . The research group Metabolic Programming across Generations is studying how early-life and maternal metabolic stress influences brain aging,...
Metabolism
Physiology
Biochemistry
+6 more
1 month ago
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