Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

Childhood Obesity & Endocrinology - Group Members

Current group members

Prof. Dr. med. Antje Körner
Group Leader

Background:	Pediatric endocrinologist
Research interest:	Childhood obesity and associated complications
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 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 26526
E-mail:	Vivien.Teßmar@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

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Jasmin Giesche
Lab Assistant

Background:

Lab technician

Time period:

Since 2024

Telephone:	+49/(0)341 - 97 26526
E-mail:	Jasmin.Giesche@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

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Dr. med. Robert Stein
Trial Physician

Background:	Physician
Time period:	Since 2018
Research interest:	Childhood obesity and its 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:	18
Researchinterest:	Adipose tissue development
Telephone:	+49/(0)341 - 97 26508
E-mail:	Martha.Hanschkow@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

M.Sc. Christina Zeitler

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

Dr. rer. biol. hum. Katja Piotrowski

Helmholtz-Institut für Metabolismus-, Adipositas- und Gefäßforschung (HI-MAG), Helmholtz Zentrum München an der Universität Leipzig und dem Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR

und:	Nutritional scientist
Time period:	Since 2022
Telephone:	+49/(0)341 - 97 22946
E-mail:	katja.piotrowski@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

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. med. Gefion Liebau

Trial Physician

Background:	Physician
Time period:	Since 2025
Telephone:	+49/(0)341 - 97 26537
E-mail:	Gefion.Liebau@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Nicole Maier

Study Coordinator

Time period:	Since 2024
Telephone:	+49/(0)341 - 97 26922
E-mail:	nicole.maier@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Marie Sternberg

Study Assistant

Time period:	Since 2024
Telephone:	+49/(0)341 - 97 26539
E-mail	Marie.Sternberg@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

MD students

	Oscar Karges MD student Research interest: Adipose tissue development and Childhood obesity
	Paula Boczki MD student Research interest: Adipose tissue development
	Natascha Dörr MD student Research interest: Childhood obesity, Transition Medicine
	Johannes Riedel MD student Research interest: Childhood obesity, Transition Medicine
	Chiara Hammel MD student Research interest: Lifetime / Age Dynamics of Fasting Indices
	Lea Prengemann MD student Research interests: Glucose-Insulin Metabolism of SGA Children
	Falk Bernhard MD student Research interest: Regulators of adipocyte differentiation
	Tobias Drechsler MD student Research interest: Circadian rhythm-dependent expression of CLOCK genes
	Julia Bielitz MD student Research interest: Effect of excercise on circulating adipocytokines in obese children
	Christin Melchior MD student Research interest: MC4R genotyping on obese children
	Denis Gutmann MD student Research interest: Diurnal alterations of adipocytokines in obesity
	Helene Dunzendorfer MD student Research interest: Brown adipose tissue development
	Sarah Abdul Majeed MD student Research interest: Adipose tissue development