Prof. Dr. Matthias Schulze
P1: Trace element status during aging in the EPIC-Potsdam study
Specific Qualification in TraceAge
The Department of Molecular Epidemiology at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), led by Matthias Schulze, has long-standing experience in epidemiologic research on dietary determinants of T2DM risk based on large-scale population-based studies, in particular the EPIC-Potsdam cohort study. The research has specifically focused on biomarkers of dietary intake and metabolism (fatty acid phospholipid composition, lipidomics, Fe metabolism) and their relation to T2DM, also in the context of genetic interactions. The group has substantial experience in complex statistical modeling, e.g. with regard to biomarker mediation effects, dietary pattern analysis and the analysis of complex biomarker profiles.
Qualifications and Scientific Career
2010–present | Full Professor (W3), Dept. Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Germany |
2008–2010 | Professor (W2) Public Health Nutrition, Technical University Munich, Germany |
2007 | Postdoctoral thesis (Habilitation) in 'Human Nutrition', Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany |
2004–2008 | Postdoctoral research fellow , Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Germany |
2002–2004 | Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Nutrition, Havard School of Public Health, Boston, USA |
1998–2003 | Doctoral thesis in the Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Germany |
1996–1997 | Studies of Public Health (Master) at the Tulane University New Orleans, USA |
1990–1996 | Studies of Nutrition (Diplom) at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany |
Membership in Scientific Committees
Since 2021
Member editorial board, European Journal of Nutrition
2013–2019
Member editorial board, Diabetologia
2010–2012
Member editorial board, Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
1996–2013
Member editorial board, British Journal of Nutrition
Since 2010
Member scientific board, German Nutrition Society
Since 2014
Member scientific board, European Diabetes Epidemiology Group
2018–2021
Chair scientific board, European Diabetes Epidemiology Group (EDEG
2010–2017
Speaker working group Epidemiology, German Nutrition Society
2006–2011
Speaker, working group Nutritional Epidemiology, German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi)
Since 2019
PI EPIC-Potsdam Study
Since 2019
PI NAKO Health Study, Study Center Berlin-South/Brandenburg
Since 2019
Speaker Expert Group Diabetes/Metabolic Diseases NAKO Health Study
Since 2019
Member EPIC Steering Committee
Since 2018
Member Scientific Council GErn-Study