Prof. Dr. Ferdinand von Meyenn
Area of Interest
Nutrition and Metabolic Epigenetics
Prerequisites a student should comply with
D-HEST or D-BIOL students with an interest in the relationship between nutrition, metabolism and the epigenome.
Recommended master courses (Electives I+II of Learning Agreement of the Major)
376-0209-00 Molecular Disease Mechanisms
551-1515-00 Insulin Signaling (not in Learning Agreement; for D-BIOL students)
Research projects of the group
Laboratory projects span the area of single cell and next-generation sequencing techniques as well as human and murine in vivo and in vitro studies, with an emphasis on basic molecular biology, and nutrient dependent regulation of cellular function and whole body physiology. Examples of research projects are:
- Nutritional and Metabolic regulation of the epigenome
- Cellular transdifferentiation in the adipose tissue
- Cellular heterogeneity to buffer tissue organisation