Prof. Dr. Matthias Schulze

P1: Trace element status during aging in the EPIC-Potsdam study

German Institute of Human Nutrition
Dept. Molecular Epidemiology
Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116
14558 Nuthetal
Germany

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