Michael Laxy

Prof. Michael Laxy is a Professor of Public Health and Prevention at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), affiliated with the TUM School of Medicine and Health. He holds an adjunct professorship at Emory University (USA) and previously conducted research at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the CDC. His work focuses on chronic disease prevention, healthcare economics, and policy evaluation. He completed studies in sports science, public health, epidemiology, and economics at TUM, LMU Munich, and FernUniversität Hagen.

Research interests include analyzing determinants of chronic diseases, evaluating intervention effectiveness, and assessing health equity in diabetes prevention. He has led studies on lifestyle interventions, cost-effectiveness of diabetes programs, and the impact of dietary policies. Awards include the American Diabetes Association Young Investigator Award and the HELENA Graduate Award.

Key publications address topics like Mendelian randomization in health economics, machine learning for predicting cardiovascular outcomes in diabetes, and policy modeling for public health interventions. He collaborates on projects such as the ACHT initiative for bariatric surgery follow-up and the IMPLEMENT project for oncological exercise therapy. His work integrates quasi-experimental designs, simulation modeling, and real-world data analysis to inform healthcare policy and practice.