Harald Grallert

Harald Grallert is a Senior Scientist and Head of the research group "Diabetes and Related Traits" at the Helmholtz Zentrum München. His work focuses on molecular epidemiology of cardiometabolic diseases, particularly diabetes and obesity, integrating genetic, epigenetic, and lifestyle factors.

• Department of Molecular Epidemiology
• German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)
• MAGIC Consortium (Meta-Analyses of Glucose and Insulin-related Traits)
• NAKO AG Omics and DIAMANTE collaborations

Research spans:

• High-throughput genotyping and methylation analysis
• Machine learning applications in proteomics
• Diabetes subphenotyping through population clustering
• Gene-environment interactions in metabolic disorders
• Genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
• Metabolic signatures of obesity and diabetes

Recent publications highlight his contributions to understanding diabetes heterogeneity, proteomic signatures of obesity, and genetic risk stratification. He collaborates extensively across European population studies and is involved in large consortia like MAGIC and NAKO.