معرفی
Mauricio Berriel Diaz is a Researcher at the Helmholtz Center Munich, serving as Deputy Director and Head of the Division Metabolism and Cancer since 2015. His work bridges energy metabolism and oncology, with a focus on systemic metabolic interactions in cancer progression and therapy.
- Deputy Director, Institute for Diabetes & Cancer (since 2015)
- Head of Division Metabolism and Cancer
Research Interests:
His research program investigates the interconnections between energy metabolism and cancer, particularly:
- Mechanisms of cancer cachexia (systemic wasting syndrome)
- Tumor-host metabolic interactions
- Lipid metabolism in obesity-related cancer progression
- Therapeutic targeting of tumor metabolism
- Systemic metabolic regulation in disease contexts
Scientific Contributions:
His work has expanded understanding of cancer cachexia beyond skeletal muscle loss to include roles of liver and adipose tissue metabolism, with recent publications in Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, EMBO Molecular Medicine, and Cell Metabolism.
Scientific Leadership:
Selected honors and editorial roles include:
- Associate Editor, Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (since 2018)
- Peer reviewer for top journals including Nature Communications and Oncogene
- Referee for Swiss National Science Foundation Sinergia Program (2015)
