Roden Michael

Dr. Michael Roden is a Chair (W3-Professor) for Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf. He serves as Deputy Head of the Department of Conservative Medicine and Director of the Institute for Clinical Diabetology at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), while also leading the Executive Board and Scientific Executive Officer roles at DDZ. His affiliations include the German Centers of Health Research (DZD e. V.) and the Leopoldina (German National Academy of Sciences).

• Research Focus:
  • Mechanisms of insulin resistance in obesity and diabetes
  • Mitochondrial dysfunction and inflammation
  • Noninvasive metabolic flux tracing
  • Precision medicine in diabetes
  • Clinical-experimental studies on carbohydrate, lipid, and amino acid metabolism
• Leadership Roles:
  • Deputy Head, Department of Conservative Medicine (2019)
  • Chief Physician, Division of Endocrinology & Diabetology (2013)
  • Director, Institute for Clinical Diabetology at DDZ (2008)
  • Speaker, German Diabetes Center (2008)

Scientific Recognitions:

• Elected to the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina, 2022)
• Recipient of the Paul-Langerhans Medal (2017) and Werner-Creutzfeldt Prize (2021)
• Honorary doctorates from the University of Athens (2017) and University of Belgrade (2013)