معرفی
Sandra Hummel serves as Adjunct Professor at Technical University of Munich's Faculty of Medicine and Lead Scientist for the research area 'Lifestyle, obesity, and epigenetic programming in type 1 and gestational diabetes' at Helmholtz Munich's Institute of Diabetes Research, where she leads the Gestational Diabetes research group since 2015.
Education:
- Nutrition Sciences at Technical University of Munich
- PhD at Forschergruppe Diabetes e.V. (1999-2002), awarded by VDOE
- Postdoctoral training in Leiden, Netherlands and Milan, Italy
- Venia legendi in 2014
Research Focus: Her work investigates how genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors during early life critically influence type 1 diabetes and obesity development. She emphasizes that 'the first years of life are crucial for the development of type 1 diabetes and obesity' and focuses on prevention strategies through understanding lifestyle, obesity, and epigenetic mechanisms in gestational diabetes.
Scientific Recognition:
- Ernst-Friedrich-Pfeiffer-Award (DDG, 2011)
- Dissertation Award (VDOE, 2003)
- DGEM Award (2006)
- Danone Institute Award (2004)
- TUM Equal Opportunities Scholarship (2012)
Research Leadership: Principal Investigator in EU-funded consortia including DEDIPAC-KH (2013-2016), DynaHEALTH (2015-2019), and PREcisE (since 2014) under JPI and HORIZON 2020. Active in TEDDY, PACE, and German national breastfeeding strategy committees. Develops evidence-based clinical guidelines for gestational diabetes (S3-AWMF) and breastfeeding interventions.
