Sascha Venturelli

Prof. Dr. Dr. Sascha Venturelli is a Professor at the University of Hohenheim, where he serves as Director of the Department of Nutritional Biochemistry (140c) within the Institute of Nutritional Sciences. He holds concurrent appointments in translational research and clinical oncology, with prior leadership roles at the University Hospital Tübingen and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne.

• Education:
  • Biology diploma (2002, Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg)
  • Medical degree (2008, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen)

Research Focus:

• Epigenetic regulation in cancer
• Nutritional biochemistry and oncology
• Antioxidant mechanisms in tumor therapy
• Age-related disease prevention via biofactors

Scientific Contributions:

• Identified novel cancer therapeutics (patented at University Hospital Tübingen)
• Established epigenetics-nutrition research group under Tübingen's Excellence Initiative
• DFG-funded research at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (2011-2012)