Susanna Hofmann

Prof. Susanna Hofmann is a W2 Professor of Lipid Metabolism and Metabolic Diseases at LMU Munich and Head of the 'Women and Diabetes' Research Group at Helmholtz Zentrum München. She specializes in gender-specific mechanisms of cardio-metabolic diseases, advocating for personalized therapies. Her research bridges clinical and basic science, focusing on sex differences in diabetes complications.

Education:

• Bachelor/Master: University of Padua and Free University of Berlin
• Doctorate (summa cum laude): LMU Munich
• Residency: Medical Clinic, LMU Munich
• Postdoc: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York (Emmy Noether Fellowship)

Research Interests: Gender medicine, metabolic disease mechanisms, lipid metabolism, and translational therapeutics. She emphasizes integrating sex/gender factors into biomedical research through initiatives like the European Gender Health Network.

Awards:

• 2011: Irvine H. Page Young Investigator Award (AHA)
• 2010: NIH ORWH BIRCWH Award
• 2000: DFG Emmy Noether Fellowship

Academic Contributions: Teaches 'Gender Medicine' at LMU, serves on DFG SFB1123 board, and co-edits Frontiers in Endocrinology. Active in European Gender Medicine policy and network-building.

Labs/Teams: Leads the 'Women and Diabetes' group at Helmholtz Zentrum München, focusing on molecular mechanisms of diabetic complications in women.