MD: Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 1994 Associate Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology Visiting Professor of Medicine, German Institute of Human Nutrition
Interest:
Obesity, diabetes, hormonal regulation of body weight, diet-gene interaction, CNS control of energy expenditure
Professional Affiliation:
Associate Editor of European Journal of Endocrinology Associate Editor of Obesity and Metabolism Director, Neuroendocrine Course, Neuroscience Graduate Program Editor, Obesity Textbook, www.obesitext.org Editorial Board Member of Endocrinology Member, UC IACUC committee Scientific Advisor for the International Prader-Willi Alliance for Research Steering Committee Member, European Commission Program: “Drug Targets for Diabesity”
Recent Awards/Honors:
Lilly Research Laboratories President‘s Award for Excellence in Science, 2000 Eli Lilly Endocrine Research Award for Science, 2000 Schoeller-Junkmann Award of the German Endocrine Society, 2001 Young Investigator Award, European Neuroendocrine Association (ENEA), 2002 Selected “Hot Paper” by The Scientist, June 2002, for Tschöp M et al., Nature 2000. 407:908-13 Selected “Hot Paper” by The Scientist, October 2003, for Tschöp M et al., Diabetes 2001. 50:707-9.
Selected Publications:
Select Peer-Reviewed Publications Theander-Carrillo C, Wiedmer P, Cettour-Rose P, Nogueiras R, Perez-Tilve P, Pfluger P, Castaneda TR, Muzzin P, Schurmann A, Szanto I, Tschöp M & Rohner-Jeanrenaud F. Ghrelin action in the brain controls adipocyte metabolism. J Clin Invest. 2006 Jul;116(7):1983-93
Jürgens HS, Schürmann A, Kluge R, Ortmann S, Klaus S, Joost HG, Tschöp M. Hyperphagia, lower body temperature, and reduced running wheel activity precede the development of morbid obesity in New Zealand Obese mice. Physiol Genomics 2006 Apr 13;25(2):234-41.
Ghrelin controls hippocampal spine synapse density and memory performance. Diano S,Farr SA,Mcnay EC, Benoit SC, da Silva I, Spencer Gaskin F, Banks WA, Morley JE, Pinto S, Friedman JM, Sherwin RS, Yamada K, Sleeman MW, Tschöp M & Horvath TL Nature Neuroscience 2006 Mar;9(3):381-8.
Tschöp M, Castaneda TR, et al. (42 authors total) Physiology: Does gut hormone PYY3-36 decrease food intake in rodents? Nature 2004; 430(6996): 165-67.
Tschöp M, Smiley D, Heiman ML. Ghrelin induces adiposity in rodents. Nature 2000; 407(6806):908-13.
Book Chapters and Reviews Seeley R & Tschöp M. How diabetes went to our head.Nature Medicine 2006 12(1):47-9.
Nogueiras R & Tschöp M. Separation of conjoined hormones yields appetite rivals.Science 2005 310(5750): 985-6.
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