German Institute of Human Nutrition Campuses

The Headquarters Site E of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) specializes in experimental, clinical, and epidemiological research on nutrition's role in preventing and treating metabolic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and age-related conditions. It integrates molecular biology, human intervention studies, and large cohort analyses to translate findings into public health strategies.124

• Department of Experimental Diabetology: Beta-cell function and insulin signaling.
• Department of Molecular Metabolism and Precision Nutrition: Individualized dietary interventions.
• Junior Research Group Epigenetics of Obesity and Diabetes: Gene-environment interactions.
• Human Study Center and Biobank: Clinical trials and sample repositories.
• NAKO Study Center Berlin-Sued/Brandenburg: Prospective population health studies.
• Department of Adipocyte Development and Nutrition: Adipose tissue dynamics.
• Department of Human Nutrition: Nutrient metabolism in health and disease.
• Department of Decision Neuroscience and Nutrition: Neural control of food intake.
• Department of Molecular Epidemiology: Diet-disease associations in cohorts.
• Department of Nutrition and Gerontology: Sarcopenia and nutritional interventions in aging.

Site V of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke focuses on physiological, toxicological, and neuroscience aspects of nutrition, particularly exercise-nutrition interactions, environmental toxins, neural circuits regulating metabolism, and cardiovascular aging. This site supports innovative junior research groups and features the Hans-Adolf-Krebs-Lecture hall for seminars and training.124

• Department of Molecular Toxicology: Nutrient-derived toxins and cellular stress responses.
• Department of Molecular Physiology of Exercise and Nutrition: Muscle adaptation to diet and activity.
• Junior Research Group Neurocircuit Development and Function: Brain-metabolism wiring.
• Junior Research Group Cardiac Aging and Nutrition: Myocardial health and dietary modulation.