University of Duisburg-Essen
The UDE is one of the biggest universities in Germany. The Institute of Human Genetics at the University Hospital Essen is engaged in teaching, research and patient care. A major focus of the institute is on DNA methylation in normal and disease states.
The PI has a long standing interest in the role of genetic and epigenetic variation in health and disease. He has made important contributions to the fields of cancer epigenetics and imprinting diseases. In DEEP, he supervises the production and analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation data in Essen and investigates the role of epigenetics in adipocyte hyperplasia and hypertrophy as well as in the formation of adipose tissue macrophages. Here the focus is on DNA and RNA methylation.
Principal Investigators
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Horsthemke
Director
Institut für Humangenetik
Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
Tel: +49 2017234556
Fax: +49 2017235900
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Additional Team Members
MSc Christopher Schröder
Tel: +49 2017234046
Fax: +49 2017235900
Email Role in the project: Bioinformatic analyses
Claudia Haak
Tel: +49 2017233130
Fax: +49 2017235900
Email Role in the project: Bisufite DNA sequencing
MSc Tea Berulava
Tel: +49 2017235981
Fax: +49 2017235900
Email Role in the project: Epigenetic studies in obesity
Institution name
University of Duisburg-Essen Institution short name
UDE Address
Hufelandstrasse 55,45122 Essen, Germany
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