HyperMet hosted a two-day workshop titled “Next Level Productivity using AI Assistants”, led by Dr. Daniel Mertens, biochemist, lecturer, and group leader at the German Cancer Research Center and the University of Ulm, and part-time trainer with Schiller & Mertens. The workshop introduced the… [read more]

A recent publication in Nature Metabolism reports a comprehensive multi‑omics analysis of cancer cachexia, providing new insights into tissue‑specific and systemic metabolic reprogramming. Dr. Maria Rohm, senior author of the study, titled “Multi‑omics profiling of cachexia‑targeted tissues reveals… [read more]

The first Munich Metabolic Methods Meeting took place on 20.01.2026 at TranslaTUM. The event brought together researchers working on experimental and analytical approaches in metabolism research. Prof. Dr. Nicole Strittmatter (TUM) delivered the keynote lecture titled “Measuring metabolism using… [read more]

The Chair of Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of LMU Munich is seeking to fill a position as a research assistant (m/f/d) (doctoral candidate). Please refer to the tender documents for details. HyperMet research examines the impact of muscle growth… [read more]

An article in Spektrum der Wissenschaften explores nutritional strategies for muscle growth, authored by Janosch Degg with contributions from Prof. Dr. Anja Carlsohn (HAW Hamburg), Prof. Dr. Henning Wackerhage (TUM), and Tim Havers (TUM). The publication presents evidence-based recommendations for… [read more]

Professor Mark Febbraio is a distinguished exercise physiologist and metabolic researcher at Monash University, where he serves as Head of the Cellular and Molecular Metabolism Laboratory within the Drug Discovery Program and as a Senior Principal Research Fellow of the NHMRC. His work focuses on… [read more]

Prof. Troy Hornberger from the University of Wisconsin–Madison gave the 18th HyperMet lecture entitled ‘Visualising the Sites of Mechanically Induced Growth in Skeletal Muscle’. His research focuses on how mechanical stimuli, triggered, for example, by strength training, stimulate muscle… [read more]

The DFG funded HyperMet research group held its first annual plenary meeting on 21.11.2025 at the new conference center of Helmholtz Zentrum München. The event opened with a “State of HyperMet” address by HyperMet speaker Prof. Henning Wackerhage (TUM) and co-speaker Prof. Hanna Taipaleenmäki (LMU),… [read more]

On 23.10.2025 the DFG-funded research units FOR 5560 “Crosstalk between B cell metabolism and signaling” and FOR 5795 “HyperMet” jointly hosted the Research, Family and Fairness Fest at the TUM Campus im Olympiapark. The event aimed to foster exchange on disability, integration, and work-life… [read more]

A new study by Dr. Arne Hinrichs, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Innovative Medical Models (LMU Munich), and Prof. Dr. Eckhard Wolf, Head of the same center, has been published in Molecular Metabolism. Both scientists are Principal Investigators in HyperMet. The article, titled “Transient… [read more]