Dr. Michael Skinnider, Assistant Professor at Princeton University, presented DeepMet, a chemical language model trained on the structures of all known human metabolites. The model expands the chemical space of known human metabolites with new, metabolite-like structures and predicts the existence… [read more]

On 14.08.2025, Prof. Dr. Lykke Sylow from the University of Copenhagen presented the latest findings on "Activin receptor type IIA/B blockade increases muscle mass and strength, but compromises glycemic control in mice," which focuses on the role of Activin Receptors IIA/B in the regulation of… [read more]

ZEIT Online interviewed Henning Wackerhage on the topic of leisure sports. In the podcast, he discusses the importance of regular physical activity outside of competitive sports. Among other issues, he addresses how people can find a suitable sport based on their personality type and how to… [read more]

On 31.07.2025, Patrick Schäfer, Scientific Editor of Cell Metabolism, presented key aspects of publishing in the journal Cell Metabolism.The focus was on three core elements of a manuscript, which editors evaluate before the peer review phase:Title: It should be formulated as declaratively as… [read more]

On 10 July 2025, the first HyperMet Progress Meeting took place. The meeting aimed to present and discuss the scientific advances made in the subprojects P01, P02, and P03, and activities to promote young researchers. P01 – HyperEx Henning Wackerhage and Moritz Eggelbusch (TUM) presented the… [read more]

PhD students Tushar More and Collin Starke from the “Immunometabolism” research group led by Prof. Dr. Karsten Hiller (Technische Universität Braunschweig) informed members of the HyperMet research consortium about methods for metabolic profiling. These analyses represent a core methodology within… [read more]

Our doctoral student Tim Havers recently published a new review on the extent to which muscle mass affects body fat mass and glucose metabolism. Overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are metabolic health problems and diseases that affect billions of people worldwide. Studies in animals… [read more]

The HyperMet research group is attracting interest within the scientific community due to its methodology. In this context, Alberto Armero und Prof. Pedro Benito Peinado from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid visited the campus for an initial meeting. The focus was on potential forms of… [read more]

Sheng Tony Hui gave a HyperMet talk on the 12.06.2025 on “Quantitative flux analysis of energy metabolism in mice” He is an assistant professor of molecular metabolism at Harvard and uses metabolic flux analysis with stable isotope and radioisotope-labelled metabolites to investigate metabolism… [read more]

On May 22, 2025, Professor Jonathan Long (Stanford University) presented his latest research on the chemical regulation of energy metabolism through physical activity under the title “Exercise, Metabolites, and the Chemical Control of Energy Metabolism.”Physical activity alters metabolism at a… [read more]