Chair, Dept. of Human Nutrition
Professor of Nutrition

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Curriculum Vitae

Michael R. Ristow, M.D.,
born April 24, 1967 in Lübeck, Germany

EDUCATION

1973 – 1977 Luther Elementary School, Lübeck
1977 – 1986 St. Johanneum High School, focus class on Biology/Chemistry
1986 – 1991 Pre-Medical and Medical School, University of Bochum
1991 – 1992 Internship in Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine and Surgery
1992 – 1996 Residency at the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bochum and Research fellow at the Dept. of Diabetes Research, University of Bochum
1996 Medical Doctorate degree, summa cum laude, University of Bochum
1996 – 1997 Residency at the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne and Research fellow at the Dept. of Obesity Research, University of Cologne
1997 – 1999 Postdoctoral Scientist, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School (Mentor: C. Ronald Kahn)
1999 – 2000 Residency at the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne and Research fellow at the Dept. of Obesity Research, University of Cologne
2000 Board certification for Internal Medicine
2001 Lecturer for Nutritional Sciences at the Charité University of Berlin and Senior Group Leader at the German Institute for Human Nutrition, Potsdam
2001-2004 Assistant professor for Nutritional Sciences at the Charité University of Berlin, and Senior Group Leader at the German Institute for Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbrucke
since 2004 Professor of Nutrition (C4) at the University of Jena, Institute of Nutrition

AWARDS                                                                                                                               1985 Winner, National Science Contest ‚Jugend forscht’
1986 Winner, National Science Contest ‚Jugend forscht’
1986-92 Scholarship 'Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes'
1997 Karl-Oberdisse-Award, Nordrhein-Westfälische Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie und Diabetologie
1998 Young Scientist Award, Endocrine Society (USA)
1998 Hochhaus-Preis, University of Cologne
2002 Best Presentation Award, Deutsche Diabetes-Gesellschaft
2003 Heinrich-Sauer-Award, Norddeutsche Diabetes-Gesellschaft
2004 Ferdinand-Bertram-Award, Deutschen Diabetes-Gesellschaft
2008 Thuringia Research Award

SCHOLARY ACTIVITIES
Supervision of doctorate thesis work of M.D. students (Diabetes / Obesity)
Supervision of doctorate thesis work of Ph.D. students (Nutritional Sciences)
Supervision of diploma thesis work of undergraduate students (Nutritional Sciences)
since 1994: Lecturer ‘Physical examination and history taking in Internal Medicine’ Lecturer ‘Endocrinology and Diabetology’ Lecturer ‘Internal Medicine’
since 2001: Lecturer ‘Nutritional Medicine’
since 2004: Professor of Human Nutrition

REVIEWER for scientific journals
Age
Aging
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
American Journal of Nutrition
American Journal of Physiology
Analytical Biochemistry
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
Biogerontology
British Journal of Nutrition
Cancer Letters
Cancer Research
Cell Metabolism
Central European Journal of Medicine
Circulation
Circulation Research
Clinical Nutrition
Diabetes
Diabetes / Metabolism Research & Reviews
Diabetic Medicine
Diabetologia
European Journal of Nutrition
European Journal of Sport Science
Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology
Experimental Gerontology
FEBS Letters
Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Hormone and Metabolic Research
Hormone Research
Human Molecular Genetics
International Journal of Cancer
Journal of Applied Physiology
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal of Endocrinology
Journal of Molecular Medicine
Journal of Neuroscience
Journal of Nutrition
Journal of Sport Medicine
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
New England Journal of Medicine
Oncology
PLoS Genetics
PLoS One
Regulatory Peptides

MEMBERSHIPS                                                                                                                  Deutsche Adipositas Gesellschaft (German Obesity Association)
Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft (German Diabetes Association)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Altersforschung (German Association for the Biology of Ageing)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (German Nutrition Association)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährungsmedizin (German Association for Nutritional Medicine)
European Association for the Study of Diabetes
Society for Free Radical Research