Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Anke Hinney

Vice Dean for Academic Career Development and Diversity at the Faculty of Medicine, Medical Faculty of the University Duisburg-Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen University Hospital

Network Professorship

Molecular genetics of obesity and eating disorder with focus on genderspecifical aspects

Vita

Since 01/2024 | Head of the Section for Molecular Genetics of Mental Disorders, LVR University Hospital Essen and Acting Director of the Institute for Gender-Sensitive Medicine, Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen

Since 2020 |  Vice Dean for Academic Career Development and Diversity, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen;

Since 10/2012 | Professorship (W2) for "Molecular genetics of obesity and eating disorder with focus on sex and gender specific aspects" at the Department of Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen;

Since 2004 | Head of the research division ‘Molecular Genetics’, Department of Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen;

1995–2004 | Head of the molecular genetics laboratory of the Clinical Research Group "Genetic Mechanisms of Body Weight Regulation", Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg;

1993–1995 | Post Doc, Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf;

Education:
2008 | Habilitation (associated professor) for "molecular genetics in child- and adolescent psychiatry"; Department of Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen;

1993 | Doctoral thesis at the Institute of Anthropology and Human Genetics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen;

1984–1990 | Study of biology (diploma) at the Universities of Bielefeld, Tübingen and Sussex/UK; Important Scientific Prizes/Functions;

2010 | August-Homburger Prize;

2002 | Obesity Research Prize of the German Obesity Association;

Since 1995 | Main Research projects: DFG (clinical research group, see above), EU 5th 6th FP (e.g. ‘Factors in healthy eating’), BMBF (joint program with ANR, DHGP, NGFN1, 2), NGFNplus (Obesity-net)  

Focus of Work

Molecular genetic investigations of early-onset obesity, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sex and gender-sensitive medicine

Publications (selection)

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Keywords

Genetics, Obesity, Eating Disorders, ADHD, Sex and Gender-Sensitive Medicine

Casegroup

Medicine and Health