Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Haller
Technical University of Munich
Chair of Nutrition and Immunology
Gregor-Mendel-Str. 2
85354 Freising
Tel.: +49 (8161) 71 - 2026
dirk.haller(at)tum.de
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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2003 – 2006
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DFG Emmy Noether Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich |
| 2001 – 2002 | DFG Emmy Noether Fellow, University of North Carolina, Department of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, Chapel Hill, USA |
| 2000 – 2001 | Research Fellow, Immunology, Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne Switzerland |
| 1997 – 2000 | PhD in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Microbiology & Immunology University of Hohenheim, Germany |
| 1991 – 1997 | Degree (Diplom) in Food Science, University of Hohenheim, Germany |
| 1991 – 1996 | Degree (Diplom) in Nutrition Science, University of Hohenheim, Germany |
CURRENT AND PAST POSITIONS
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2014 – present
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Director of Corporate Research Institute, Food & Health (ZIEL), Technical University of Munich, Germany |
| 2008 – present | Full Professor and Chair Nutrition and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, (co-affiliation with Faculty of Medicine), Technical University of Munich, Germany |
| 2006 – 2008 | Associate Professor Experimental Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany |
AWARDS
| 2024 | Highly Cited Researcher - Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate |
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2021
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Distinguished Research Prize of the United European Gastroenterology Association |
| 2020 | Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal awarded for Scientific Excellence in Nutrition and Microbiome by the Technical University of Munich |
| 2015 | Main Award of the German Society of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene (DGHM) |
| 2007 - 2009 | German American Frontiers of Science, National Acadamy of Sciences of America and Humboldt Foundation |
| 2001 – 2006 | Emmy Noether Career Award, German Research Foundation (DFG) |
SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP
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2018 – present
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Collaborative Research Center (CRC1371), Coordinator, Microbiome Signatures – Functional Relevance in the Digestive Tract, German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2016 – 2019 | European Joint Programming Initiative (JPI), Coordinator, Diet-induced Arrangement of the Gut Microbiome |
| 2013 – 2019 | Priority Programme (SPP1656), Coordinator, Intestinal Microbiota, German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2011 – 2017 | Research Training Group (RTG1482), Coordinator, Interface Function of the Intestine, German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2010 | Scientific Chair of the European Science Foundation (ESF), Forward Look initiative, Gene environment interaction in chronic disease |
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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2018 – present 2021 – present
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TUM Asia Faculty Member and TUM Create Research Program, Proteins for Singapore (P4S) |
| 2021 – present | Vice-Dean Research & Innovation, School of Life Science, Technical University of Munich, Germany |
| 2020 – present | European Joint Programming Initiative “A healthy diet for a healthy life” Scientific Advisory Board |
| 2020 – present | Permanent Senate Commission on Food Safety, German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2020 – present | Associate Editor of Mucosal Immunology |
| 2019 | UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Research Council (BBSRC) Institute Evaluation, UK |
| 2018 – present | Litwin IBD Pioneer and Senior Research Program of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Amerika |
| 2018 – present | Science and Innovation Advisory Committee, Quadram Institute Bioscience, UK |
| 2018 – present | ICREA Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Life & Medical Science Senior Call Evaluator (2018, 2020, 2022) |
| 2017 – present | Associate Editor Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| 2017 – present | Scientific Board of the German Society of Nutrition (DGE) |
| 2015 – 2019 | European Research Council (ERC), Panel Head, Consolidator Grants (2015, 2017, 2019) |
| 2007 – 2011 | Founding Section Head of the German Society of Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM), Microbiota, Probiotics and Host |
| 2007 – 2016 | Head of Department, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich |
ORGANISATION OF MAJOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
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2013 – 2020
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Gut Microbiota for Health Summit, American Gastroenterology Society (AGA) and European Society of Neurogastroenterology & Motility (ESNM) |
| 2015/2016 | Digestive Disease Week (DDW), American Gastroenterology Association (AGA), Scientific Programme Board |
| 2014 | Herrenhäuser Conference, Beyond the Intestinal Microbiome – From Signatures to Function, Chair, Volkswagenstiftung (https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/node/1717) |
| 2011 | European Science Foundation (ESF), Forward Look, Gene-Environment Interaction in Chronic Disease, Chair (Genesis; http://archives.esf.org/publications/forward-looks) |
| 2008 – 2018 | Seeon Conference, Microbiota and Host in Health and Disease, German Society of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene (DGHM) (https://www.intestinal-microbiota.de/events/) |