Prof. Dr. Gunter P. Eckert

Prof. Dr. Gunter P. Eckert
Professor für Nutrition in Prevention & Therapie

Mission Statement
To understand neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer is one of the major challenges of the 21st century since the global trend in the phenomenon of population aging has dramatic consequences for public health, healthcare financing and delivery systems in the world. In addition to age, noncommunicable, diet-associated diseases such as diabetes and obesity are major risk factors. 

Our interdisciplinary team is dedicated to investigate the underlying mechanisms of ageing and neurodegenerative diseases as well as its  modulation by food-based prevention and pharmacological intervention.

Gunter Peter Eckert who leads the reserach group is full-professor for nutrition in prevention and therapy.  He works at the interface of nutrition, nutritional medicine and pharmacology. Together with an in-depth knowledge in toxicology his expertise as food-chemist and pharmacologist allows him the competent assessment of food and its differentiation from drugs.

Contact

Office
Department of Nutrition in Prevention & Therapy
Villa Rinn / Room: 103
Wilhelmstr. 20
D-35392 Gießen
Germany

Phone: +49 641 9939048
Fax:  +49 641 9939039
Email: eckert

Laboratory
Biomedical Research Center (BFS)
Schubertstr. 81
Room E118
D-35392 Giessen
Germany

Phone: +49 641 99-38970