Chair of Nutrition in Prevention & Therapy
At JLU Giessen’s Chair of Nutrition in Prevention and Therapy, Prof. Dr. Gunter Eckert lead research that connects mechanistic insights with human nutrition studies.
Research focus
- Nutrition and mitochondrial bioenergetics
- Healthy ageing and cellular resilience
- Brain ageing and neurodegeneration, including Alzheimer’s disease
- Translational nutrition research, from experimental models to human studies
Research Highlights
Our research connects nutrition with mitochondrial function and human health. Recent work combines human studies with methods for analysing cellular bioenergetics.
Orange juice processing and human immune cell bioenergetics
A human study showed that orange juice processing can differentially influence mitochondrial bioenergetics and immune responsiveness in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).
Link: Read the publication → DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2026.107519
Mitochondrial function in mild cognitive impairment
We investigate mitochondrial bioenergetics in PBMCs from people with mild cognitive impairment, exploring their relevance as peripheral markers of brain ageing.
Link: Read the publication → DOI: 10.1007/s11357-025-01813-4
Cryopreserved PBMCs for collaborative human studies
Our work characterizes bioenergetic and immune functions in cryopreserved PBMCs. This method supports human studies in which samples can be collected at different sites and analysed centrally.
Link: Read the publication → DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1716701
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