Overview
The prevalence of obesity worldwide by pandemic dimensions in recent decades, and it represents a major health challenge to many societies.
Besides musculoskeletal or lung disorders caused by being overweight, obesity as a metabolic disorder also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and some types of cancer, thereby contributing to a decline in quality of life and life expectancy.
About the programme
The ultimate long-term aim of the Obesity Mechanisms program at Leipzig University is to define novel targets and mechanisms for future therapeutic approaches in treating obesity.
There are several questions about the unresolved, pathogenic mechanisms of obesity and its comorbid disorders, three of which are central and unifying to this Collaborative Research Centre:
- What are the central mechanisms for overeating in the development of obesity?
- How does overeating lead to adverse fat deposition and adipose tissue inflammation?
- Which fat-derived “signals” (adipokines) contribute to obesity-related diseases?
Programme Structure
In three main research areas, we aim to unravel:
- complex mechanisms in the control of energy homeostasis by the central nervous system (A, Overeating)
- the determination of adverse fat deposition and its associated adipose tissue dysfunction and inflammation (B, Fat Deposition and Inflammation)
- the regulation and effects of altered adipokine secretion in obesity (C, Adipokines)
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Nutrition & Dietetics Health Sciences BiochemistryAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
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Other requirements
General requirements
Required:
- dated and signed application form
- written confirmation from your supervisor (supervision agreement)
- CV
- secondary school leaving certificate (certified copy)
- evidence of university entrance examination (certified copy), if applicable
- evidence of all university degrees (certified copies), e.g. bachelor’s, master’s, Diplom)
- Transcripts of Records from all secondary and university qualifications (certified copies)
- evidence of your knowledge of German at DSH-2 level, if the doctorate will be in German (certified copy)
- evidence of your knowledge of English, if the doctorate will be in English
- confirmation of admission to a faculty’s list of doctoral candidates, if already available (confirmation can otherwise be submitted within one semester)
Tuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per semester during 36 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per semester during 36 months.
- Students pay a semester fee (EUR 253,50)
Living costs for Leipzig
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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