Thomas R. Pieber

Dr. Thomas Pieber has served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board since September 2017. He is a clinical specialist in endocrinology and diabetes mellitus, whose research is dedicated to the relationship of inflammation, energy homeostasis and human diseases. His group has developed a novel technique called open-flow microperfusion (OFM) which is used to explore energy metabolism in adipose and muscle tissue in diabetes.

Recently Dr. Pieber’s research has also addressed the role of 15-hydroxy-vitamin D in immune tolerance and autoimmunity. In a joint research effort with leading obesity centres in Europe, his group currently addresses the role of immune competent cells and novel pathways of chronic inflammation in obesity and diabetes. Dr. Pieber is Chairman of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Medical University of Graz.