Tobias Pischon

Tobias Pischon is full professor for molecular epidemiology at the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and head of the Molecular Epidemiology Research Group at the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC). He is also head of the MDC biobank, and he is among the scientific directors of the biobank of the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH). Prof. Pischon is among the principle investigators of the German National Cohort (NAKO), elect member of the board of directors, and head of the study center Berlin-North of the NAKO. He is medical doctor and epidemiologist by training with a doctoral degree in medicine (Dr. med.), a master degree in public health (MPH), and the facultas docendi (Habilitation) and the venia legendi in epidemiology and social medicine. Past appointments include positions at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, and at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE). He has been working as investigator on the Nurses’ Health Studies I and II, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, and the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). He was stipend of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and received several awards from scientific societies. Prof. Pischon’s research focuses on the impact of metabolic factors, diet and lifestyle on the risk of chronic diseases, particularly cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. His research results have been published in major international journals.