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  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Christian Gieger is affiliated with Helmholtz Zentrum München in Germany and has a substantial body of research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine.

Their work spans various subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Epidemiology, Physiology, and Surgery. This multidisciplinary approach allows for a broad analysis of biological processes and disease mechanisms.

Gieger's research topics are diverse, covering Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, RNA modifications and cancer, and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Gieger include:

  • Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology, 2024, Nature
  • Genetics of circulating inflammatory proteins identifies drivers of immune-mediated disease risk and therapeutic targets, 2023, Nature Immunology
  • Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use, 2022, Nature
  • Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing, 2021, Nature

These publications show engagement with high-impact journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics, and Nature Immunology, reflecting a focus on topics related to genetics, epidemiology, and immune-mediated diseases.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gieger include:

  • Annette Peters
  • Mélanie Waldenberger
  • Harald Grallert
  • Karsten Suhre
  • Christian Herder

Their work is often published in notable venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, Nature Communications, Nature Genetics, and Clinical Epigenetics, demonstrating a consistent presence in both preprint repositories and established scientific journals.

Best Publications

  • Host-microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease

    Luke Jostins;Stephan Ripke;Rinse K Weersma;Richard H Duerr

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Genomewide association analysis of coronary artery disease.

    Nilesh J. Samani;Jeanette Erdmann;Alistair S. Hall;Christian Hengstenberg

  • Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson's disease

    Javier Simón-Sánchez;Claudia Schulte;Jose M Bras;Jose M Bras;Manu Sharma

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • An atlas of genetic influences on human blood metabolites

    So-Youn Shin;Eric B Fauman;Ann-Kristin Petersen;Jan Krumsiek

  • Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps.

    Anubha Mahajan;Daniel Taliun;Matthias Thurner;Neil R. Robertson

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis

    Ashley H. Beecham;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Dionysia K. Xifara;Mary F. Davis

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • Human metabolic individuality in biomedical and pharmaceutical research

    Karsten Suhre;So-Youn Shin;Ann-Kristin Petersen;Robert P. Mohney

  • Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts

    Yurii S Aulchenko;Samuli Ripatti;Ida Lindqvist;Dorret Boomsma

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Thomas Meitinger
Thomas Meitinger Technical University of Munich
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Andres Metspalu
Andres Metspalu University of Tartu
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester

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