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Michels

Prof. Dr. Dr.
Karin Michels

Institute for Prevention and Cancer Epidemiology
Director
Phone: 0049-761-270-77360

www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/ipe

CV

  • 2000-2002 Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  • 2003-2015 Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  • Since 2008 Full Professor of Cancer Epidemiology (W3), Medical Center - University of Freiburg
  • Since 2013 Director, Institute for Prevention and Cancer Epidemiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg

Focus of research

  • German National Cohort Study Center
  • Influence of diet on health
  • Epigenetic Epidemiology
  • Prevention of breast and colorectal cancer
  • Importance of the microbiome for health and disease

  • Lifestyle factors influencing the microbiome

Selected publications

  • Stiemsma LT, Nakamura RE, Nguyen JG, Michels KB. Does Consumption of Fermented Foods Modify the Human Gut Microbiota? J Nutr. 1. Juli 2020;150(7):1680–92.
  • Leseva MN, Binder AM, Ponsonby A-L, Vuillermin P, Saffery R, Michels KB, et al. Differential gene expression and limited epigenetic dysregulation at the materno-fetal interface in preeclampsia. Hum Mol Genet. Jan 15 2020;29(2):335–50.
  • Stiemsma LT, Michels KB. The Role of the Microbiome in the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. Pediatrics. 2018 Apr;141(4):e20172437
  • Michels KB, Binder N, Courant F, Franke AA, Osterhues A. Urinary excretion of sex steroid hormone metabolites after consumption of cow milk: a randomized crossover intervention trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Feb 1;109(2):402-410.
  • Skierka AS, Michels KB. Ethical principles and placebo-controlled trials - interpretation and implementation of the Declaration of Helsinki's placebo paragraph in medical research. BMC Med Ethics. 2018 Mar 15;19(1):24.