Dirk Haller (* 22.05.1968), Full Professor and Chair in Nutrition Science and Immunology at the Technical University of Munich, Germany

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Dirk Haller studied Food Technology (1990 - 1997) and Nutrition Science (1993 - 1996) at the University of Hohenheim. From 1999 - 2000 he worked as a scientist at Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne/Switzerland, Department of Immunology and received his doctor's degree in 2000 (Dr. rer. nat.; Modulation of the immune response by non-pathogenic bacteria). During 2001 - 2002 he was DFG Emmy Noether research fellow at the University of North Carolina/USA, Department of Medicine followed by a three year leadership of the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group at Technical University of Munich/Germany (TUM) (2003-2006). At TUM he continued as an Associate Professor (W2) from 2006-2008 and became Full Professor (W3) in 2008. Dirk Haller declined an Associate Professorship at University of Alberta/Canada, Department of Medicine in 2005 as well as a Full Professorship at ETH Zürich/Switzerland in 2007. From 2007 - 2016 he was Head of Department, Nutrition and Food Sciences at TUM School of Life Sciences. Since 2014 he is director of ZIEL - Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich.

Prof. Haller is dedicated to understand mechanisms of microbe-host interactions in the digestive tract and explores the question how the microbiome affects chronic pathologies, including inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), colorectal cancer (CRC) and Typ-2-Diabetes.

Selected publications

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  1. Metwaly A, Dunkel A, Waldschmitt N, Chakravarthy Durai Raj A, Lagkouvardos I, Corraliza AM, Mayorgas A, Martinez-Medina M, Reiter S, Schloter M, Hofmann T, Allez M, Panes J, Salas A, Haller D. Integrated microbiota and metabolite profiles link Crohn's disease to sulfur metabolism. Nature Commun 2020 Aug 28;11(1):4322.
  2. Reitmeier S, Kiessling S, Clavel T, List M, Almeida EL, Ghosh TS, Neuhaus K, Grallert H, Linseisen J, Skurk T, Brandl B, Breuninger TA, Troll M, Rathmann W, Linkohr B, Hauner H, Laudes M, Franke A, Le Roy CI, Bell JT, Spector T, Baumbach J, O'Toole PW, Peters A, Haller D. Arrhythmic Gut Microbiome Signatures Predict Risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Cell Host Microbe. 2020 Jun 29:1931-3128(20)30343-7.
  3. Coleman OI, Lobner EM, Bierwirth S, Sorbie A, Waldschmitt N, Rath E, Berger E, Lagkouvardos I, Clavel T, McCoy KD, Weber A, Heikenwalder M, Janssen KP, Haller D. Activated ATF6 Induces Intestinal Dysbiosis and Innate Immune Response to Promote Colorectal Tumorigenesis. Gastroenterology 2018 Nov;155(5):1539-1552
  4. Rath E, Moschetta A, Haller D. Mitochondrial function – gatekeeper of intestinal epithelial cell homeostasis. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Aug;15(8):497-516.
  5. Yuan D, Huang S, Berger E, Liu L, Gross N, Heinzmann F, Ringelhan M, Connor TO, Stadler M, Meister M, Weber J, Ollinger R, Simonavicius N, Reisinger F, Hartmann D, Meyer R, Reich M, Seehawer M, Leone V, Hochst B, Wohlleber D, Jors S, Prinz M, Spalding D, Protzer U, Luedde T, Terracciano L, Matter M, Longerich T, Knolle P, Ried T, Keitel V, Geisler F, Unger K, Cinnamon E, Pikarsky E, Huser N, Davis RJ, Tschaharganeh DF, Rad R, Weber A, Zender L, Haller D*, Heikenwalder M*. Kupffer Cell-Derived Tnf Triggers Cholangiocellular Tumorigenesis through JNK due to Chronic Mitochondrial Dysfunction and ROS. Cancer Cell 2017;31:771-789. * shared last authorship
  6. Lee T, Clavel T, Smirnov K, Schmidt A, Lagkouvardos I, Walker A, Lucio M, Michalke B, Schmitt-Kopplin P, Fedorak R, Haller D. Oral versus intravenous iron replacement therapy distinctly alters the gut microbiota and metabolome in patients with IBD. Gut 2017;66:863-871.
  7. Bazanella M, Maier TV, Clavel T, Lagkouvardos I, Lucio M, Maldonado-Gòmez MX, Autran C, Walter J, Bode L, Schmitt-Kopplin P, Haller D. Randomized controlled trial on the impact of early-life intervention with bifidobacteria on the healthy infant fecal microbiota and metabolome. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Nov;106(5):1274-1286
  8. Schaubeck M, Clavel T, Calasan J, Lagkouvardos I, Haange SB, Jehmlich N, Basic M, Dupont A, Hornef M, von Bergen M, Bleich A, Haller D. Dysbiotic gut microbiota causes transmissible Crohn's disease-like ileitis independent of failure in antimicrobial defence. Gut 2016;65:225-37.
  9. Berger E, Rath E, Yuan D, Waldschmitt N, Khaloian S, Allgauer M, Staszewski O, Lobner EM, Schottl T, Giesbertz P, Coleman OI, Prinz M, Weber A, Gerhard M, Klingenspor M, Janssen KP, Heikenwalder M, Haller D. Mitochondrial function controls intestinal epithelial stemness and proliferation. Nat Commun 2016;7:13171.
  10. Ocvirk S, Sava IG, Lengfelder I, Lagkouvardos I, Steck N, Roh JH, Tchaptchet S, Bao Y, Hansen JJ, Huebner J, Carroll IM, Murray BE, Sartor RB, Haller D. Surface-Associated Lipoproteins Link Enterococcus faecalis Virulence to Colitogenic Activity in IL-10-Deficient Mice Independent of Their Expression Levels. PLoS Pathog. 2015 Jun 12;11(6):e1004911.
  11. Rath E, Berger E, Messlik A, Nunes T, Liu B, Kim SC, Hoogenraad N, Sans M, Sartor RB, Haller D. Induction of dsRNA-activated protein kinase links mitochondrial unfolded protein response to the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. Gut 2012;61(9):1269-78.
  12. von Schillde MA, Hormannsperger G, Weiher M, Alpert CA, Hahne H, Bauerl C, van Huynegem K, Steidler L, Hrncir T, Perez-Martinez G, Kuster B, Haller D. Lactocepin secreted by Lactobacillus exerts anti-inflammatory effects by selectively degrading proinflammatory chemokines. Cell Host Microbe 2012;11:387-96.
  13. Steck N, Hoffmann M, Sava IG, Kim SC, Hahne H, Tonkonogy SL, Mair K, Krueger D, Pruteanu M, Shanahan F, Vogelmann R, Schemann M, Kuster B, Sartor RB, Haller D. Enterococcus faecalis metalloprotease compromises epithelial barrier and contributes to intestinal inflammation. Gastroenterology 2011;141:959-71.
  14. Werner T, Wagner S, Martinez I, Walter J, Chang JS, Clavel T, Kisling S, Schuemann K, Haller D. Depletion of luminal iron alters the gut microbiota and prevents Crohn´s disease-like ileitis. Gut 2011;60(3):325-33.
  15. Shkoda A, Ruiz PA, Daniel H, Kim SC, Rogler G, Sartor RB, Haller D. IL-10 blocked endoplasmatic reticulum stress in the intestinal epithelium: impact on chronic inflammation. Gastroenterology 2007;132(1):190-207.