Matthias Hans Tschöp

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c.

Corresponding Member of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences abroad since 2026

  • Präsident der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Matthias Hans Tschöp

Orcid-ID:

0000-0002-4744-371X

Research Areas:

  • Clinical Medicine
  • Endocrinology

Profile:

CV/Website

Publications:

Website

Selected Memberships:

  • Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina e. V. – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina
  • Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • Academia Europaea
  • Association of American Physicians
  • American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • Fellow of the Hector Fellow Academy
  • European Molecular Biology Organization

Selected Prizes:

  • Rolf Luft Award (mit Richard DiMarchi), Karolinska Institutet
  • Banting Medal, American Diabetes Association
  • Heinrich-Wieland-Preis, Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung
  • Ernst Schering Preis, Schering Stiftung
  • European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant (A

Selected Publications:

  • Tschöp M, Smiley DL & Heiman ML. Ghrelin induces adiposity in rodents. Nature. 2000 Oct 19;407(6806):908-13.
  • Day JW, Ottaway N, Patterson JT, Gelfanov V, Smiley D, Gidda J, Findeisen H, Bruemmer D, Drucker DJ, Chaudhary N, Holland J, Hembree J, Abplanalp W, Grant E, Ruehl J, Wilson H, Kirchner H, Lockie SH, Hofmann S, Woods SC, Nogueiras R, Pfluger PT, Perez-Tilve D, DiMarchi R, Tschöp MH. A new glucagon and GLP-1 coagonist eliminates obesity in rodents. Nature Chemical Biology 2009 Oct;5(10):749-57.
  • Finan B, Yang B, Ottaway N, Stemmer K, Müller TD, Yi CX, Habegger KM, Schriever SC, Garcia-Caceres C, Kabra DG, Hembree J, Holland J, Raver C, Seeley RJ, Hans W, Irmler M, Beckers J, Hrabe de Angelis M, Tiano JP, Mauvais-Jarvis F, Perez-Tilve D, Pfluger PT, Zhang L, Gelfanov V, DiMarchi RD, Tschöp MH. Targeted estrogen delivery reverses the metabolic syndrome. Nature Medicine 2012 Dec;18(12):1847-56.
  • Finan B, Ma T, Ottaway N, Müller TD, Habegger KM, Heppner KM, Kirchner H, Holland J, Hembree J, Raver C, Lockie SH, Smiley DL, Gelfanov V, Yang B, Hofmann S, Bruemmer D, Drucker DJ, Pfluger PT, Perez-Tilve D, Gidda J, Vignati L, Zhang L,

Hauptman JB, Lau M, Brecheisen M, Uhles S, Riboulet W, Hainaut E, Sebokova E, Conde-Knape K, Konkar A, DiMarchi RD, Tschöp MH. Unimolecular dual incretins maximize metabolic benefits in rodents, monkeys, and humans. Science Transl Med. 2013 Oct 30;5(209):209ra151.

  • Finan B, Yang B, Ottaway N, Smiley DL, Ma T, Clemmensen C, Chabenne J, Zhang L, Habegger KM, Fischer K, Campbell JE, Sandoval D, Seeley RJ, Bleicher K, Uhles S, Riboulet W, Funk J, Hertel C, Belli S, Sebokova E, Conde-Knape K, Konkar A, Drucker DJ, Gelfanov V, Pfluger PT, Müller TD, Perez-Tilve D, DiMarchi RD, Tschöp MH. A rationally designed monomeric peptide triagonist corrects obesity and diabetes in rodents. Nature Medicine 2015 Jan;21(1):27-36.