PD Dr. med.
Matthias Johannes Betz
Position(s)
Senior physician
Head of Translational Metabolism
Institution
University Hospital Basel
Phone +41 61 556 56 54
Research Group Matthias Betz
Research Focus
Endocrinology, Metabolism & Divelopmental Disorders
Area of Research
Our research is focused on the endocrine factors involved in human thermogenesis and energy metabolism. Specifically, we investigate human brown adipose tissue and cold induced thermogenesis.
Approved Research Projects
2015 – 2018 Research grant, Goldschmid-Jacobson Foundation / Medical Faculty, University of Basel
2015 Young Independent Investigator Grant of the Swiss Society for Endocrinology and Diabetes (SGED)
2016 SNSF ambizione SCORE grant for research project on influence of glucocorticoids on human brown adipose tissue
2017 Grant from Bangerter-Rhyner foundation for research project on brown adipose tissue
Collaborations
National Collaborations
- Prof. Christian Wolfrum, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH-Zürich
- Prof. Nicola Zamboni, Institute of Systems Biology, ETH-Zürich
- PD Dr. Irene Burger, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich
International Collaborations
- Prof. Sven Enerbäck, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Akademin
Ongoing Research Projects
GlucoBAT Trial: Influence of short-term high dose glucocorticoid administration on brown adipose tissue function (NCT03269747)
HEAT Trial: Influence of anti-adrenergic therapy on energy metabolism in patients with primary hyperthyroidism (NCT03379181)
ABAT Study: Evaluation of peri-adrenal adipose tissue
MATCH-Study: Metabolomics of Thyroid Hormones in Humans