PD Dr. med. Moritz Middelhoff
Specialist in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Principle Investigator
About Moritz Middelhoff
Professional background | Education
Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine II, TUM University Hospital, Munich
- since 2019
Research group leader - since 2018
Assistant physician in training - 2012 - 2015
Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine II, Technical University of Munich, Resident
2017 - 2018
CUMC Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center New York, NY, Timothy C. Wang Laboratory, Postdoctoral Research Scientist
2015 - 2017
CUMC Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center New York, NY, Timothy C. Wang Laboratory, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mildred Scheel Postdoctoral Fellowship of the German Cancer Aid, Title: "Characterization of the interaction between epithelium and neurons via Dclk1-positive stem cells in the context of local tissue damage, inflammation and tumorigenesis in a transgenic mouse model"
2010 - 2013
PhD: "Kinetics of gene expression of inflammatory relevant cytokines and adhesion molecules after hemorrhagic stroke in mice" at the Center for Translational Stroke Research, University of Heidelberg, Department of Neuroimmunology, Prof. Dr. R. Veltkamp
2005 - 2012
Study of human medicine at the University of Heidelberg
Qualifications
- 2025: Certification as a specialist in internal medicine and gastroenterology
- 2024: Habilitation and venia legendi in internal medicine
- 2021: Specialist certification in internal medicine
Awards
- 2022: Prize for Neurogastroenterology of the DGVS, endowed by the Foundation for Neurogastroenterology
- 2019: Harald Goebell Fellowship of the German Society for Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS)
- Lecture DDW San Diego, title: "Endocrine progenitor cells orchestrate the intestinal epithelial cholinergic niche", Award: Certificate of Recognition as Early Career Investigator
- 2018: Presentation Medicine Grand Rounds, Columbia University Research Days, New York, Title: "Stromal Dclk1 expression labels multi-potential neural progenitor cells in the enteric nervous system"
- 2017: Presentation DDW Chicago, Title: "Stromal Dclk1 expression labels multi-potential neural progenitor cells in the enteric nervous system", Award: Certificate of Recognition as Early Career Investigator
Third-party funding:
- German Research Foundation
- Commission for Clinical Research Projects (KKF) TUM
Contact:
moritz.middelhoff@mri.tum.de (Clinic)
moritz.middelhoff@tum.de (Laboratory)