Participating Centers

Participating Centers List

Austria
Medical University of Vienna

Institution: Medical University of Vienna

Principal Investigator: PD Dr. Thomas Scherer, Dr. Marianna Beghini

Contact: PD Dr. Thomas Scherer: thomas.scherer@meduniwien.ac.at

Scherer Lab

Medical University of Vienna

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1160 Vienna

Website

France
Clinique médicale de Lille: Endocrinologie Diabétologie Métabolismes

Institution: Clinique médicale: Endocrinologie Diabétologie Métabolismes, Lille University, France

Principal Investigator: Marie-Christine Vantyghem, MD PhD

Contact: Marie-Christine Vantyghem, MD PhD: Marie-Christine.Vantyghem@chru-lille.fr

Lille Group

Lille University Hospital

Rue Polonovski, 59000 Lille

Website

Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Université

Institution: Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Université

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Corinne Vigouroux, Dr. Camille Vatier

Contact: Prof. Dr. Corinne Vigouroux: corinne.vigouroux@inserm.fr; Dr. Camille Vatier: camille.vatier@aphp.fr

National Reference Centre for Rare Diseases of Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity

Saint-Antoine Hospital, 184, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France

Website

AP-HP Nord Université de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Robert-Debré

Institution: AP-HP Nord Université de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Robert-Debré

Principal Investigator: Dr. Elise Bismuth

Contact: Dr. Elise Bismuth: elise.bismuth@aphp.fr

Endocrinologie et Diabétologie Pédiatrique

Hôpital Robert-Debré

48 boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris

Website

Germany
Kinder-und Jugendkrankenhaus AUF DER BULT

Institution: Kinder-und Jugendkrankenhaus AUF DER BULT

Principal Investigator: Dr. Jantje Weiskorn

Contact: Dr. Jantje Weiskorn: weiskorn@hka.de

Kinder-und Jugendkrankenhaus AUF DER BULT

Janusz-Korczak-Allee 12, 30173 Hannover

Website

Division of Endocrinology University of Leipzig

Institution: Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Nephrology), University of Leipzig, Germany

Principal Investigator: PD Dr. Konstanze Miehle

Contact: PD Dr. Konstanze Miehle: Konstanze.Miehle@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Lipodystrophy Centre

University Hospital Leipzig

Clinic for Endocrinology and Nephrology

Liebigstrasse 18, 04103 Leipzig

Website

Universitätsklinikum Münster

Institution: Medizinische Klinik B für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie Universitätsklinikum Münster

Principal Investigator: Dr. Elena Vorona

Contact: Dr. Elena Vorona: Elena.Vorona@ukmuenster.de

Medizinische Klinik B für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie

Universitätsklinikum Münster

Website

Universitätsklinikum Ulm

Institution: Department for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ulm University Medical Centre

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Martin Wabitsch, PD Dr. Julia von Schnurbein

Contact: Prof. Dr. Martin Wabitsch: Martin.wabitsch@uniklinik-ulm.de; PD Dr. Julia von Schnurbein: Julia.vonschnurbein@uniklinik-ulm.de

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

University Medical Center Ulm

Eythstrasse 24, 89075 Ulm

Website

Greece
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Institution: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Krystallenia Alexandraki and PD Dr. Ariadni Spyroglou

Contact: Prof. Dr. Krystallenia Alexandraki: alexandrakik@gmail.com, PD Dr. Ariadni Spyroglou: aspyroglou@yahoo.com

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Division of Endocrinology

Attikon University Hospital

Institution: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Vaia Lambadiari

Contact: Prof. Dr. Vaia Lambadiari,vlambadiari@gmail.com 

Hungary
Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology-Diabetology Unit, Szeged

Institution: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary

Principal Investigator:  Dr. Eva Csajbok

Contact: Dr. Eva Csajbok: ecsajbok@yahoo.com

Italy
U.O. Endocrinologia Pagotto Bologna

Institution: Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Medical science, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy

Principal Investigator:  Alessandra Gambineri MD, PhD, Giovanna Lattanzi PhD

Contact: 

Alessandra Gambineri, MD, PhD

Human Lipodystrophies Endocrinology Unit,

Dept. of Clinical Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna

alessandra.gambineri@aosp.bo.it

Giovanna Lattanzi, PhD

Istituto di Genetica Molecolare “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” – Sede di Bologna

c/o Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli -via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna

giovanna.lattanzi@cnr.it

Website

Policlinic University Hospital of Milan

Institution: Policlinic University Hospital of Milan

Principal Investigator: Giulia Rodari MD

Contact: Giulia Rodari MD: giulia.rodari@policlinico.mi.it

Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Ca ‚Granda Foundation
Maggiore Policlinico Hospital
Milan, Italy

Website

Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale

Institution: Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara,  Italy

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Flavia Prodam

Contact: Prof. Dr. Flavia Prodam:

Department of Health Sciences,

Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy

Website

University Hospital Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" of Palermo

Institution: University Hospital Policlinico „Paolo Giaccone“ of Palermo, Italy

UO/PSD di Nutrizione Clinica, Obesità e Malattie del Metabolismo

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Silvio Buscemi

Contact: Prof. Dr. Silvio Buscemi: silvio.buscemi@unipa.it

UO/PSD di Nutrizione Clinica, Obesità e Malattie del Metabolismo

Piazza delle Cliniche 2, Edificio 2A, 90127 Palermo 

Website

Universita di Pisa

Institution: Endocrine Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Italy

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Giovanni Ceccarini, Prof. Dr. Ferruccio Santini

Contact: Prof. Giovanni Ceccarini: giovanni.ceccarini@unipi.it, info@lipodistrofia.pisa.it

Obesity and lipodystrophies Center

Endocrinology Unit University Hospital of Pisa

Via Paradisa, 2, 56124 Pisa

Website

Policlinico of Tor Vergata

Institution: Tor Vergata University – Policlinico of Tor Vergata, Italy

Principal Investigator: Giuseppe Novelli, PhD

Contact: Giuseppe Novelli, PhD: novelli@med.uniroma2.it

Lab of Medical Genetics

Tor Vergata University – Policlinico of

Tor Vergata

Viale Oxford, 81 00133 Roma

Website

Netherlands
Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam

Institution: Amsterdam UMC

Principal Investigator: Lotte Kleinendorst MD, PhD, Marjoleine Broekema MD, PhD

Contact: Lotte Kleinendorst MD, PhD and Marjoleine Broekema MD, PhD: polikg@amsterdamumc.nl

Amsterdam UMC, department of Clinical Genetics

University of Amsterdam

Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ Amsterdam

Website

Portugal
Centro Materno-Infantil do Norte, CHUP

Institution: Centro Materno-Infantil do Norte, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Porto, Portugal

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Ermelinda Santos Silva

Contact: Prof. Dr. Ermelinda Santos Silva: u20868@chporto.min-saude.pt

Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Pediatrics

Centro Materno Infantil do Norte (CMIN)

Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS)

Universidade do Porto, Largo da Maternidade Júlio Dinis, 4050-651 Porto

Website

Romania
C. I. Parhon National Institute of Endocrinology

Institution: C. I. Parhon National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Iuliana Gherlan

Contact: Prof. Dr. Iuliana Gherlan: iuliana.gherlan77@gmail.com

B-dul Aviatorilor nr.34-38

Sector 1, Bucaresti, 011863  

Website

Russia
Endocrinology Research Centre Moscow

Institution: Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow, Russia

Principal Investigator: Marina Shestakova MD, PhD

Contact: Marina Shestakova MD, PhD: shestakova.mv@gmail.com

Endocrinology Research Centre,

Moscow, Russia

Website

Slovenia
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Institution: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases (at) University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Principal Investigator: Iztok Štotl, MD

Contact: Iztok Štotl, MD: iztok.stotl@guest.arnes.si

Ljubljana University Medical Centre

UMC  Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases

Spain
University of Santiago de Compostela

Institution: Santiago de Compostela University, Spain

Principal Investigator: David Araújo-Vilar, MD, PhD

Contact: David Araújo-Vilar, MD, PhD: lipodistrofias@gmail.com

Servicio de Endocrinoloxía, C.H.U.S (Hospital de Conxo)

Rua de Ramón Baltar s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela

Website

Switzerland
Metabolic Center St. Gallen, Switzerland

Institution: Metabolic Center St. Gallen, Switzerland

Principal Investigator: Dr. Katrin Heldt; Prof. Dr. Bernd Schultes

Contact: Dr. Katrin Heldt:  katrin.heldt@friendlydocs.ch

Pediatric and adult metabolic endocrinology

Metabolic Center St. Gallen

Friendlydocs AG

Lerchentalstrasse 21, 9016 St. Gallen

Website

Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital

Institution: Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital

Principal Investigator: Ni-Chung Lee, MD, PhD

Contact:886-2-23123456 ext 271940

Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics,

National Taiwan University Hospital,

8 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 10041, Taiwan

Website

Turkey
Marmara University, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Istanbul

Institution: Marmara University, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Istanbul

Principal Investigator: Belma Haliloglu, MD, PhD,

Contact: Belma Haliloglu, MD, PhD: belmahaliloglu26@hotmail.com

Marmara Üniversitesi Göztepe Yerleşkesi 34722
Kadıköy – İstanbul

Website

Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine /Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Izmir

Institution: Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

Principal Investigator: Baris Akinci, MD, PhD, Samim Ozen MD, PhD, Ilgin Yildirim Simsir MD

Contact: Baris Akinci, MD, PhD: barisakincimd@gmail.com

Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine

Division of  Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Izmir

Website

United Kingdom
Cambridge University

Institution: University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories

Principal Investigator: Prof. David Savage

Contact: Prof. David Savage: dbs23@cam.ac.uk

National Severe Insulin Resistance Service

Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Addenbrookes Hospital

IMS MRL, Box 289, Level 4 Addenbrooke’s Hosp., Hills Rd., Cambridge

Website