Dr. rer. nat. Theresa Schönhofer, M.Sc.

Main Areas of practice

• Preparation of patent applications
• Assistance in prosecution and opposition proceedings
• Technical preparation of Freedom-to-Operate analyses

TECHNical fields

• Biomedical analytics
• Immunological diagnostics
• Nanovesicle-based therapies
• Medical technology, especially neuromodulation
• Biochemistry

education / career

• Bachelor of Science (Oecotrophologie) at the Justus-Liebig University Gießen
• Master of Science (Nutrition Sciences/Biomedicine) at the Technical University of Munich
• Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) at the Technical University of Munich: Novel experimental strategies to assess the interplay between white adipocyte mitochondrial bioenergetics and systemic glucose homeostasis in C57BL/6 mice
• Postdoc at Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health: Focus: Aptamer-mediated, organ-specific drug transport
• Since 2018: Patent Engineer at DTS

languages

• German
• English
• French

Publications

• Boosting mitochondrial biogenesis in white adipocytes: A route towards improved insulin sensitivity?

Schöttl T, Klingenspor M. Schöttl T, et al. Mol Metab. 2013 Jul 10;2(3):128-9.

• Limited OXPHOS capacity in white adipocytes is a hallmark of obesity in laboratory mice irrespective of the glucose tolerance status.

Schöttl T, Kappler L, Fromme T, Klingenspor M. Schöttl T, et al. Mol Metab. 2015 Jul 15;4(9):631-42.

• Limited mitochondrial capacity of visceral versus subcutaneous white adipocytes in male C57BL/6N mice.

Schöttl T, Kappler L, Braun K, Fromme T, Klingenspor M. Schöttl T, et al. Endocrinology. 2015 Mar;156(3):923-33.

• Heterogeneity of adipose tissue in development and metabolic function.

Schoettl T, Fischer IP, Ussar S. Schoettl T, et al. J Exp Biol. 2018 Mar 7;221.

• Proteomic and Metabolite Profiling Reveals Profound Structural and Metabolic Reorganization of Adipocyte Mitochondria in Obesity.

Schöttl T, Pachl F, Giesbertz P, Daniel H, Kuster B, Fromme T, Klingenspor M. Schöttl T, et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Mar;28(3):590-600.

photo: connolly weber, Munich