Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tilman Kühn

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Curriculum Vitae:

2005 Diploma in Nutrition Science (University of Applied Sciences Hamburg, Germany)
2010 MSc in Public Health Nutrition (University of Applied Sciences Fulda, Germany)
2010-2013 Research Assistant (PhD Candidate), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
2014 PhD in Epidemiology (summa cum laude), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
2013-2020 Staff Scientist and Working Group Leader (Nutritional Epidemiology, permanent position), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
2013-2020 Lecturer for Epidemiology and Prevention, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
2020 Habilitation Degree in Epidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
2020-2022 Lecturer in Epidemiology and Statistics (permanent position), Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom
2020-2022 Lecturer in Epidemiology (Adjunct position), Heidelberg Institute for Global Health, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
since 2022 Adjunct position as a Lecturer in Epidemiology and Statistics (Nutrition), Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom
Visiting Professor, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany 
Full Professor for Public Health Nutrition, dual appointment at the University of Vienna (Department of Nutritional Sciences) and the Medical University of Vienna (Centre for Public Health), Austria

Research areas:

* Primary prevention of diet-related diseases
* Diet and cancer prognosis
* Plant-based diets
* Nutrition and obesity transition

"The consideration of nutrition as an important determinant of individual health is changing fundamentally in the face of the climate and environmental crisis. Not least the 2019 EAT-Lancet Commission report (PDF) shows that more plant-based diets are crucial for achieving the 1.5 degree target of the Paris Agreement. Our research therefore serves to better understand the health aspects of more plant-based diets. In addition, the main focus is on the prevention of chronic diseases through nutritional measures in ageing societies." (Tilman Kühn)