Editorial Board Member - JOO
KONSTANTINOS KANTARTZIS
Department of Internal MedicineDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetology
Nephrology, Vascular Disease and Clinical Chemistry
University of Tübingen
Germany
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Konstantinos Kantartzis is presently working as an Consultant in Internal Medicine and Senior Research Scientist of the Clinical Research Team in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nephrology, Vascular Medicine and Clinical Chemistry and in the Paul-Langerhans-Institute, Member of the German Centre for Diabetes Research, at the University of Tübingen, Germany (Head: Professor H.-U. Häring). He had received MSc and MD in endocrinology and metabolism from the University of Athens, Greece.His research interests include genetics and prevention of type 2 diabetes and the impact of adiposity and body fat distribution, in particular fat accumulation in the liver (fatty liver), on the production and action of adipokines and eventually on insulin sensitivity. He has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, with a cumulative impact factor over 230 and has received over 1500 citations (current h-index).
Other Editorial Board Members - JOO
OMAR A. OBEID
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
American University of Beirut
Lebanon
ALI RAFE
Research Institute of Food Science & Technology
Iran
UMA D PALANISAMY
Department of Biomedical Science
Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Monash Universtiy
Malaysia
ZAYDE ALCICEK
Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Turkey
Charles C. Muscoplat
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
University of Minnesota
United States
CARLOS ALBERTO NOGUEIRA DE ALMEIDA
Department of Paediatric Nutrition
Brazilian Association of Nutrology
University of Ribeirao Preto
Brazil
VOJTECH HAINER
Institute of Endocrinology
Obesity Management Center
Prague
Czech Republic
