social responsibility

Living together needs engagement. This is why I would like to lead by example and make a contribution towards improving child health by understanding of the underlying biological and metabolic mechanisms and to provide my outcomes for everyone.

selected leadership roles

•President, Federation of International Societies for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (www.fispghan.org), 2016-2020

• President Elect, International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation

(www.isrhml.com/) (2018-2020, President 2020-2022)

• Chair, Tertiary Care Council and Member of the Executive Committee, European Academy of

Paediatrics / Union of European Medical Specialists – Section of Paediatrics (2018-2020)

(www.eapaediatrics.eu)

• Member, Central Grant Review Board Medicine, German Research Council – Deutsche

Forschungsgemeinschaft (www.dfg.de) (2012-2020)

• Chair, Grant Review Board Clinical Trials, German Research Council -

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (www.dfg.de), (2016-2020)

• Co-ordinator, EU FP7 EarlyNutrition Project (project-earlynutrition.eu) (2011-2018)

• Co-ordinator, ESPEN Network Project on Disease Associated Malnutrition in Children

• Chair of the Scientific Board, National Network “A healthy start into life” of the German

Federal Government (ww.gesund-ins-leben.de) (since 2009)

• Managing Director, Early Nutrition Academy (www.early-nutrition.org) (since 2004)

• Chair, Committee on Nutrition, German Society Paediatrics (www.dgkj.de) (since 2001)

• Chairman of the Board, Child Health Foundation (www.kindergesundheit.de/) (since 1996)

• Strategic Technical Advisor on Nutrition, the International Pediatric Association (2017-2019)

• Council Member, United European Gastroenterology (www.ueg.eu), 2016-2020

• Past President, European Society Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

(www.espghan.org) (President 2013-2016)

advisory roles to governmental bodies

• Scientific Advisor, Innovation Initiative of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

• Scientific Advisor, Forum Early Childhood Education, German Federal Minister of Family,

Seniors, Women and Youth

• Scientific Advisor, New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

• Scientific Advisor, New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries

• Scientific Advisor, BPOM Food Safety Authority, Government of Indonesia

• Scientific Advisor, Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health, Government of

Malaysia

• Delegation head, Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses, Codex

Alimentarius of WHO and FAO

• Scientific Advisor, European Parliament Committee on Consumer Protection

• Member and Rapporteur, European Commission Scientific Committee on Food

• Scientific Panel Member, World Health Organization Panel on Folate and Health

• Scientific Collaborator, World Health Organization Europe Project on Complementary

Feeding of Infants in Europe

scientific journal editor

• Editor in Chief, Annals Nutrition & Metabolism

• Editor in Chief, World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics

• Associate Editor, Current Opinion Clin Nutrition Metabolic Care

• Associate Editor, Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde