1st Generation Projects

No.	Project Title
1	Contribution of the blood-brain barrier to leptin resistance (Schwaninger)
2	Interaction of adipokines with orexin signalling (Jöhren)
3	Integration of inflammatory and metabolic signaling in the hypothalamus (Müller-Fielitz / Schwaninger)
4	The impact of the neuropeptide calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) on ßcatenin-dependent adipogenesis (Brabant)
5	Neuropepetidergic regulation of adipose tissue thermogenesis and transdifferentiation (Klein / Iwen)
6	Linking temperature to metabolism - the role of brown adipose tissue in humans (Schmid)
7	Visualizing adipocyte-brain crosstalk: joint independent component analysis on neuroimaging and hormone data (Münte / Jauch-Chara)
8	Central nervous and peripheral actions of nesfatin-1 on thermogenesis and lipid storage in brown and white adipose tissue (Lehnert / Schulz)
9	Central circadian regulation of leptin signaling (Oster)
10	The interaction between central and peripheral clocks in the regulation of the white adipose function (Oster)
11	Involvement of the angiotensin system in the regulation of adipogenesis (Raasch / Bader)
12	Regulation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity through central mechanisms (Mittag)

No.	Associated Project Title
1	Central Control of Cardiovascular and Thermoregulatory Functions (Mittag)
2	Role of orexin type-2 receptor variants in energy homeostasis and reward processing (Jöhren)
3	Role of the murine thyroid hormone transporters Mct8 and Oatp1c1 in the cardiovascular and thermoregulatory systems (Mittag)
4	Novel concepts of body temperature regulation by thyroid hormone (Mittag / Heeren)
5	Unraveling the molecular basis for successful thyroid hormone replacement therapy (Brabant / Mittag)
6	Regulation of adipokine production by DNA methylation in mouse models for obesity, insulin resistance and current therapies (Kirchner)

No	Startup Funding Project
1	Crosstalk of central and peripheral circadian clocks in the regulation of adipose metabolic inflammation