Dirk Haller

Dr. Dirk Haller is Full Professor of Nutrition and Immunology and Director of the Institute for Food & Health at the Technical University of Munich. He received his academic training at the University of Hohenheim, graduating in Nutrition Science and Food Technology, and completed his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology. Following postdoctoral research periods in Switzerland (Nestlé Research Center) and the USA (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), he received career and science awards from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM). He pioneered the concept of microbe–host interactions and has substantially contributed to the understanding of chronic inflammatory disorders of the gut.