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Prof. Dr. Juliane Heydenreich

Prof. Dr. Juliane Heydenreich

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Haus 1, B-Trakt
Jahnallee 59, Room B1103
04109 Leipzig

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Prof. Dr. Juliane Heydenreich

Prof. Dr. Juliane Heydenreich

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Abstract

Juliane Heydenreich has been a professor of experimental sports nutrition at the Faculty of Sports Science at Leipzig University since 2023. She previously worked as an assistant professor for nutrition and sports at the Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz as well as at the University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, the Swiss Federal Office of Sport (FOSPO) and at the University of Potsdam. She received her doctorate from the University of Lausanne in 2019. Her publications and research interests focus on the interplay between nutrition, exercise, and health in various populations. She is a member of the Sports Nutrition Working Group of the German Nutrition Society (DGE).



Professional career

  • since 10/2023
    Professor for experimental sports nutrition, Leipzig University (D)
  • 04/2021 - 09/2023
    Assistant professor for sports and nutrition, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz (D)
  • 04/2018 - 03/2021
    Research assistant, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd (D)
  • 08/2014 - 12/2016
    Research assistant, Federal Office of Sport FOSPO (CH)
  • 07/2011 - 09/2012
    Research assistant, University of Potsdam (D)

Education

  • 10/2005 - 06/2011
    Diploma in Sports Science, University of Potsdam (D)
  • 10/2012 - 09/2014
    MSc Nutrition and Biomedicine, Technical University of Munich (D)
  • 03/2015 - 09/2019
    PhD in Life Sciences, University of Lausanne (CH)
  • 02/2017 - 04/2019
    IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition

  • Development of standardized and valid methods for nutritional support in elite sports
  • Conception of sustainable sports nutrition
  • Investigation of the nutritional situation in elite sports
  • Influence of physical activity on micronutrient intake
  • Influence of internal cooling on athletic performance
  • Investigation of determinants of a Mediterranean diet



Research fields

Sports, sport science, Nutrition, Public health

Specializations

  • sports nutrition

  • energy metabolism

  • sustainable nutrition

  • dietary supplements

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