University education and professional career

• Since 2023 Research assistant at the Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, University of Potsdam
• 2018-2023 Doctoral studies at the Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, University of Potsdam
• 2018-2023 Research assistant in the Department of Nutrition and Gerontology, German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) Potsdam-Rehbrücke
• 2017-2018 Research assistant in the NutriAct competence cluster in the Department of Clinical Nutrition, German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) Potsdam-Rehbrücke
• 2014-2016 Master’s degree in Oecotrophology with a focus on “Nutrition and Health” in the Department of Oecotrophology – Facility Management, Münster University of Applied Sciences
• 2013 Nutritional counselling in the oncology and haematology departments, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
• 2013 Scientific collaboration as part of the PAP study in the Department of Oral Surgery, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
• 2009-2013 Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Hanzehogschool Groningen – University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

Research focus and interests

• Healthy aging
• Inflammaging
• Sarcopenia and frailty
• Functional parameters / muscle strength and muscle function measurements
• Nutrition in old age
• Clinical nutrition

Honours and awards

• 2020 DGEM research funding 2020 for the doctoral project “Comparison of anti-inflammatory nutritional strategies on inflammation and muscle function in older adults (AIDA study)”
• 2017 University Prize of Münster University of Applied Sciences for the best Master’s thesis entitled “Evaluation of functional parameters to identify the clinically relevant efficacy of protein/amino acid-rich clinical nutrition in critically ill, oncological and geriatric patients”
• 2014 Research Workshop Travel Award ASPEN Clinical Nutrition Week for the abstract I-37 “Cross-cultural adaptation of the Dutch version of the scored patient-generated subjective global assessment”

Publications

2023

Haß U, Heider S, Kochlik B, Herpich C, Pivovarova-Ramich O, Norman K. Effects of Exercise and Omega-3-Supplemented, High-Protein Diet on Inflammatory Markers in Serum, on Gene Expression Levels in PBMC, and after Ex Vivo Whole-Blood LPS Stimulation in Old Adults. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023; 24(2):928. doi: 10.3390/ijms24020928

2022

Haß U, Kochlik B, Herpich C, Rudloff S, Norman K. Effects of an Omega-3 Supplemented, High-Protein Diet in Combination with Vibration and Resistance Exercise on Muscle Power and Inflammation in Old Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2022; 14(20):4274. doi: 10.3390/nu14204274.

Haß U, Herpich C, Kochlik B, Weber D, Grune T, Norman K. Dietary Inflammatory Index and Cross-Sectional Associations with Inflammation, Muscle Mass and Function in Healthy Old Adults. J Nutr Health Aging. 2022; 26(4):346-351. doi: 10.1007/s12603-022-1753-4.

2021

Herpich C, Kochlik B, Haß U, Weber D, Grune T, Norman K. Altered Adiponectin Response in Older Women Following Dextrose and High-Fat Dietary Challenges. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2021; 65(17):e2100487. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.202100487.

Norman K, Haß U, Pirlich M. Malnutrition in Older Adults-Recent Advances and Remaining Challenges. Nutrients. 2021; 13(8):2764. doi: 10.3390/nu13082764.

Haß U, Schütte O, Franz K, Norman K. Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) – Nützlicher Wegweiser in der praktischen Beratung oder rein theoretisches Modell in der Ernährungsforschung? Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin 2021; 46(03): 174-185. doi: 10.1055/a-1299-1190.

Herpich C, Haß U, Kochlik B, Franz K, Laeger T, Klaus S, Bosy-Westphal A, Norman K. Postprandial dynamics and response of fibroblast growth factor 21 in older adults. Clin Nutr. 2021; 40(6):3765-3771. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.04.037.

Haß U, Norman, K. 3 – Sarkopenie und Kachexie. Buchkapitel in Ernährungsmedizin in der Gastroenterologie, edited by Mathias Plauth, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2021, pp. 33-52. doi: 10.1515/9783110632699-003.

2019

Haß U, Herpich C, Norman K. Anti-Inflammatory Diets and Fatigue. Nutrients. 2019; 11(10):2315. doi: 10.3390/nu11102315.

2018

Haß U, Schwejda-Güttes S, Kuhn KS, Markant A. Einsatz und Nutzen funktioneller Parameter als Endpunkte in klinischen Ernährungsstudien. Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin 2018; 43(03): 162-172. doi: 10.1055/a-0603-2891.

Sealy MJ, Haß U, Ottery FD, van der Schans CP, Roodenburg JLN, Jager-Wittenaar H. Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment: An Interdisciplinary Nutritional Instrument Appropriate for Dutch Cancer Patients. Cancer Nurs. 2018; 41(6):450-462. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000505.

You can also find a complete list of publications under this link: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4276-0695.

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