Dr. Eckel has been working at the German Diabetes Center since 1978, and he is a Professor of Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Düsseldorf. He is a world-known expert in the field of obesity, type 2 diabetes, adipose tissue biology and organ crosstalk. His laboratory has been working on the topic of cellular secretome and organ crosstalk for more than 20 years. Dr. Eckel also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of APB and on the Editorial Board of several journals. He is also member of Advisory Panels of several companies. Dr. Eckel has published more than 200 research papers with more than 5000 citations.