10 September 2026 

DZG Lunchtime Career Talks 

For doctoral candidates and postdocs: Discover your future career - role models share their advice. 

Topic: From clinical training to leading translational research 

With: Dr Alba Sulaj, Heidelberg University Hospital 

Alba Sulaj is a physician-scientist at Heidelberg University Hospital, where she serves as Deputy Medical Director in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Chemistry and leads the Lifestyle Interventions Research Group. Her research focuses on weight loss-based interventions to improve metabolic health, bridging patient care and translational metabolism research. 

She has received competitive funding from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and the German Diabetes Association (DDG), as well as several awards, including the 2023 Silvia King Prize (DDG). She is also committed to mentoring the next generation of clinician-scientists.

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