Faculty & Scientific Staff

Bio Peter Achenbach

Peter Achenbach, MD

Deputy Director, Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich

Dr. Achenbach leads clinical research to define the pathogenesis, early detection and prevention of type 1 diabetes (T1D), advancing immune-based strategies to identify and intervene in disease before clinical onset. Through leadership of large-scale screening and primary prevention studies in genetically at-risk children and his role in international standardization and research consortia, he is helping build the evidence and infrastructure needed to predict and intercept T1D.