Prof. Dr. Peter von Philipsborn

I’m a medical doctor and public health professional working at the crossroads of research, policy and practice. With a background in medicine, political science, economics and law, I specialise on planetary health nutrition, defined as the art and science of promoting healthy and sustainable diets on a population level. I’m passionate about research with policy impact, teaching, and public engagement with science.

CV

Since 05.2025: Chair of Public Health Nutrition, University of Bayreuth
2021-2025: Research Group Leader, Junior Research Group Planetary Health Nutrition and Teamlead of the Public Health Nutrition Team at the Chair of Public Health and Health Services Research, LMU Munich
2018-2021: Research Associate, Chair of Public Health and Health Services Research, LMU Munich
2020-2021: Junior Doctor, Department of Psychiatry, LMU Klinikum, Munich
2018-2019: Junior Doctor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Municipal Hospital Mühldorf am Inn

Degrees

2020: Doctorate in Medicine, LMU Munich (Supervisors: Prof. Eva Rehfuess and Prof. Hans Hauner. Title: Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases: International Evidence and Implementation in Germany; Link)
2017: Medical Licensing Examination, Technical University Munich
2011: MA Political Science, Economics and Law, University of Freiburg
2009: MSc Global Politics, with Distinction, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Selected publications

Leibinger A, Holliday N, Huizinga O, von Philipsborn P: Reach and public health implications of proposed new food marketing regulation in Germany: an updated analysis. Europen Journal of Public Health 2024, online ahead of print. (Online, open access)
Holliday N, Leibinger A, Huizinga O, Klinger C, Okanmelu E, Geffert K, Rehfuess Ea, von Philipsborn P. Use of the WHO Nutrient Profile Model for food marketing regulation in Germany: feasibility and public health implications. Obesity Facts 2024, 17(2):109–120. (Online, open access)
von Philipsborn P, Huizinga O, Leibinger A, Rubin D, Burns J, Emmert-Fees K, Pedron S, Laxy M, Rehfuess E. Interim Evaluation of Germany’s Sugar Reduction Strategy for Soft Drinks: Commitments versus Actual Trends in Sugar Content and Sugar Sales from Soft Drinks. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 2023, 79(3):282-290. (Online, open access)
von Philipsborn P, Geffert K, Klinger C, Hebestreit A, Stratil J, Rehfuess EA: Nutrition Policies in Germany: A Systematic Assessment with the Food Environment Policy Index. (Food-EPI). Public Health Nutrition 2022, 25(6):1691-1700. (Online, open access).
von Philipsborn P, Stratil JM, Burns J, Busert LK, Pfadenhauer LM, Polus S, Holzapfel C, Hauner H, Rehfuess E. Environmental interventions to reduce the consumption of sugar‐sweetened beverages and their effects on health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD012292. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012292.pub2. (Online, open access)

All publications on Google Scholar, PubMed and ResearchGate

Board and Committee Memberships

German Medical Association (Bundesärztekammer): Member of the Public Health Committee
Max Rubner Institute (MRI): Member of the Scientific Advisory Council for the National Nutrition Monitoring
Zukunftsforum Public Health (ZfPH): Member of the Steering Committee
German Nutrition Society (DGE): Member of the Steering Committee of the Public Health Nutrition Group

Awards

Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities: External Member of the Interdisciplinary Working Group Nutrition, Health and Prevention (2024)
Research Award, German Obesity Society (2023)
Teaching Award, Medical Faculty of the Technical University Munich (2015)
Scholarship, German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)

Editorships and peer reviewer activities

Editorships: Public Health Nutrition (Cambridge University Press; Deputy Editor), Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism (Karger; Associate Editor)
Grant reviews: DFG, Swiss National Science Foundation, Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research (Austria), ZonMW (Netherlands)

Contact

Mail address: Chair of Public Health Nutrition, University of Bayreuth (Campus Kulmbach), Fritz-Hornschuch-Strasse 13, D-95326 Kulmbach, Germany
E-mail: Peter.Philipsborn@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone: +49 (0)9221 / 407 1150 and +49 (0)9221 / 407 1005 (secretariat)

Webmaster: Christine Williams

FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES: FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Chair of Public Health Nutrition – Prof. Dr. Peter von Philipsborn