Prof. Thomas Lutz studied veterinary medicine at the University of Berlin, FRG, and did his veterinary doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich on epithelial electrolyte transport. He completed a PhD at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, on the pathophysiology of feline diabetes mellitus. He became Professor in Veterinary Physiology at the University of Zurich in 2004. His research focuses on the neuroendocrine control of eating, the pathophysiology of obesity and on the pathophysiology of obesity-related comorbidities like type 2 diabetes mellitus. Linked to that is a specific focus on weight lowering therapy and multi-organ crosstalk. The (veterinary) clinical aspect of his research is still focused on feline diabetes mellitus. Prof. Lutz has a passion for the education of undergraduate students in all aspects of animal physiology, but also for students in biomedicine (UZH) and human medicine (ETHZ). He is very active in various PhD committees at UZH and the University of Bern.