The central theme of my research is the evaluation of the (patho-)physiological status of an organism at the molecular level. This will enable an in-depth understanding of cellular processes and the development of novel prognostic and diagnostic procedures in medicine. To that end, high-resolution analytical NMR spectroscopy together with innovative bioinformatic approaches are applied. In particular, I am interested in the analysis of small molecules in highly complex biological mixtures such as tissue extracts and body fluids (Metabolomics).