Sophie Steculorum is an independent Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and the Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD) in Cologne, Germany, where she heads the “Neurocircuit Wiring and Function” group. Her research investigates the central control of energy homeostasis from embryonic stages to adulthood, integrating molecular, anatomical, and functional approaches to uncover how neural circuits regulate whole-body metabolism and influence metabolic health and disease. Sophie received her Ph.D. in Neurophysiology from Lille University, France, in 2011 under the mentorship of Dr. Sébastien Bouret. Her doctoral work, conducted jointly at the INSERM Laboratory in Lille and the Neuroscience Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, focused on the development of neuronal networks that control feeding behavior and glycemic regulation. In 2012, she joined Professor Jens Brüning’s laboratory as a postdoctoral fellow, studying the molecular and neuroanatomical mechanisms of neuronal circuits that govern energy balance and glucose homeostasis.