Dr. Heidi Noels and Dr. Yvonne Döring receive the W.H. Hauss Award from the DGAF
19-21 April 2018
Dr. Heidi Noels from the Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research at RWTH Aachen University together with Dr. Yvonne Döring from the Institute for Prophylaxis and Epidemiology of Circulatory Diseases at LMU Munich together received the DGAF W.H. Hauss Award 2018 from the German Society for Atherosclerosis Research (DGAF) during the 32nd Annual Meeting of the DGAF in Rauischholzhausen, Germany. They were awarded for their publication "Vascular CXCR4 Limits Atherosclerosis by Maintaining Arterial Integrity: Evidence From Mouse and Human Studies." (Circulation. 2017; 136: 388-403). In this work it could be shown that vascular CXCR4 has an atheroprotective function by maintaining the arterial integrity and preserving the endothelial barrier function. In addition, CXCR4 stabilizes a contractile smooth muscle cell phenotype. Targeted enhancement of these CXCR4-mediated protective functions could open up novel therapeutic options in the treatment of atherosclerosis.
The award was sponsored by a long-standing active member of the DGAF, Prof. Dr. Winfried März.
Project area Z
Administrative project
Robert Werner Mertens
MD student
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Department of Internal Medicine
Project: The role of incretin hormone GLP-2 in septic cardiomyopathy
PI: Michael Lehrke
Robert Werner Mertens
MD student
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Department of Internal Medicine
Project: The role of incretin hormone GLP-2 in septic cardiomyopathy
PI: Michael Lehrke
Consortium
Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Complications
in Chronic Kidney Disease
The SFB/TRR219 is supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Project-ID 322900939
Joint meeting of
DFG-funded CRC consortia
and graduate schools
09 - 10 October 2024
Importance and Highlights of
Cardiac, Vascular and Kidney Research
Joint meeting of DFG-funded CRC consortia and graduate schools
Importance and Highlights of
Cardiac, Vascular and Kidney Research in Germany
09 - 10 October 2024
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What?
October 9th: Graduate training day and hot topics from CRC consortia on cardiac, vascular and kidney research.
October 10th: Importance of collaborative cardiac, vascular and kidney research, with representatives from politics and the DFG, keynote scientific speakers and a podium discussion with participating CRC speakers.
Why?
Increase awareness of
- the high burden of cardiovascular and kidney diseases
- the clinical importance of cardiac, vascular and kidney research
- the importance of collaborative research consortia
Increase national cooperation and exchange of expertise on scientific, technological and training level
