Awards and Grants

Professor Nina Henriette Uhlenhaut (Technical University of Munich) receives an ERC Consolidator Grant to investigate the role of the glucocorticoid receptor in aging and circadian endocrinology. The funding goes to excellent scientists to consolidate an independent research team.

Dr. Jana Grune (German Heart Center Berlin) and Dr. Pieterjan Dierickx (Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research) each start a new junior research group. The DZHK will fund the research groups for the next six years.

Prof. Dr. Dr. Mahir Karakas, MBA (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, UKE) has been awarded the "Else Kröner Clinician Scientist Professorship". The W3-Professorship for translational research and innovative clinical trials is located at the Department of Intensive Care Medicine and supports the UKE in terms of molecular translation and clinical trials.

Prof. Dr. Joachim Spranger (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) took over as new Dean at Charité. His new role comes with a seat on Charité’s Board of Directors, where he is responsible for research and teaching. He has headed Charité’s Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism since 2011.

Prof. Benjamin Meder (Heidelberg University Hospital) has accepted the call to the W3 professorship "Precision Digital Health" at Heidelberg University. His research focus is on digital biomarkers, wearables for prevention and therapy support, and AI in everyday clinical practice.

Prof. Dr. Samuel Sossalla (University Hospital Regensburg, University Medical Center Göttingen) was awarded the European "Outstanding Achievement Award" of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The award honors mid-career scientists who have made outstanding achievements over several years.

Prof. Fabian Theis (German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München) wins the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2023. The prestigious award of the German Research Foundation (DFG, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) is endowed with 2.5 million euros. Theis conducts research in the field of artificial intelligence in biomedicine.

Laura Nickel (University of Lübeck), Harithaa Anandakuma and Valentin Vecera (both Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) receive the Dieter-Klaus-Förderpreis of the Deutsche Hypertonie Stiftung DHS®. The prize goes to young researchers throughout Europe who are involved in experimental, clinical or epidemiological hypertension research.