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Three people in a modern building with a glass façade: a man on the left (Prof. Christoph Knosalla), a woman (Dr Mariya Kucherenko) in the middle and a man on the right (Prof. Wolfgang Kübler), all wearing light blue clothing and a white jumper.

On the trail of the ‘key protein’ - New research project on the cause of pulmonary hypertension in heart failure

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious disease in which the pressure in the blood vessels between the heart and lungs is permanently increased. In…

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14 DZHK scientists on the list of the world's most influential researchers

14 researchers from the DZHK have been included in the list of 'Highly Cited Researchers 2024'. The annual award honours scientists worldwide who have…

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A man in a white lab coat, identified as Prof. Konstantin Stark, looks into the camera.

Antibodies as unrecognised key players in thrombosis - new therapeutic approaches without the risk of bleeding

A groundbreaking study by scientists at the LMU Hospital Munich and the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research has shown that antibodies and the…

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A man in a white doctor's coat, identified as Dr Sören Brandenburg, smiling friendly at the camera.

Dysferlin protein protects and shapes the membrane of heart muscle cells

Researchers at the University Medical Centre Göttingen have discovered that the protein dysferlin plays a key role in protecting the heart muscle,…

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Group photo of 14 people with names and titles around a central logo for BioVAT-HF DZHK20.

German University Medicine Award goes to research team for the ‘heart patch’

This year, the German University Medicine Award goes to a research team from the University Medical Centre Göttingen (UMG) and the University Medical…

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Fluorescence microscope image of a thrombus from the vein of a mouse. The different colours indicate different cell structures, while white dots indicate procoagulant platelets, which were analysed in the study.

New insights into the mechanisms of venous thrombosis harbour therapeutic potential

Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are among the most common cardiovascular diseases and can have life-threatening consequences. DZHK…

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Portrait photo of Prof Daniela Panáková, smiling and looking into the camera with her arms crossed. She is wearing a colourful, patterned top and a wristwatch. Her blonde hair falls loosely over her shoulders and the background is a neutral grey.

Prof. Daniela Panáková takes up DZHK professorship for Cardiac Genetics of Congenital Structural Heart Disease

Prof. Dr. Daniela Panáková has taken up the DZHK professorship for Cardiac Genetics of Congenital Structural Heart Disease at the University Medical…

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A man in a suit and tie, identified as Prof. Dr Gerd Hasenfuß, speaks during his farewell lecture on 18 October 2024 in Göttingen. He gestures with one hand and wears a headset microphone.

Gerd Hasenfuß ends his academic career

Prof Gerd Hasenfuß from the University Medical Centre Göttingen was a member of the founding board of the DZHK and helped shape its fortunes for eight…

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Induced pluripotent stem cell cardiomyocytes, stained for the sarcomeric protein ACTN2 (purple), detyrosinated microtubules (cyan) and DNA (orange), imaged with confocal microscopy at 63x magnification.

Gene Therapy Improves Heart Function in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Scientists at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf have shown that the sustained activation of tubulin tyrosination could be a novel treatment…

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Volkmar Falk new President of the EACTS

Professor Volkmar Falk, Medical Director of the Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC) and Principal Investigator at the DZHK, was elected as the…

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