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Laureates of the 92th DGK Annual Meeting

The 92nd Annual Meeting of the German Cardiac Society – Cardiovascular Research (DGK) was held in Mannheim from 8 to 11 April 2026. During the meeting, numerous researchers from the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) were honoured with awards in recognition of their scientific achievements

Prof. Dr Holger Thiele was awarded the prestigious Paul Morawitz Prize at the DGK Annual Conference. From left to right: Prof. Dr Stephan Willems, Angelika Stafflage, prize winner Prof. Dr Holger Thiele, Prof. Dr Stefan Blankenberg | © DGK/Thomas Hauss

Paul Morawitz Prize
Prof. Dr. Holger Thiele, Leipzig 

Albert Fraenkel Prize
Prof. Dr. Konstantin Stark, Munich

Andreas Grüntzig Research Prize
Dr. David Koeckerling, Heidelberg

Oskar Lapp Research Prize
Dr. Shinwan Kany, Hamburg

Klaus-Georg and Sigrid Hengstberger Research Fellowship
Dr. Kai-Uwe Jarr, Heidelberg

Honorary Award Lecture on Basic Science
Prof. Dr. Oliver Müller, Kiel

Otto Hess Doctoral Prize
Second Prize, Mikail Kaan Tumani, Heidelberg

Rudi Busse Young Investigator Award for Experimental Cardiovascular Research
First Prize, Dr. Julian Wagner, Frankfurt
Second Prize, Clara Bühler, Frankfurt
Second Prize, Timo Rusack, Lübeck
Second Prize, Karla Vollmerig, Mannheim

Hans Blömer Young Investigator Award for Clinical Cardiovascular Research
Second Prize, Dr. Rebecca Krey, Berlin
Second Prize, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Torben Lange, Göttingen

DGK Young Investigator Award – Coronary Heart Disease
Second Prize, Dr. Gregor Nelles, Frankfurt
Second Prize, Dr. Aslihan Erbay, Frankfurt
Second Prize, Dr. Jonas Lehmacher, Hamburg

DGK Young Investigator Award – Heart Failure
First Prize, Dr. Elias Rawish, Lübeck
Second Prize, Dr. Shinwan Kany, Hamburg

DGK Young Investigator Award – Structural Heart Disease
First Prize, Kristin Steinhaus, Göttingen
Second Prize, Dr. Karl-Patrik Kresoja, Mainz

Josef Freitag Foundation Research Prize (shared)
Dr. Shinwan Kany, Hamburg

DGK Abstract Prize for Clinical Lipid Research
Dr. Johannes Krefting, Munich

DGK Poster Prize at the Annual Meeting
Sricharan Lakkaraju, Heidelberg