Young DZHK Cardiovascular Research Summit 2026
25th September 2026 in Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte (CCM)
Lecture Hall 22 "Internal Medicine", Virchowweg 9, 10117 Berlin
organized by the Young DZHK Committee Berlin
Registration is open until 20 August 2026. As the number of participants is limited, early registration is recommended.
Programme
Preliminary programme
09:30
Registration & Reception
10:00
Welcome
Anna Feuerstein and Niklas Beyhoff
10:15–12:15
Session 1: Hot topics in translational research
Chairs: Laura Priesmeier, Lucy Finnigan · 30-minute talks followed by 10 minutes of discussion
- Novel therapies and drug-delivery systems – Alessio Alogna
- Molecular mechanisms in heart failure – Christian Oeing
- Metabolomics in cardiovascular disease – Marco Witkowski
12:15–13:30
Lunch break
13:30–14:30
Session 2: Updates from the ESC Congress
Chairs: Julia Lueg, Michael Molitor · 15-minute talks followed by 5 minutes of discussion
- Arrhythmia and electrophysiology – Nora Wainstejn
- Immunology and coronary artery disease – Elias Rawish
- Heart failure and cardiomyopathies – Kun Zhang
14:30–15:30
Break-out session with coffee
- How to write a successful grant application – Julian Wagner
- How to find the right journal and publish successfully – Simone F. Glaser
- How to navigate patient care and research – Nicola Wilck
15:30–17:50
Session 3: Rollercoaster rides in cardiovascular research
Exciting stories of groundbreaking research projects · Chairs: Anna Feuerstein, Niklas Beyhoff · 30-minute talks followed by 5 minutes of discussion
- Fantastic beasts and how to study them – the hibernating brown bear as a model for cardiovascular prevention – Tobias Petzold
- How I taped the heart – Herzpflaster Göttingen – Ahmad Fawad Jebran
- Same diagnosis, different hearts: How I used deep learning to uncover the role of genotype in shaping the hypertrophic heart – Martin Beyer
- How I sent mutant blood clones to bed and to the gym to protect the heart – Teresa Gerhardt
