Basics of Cardiovascular Research – Between bench and bedside

This event series is aimed at early career researchers, in particular Clinician Scientists, Medical Scientists and Data Scientists in cardiovascular medicine, participants of the Clinician Scientist Programme and the Otto Hess Programme of the DGK, as well as fellows of the DZHK Clinician Scientist Fellowship.

The series covers a broad range of topics, from fundamental mechanisms and methods in basic research to translational principles and essential soft skills. The programme consists of four modules per year. The spring and autumn modules are linked to the DGK Annual Meeting and the DGK Herztage, while the summer and winter modules take place online. All events are held in English.

The complete programme runs over three years. Participants can receive a certificate if they attend at least nine events.

A panel discussion is part of every event. Questions for the panel can be submitted in advance by registered participants.

Events 2026–2028

  1. From cardiac physiology to diagnostics, part I, part II | 8 April 2026, DGK Jahrestagung, Mannheim
  2. From cardiovascular developmental biology to pathogenesis, programme | 10 June 2026, online
  3. Modern imaging of the myocardium and myocardial function | programme | 26 September 2026, DGK Herztage, Hamburg
  4. From vascular biology to myocardial infarction | December 2026, online
  5. Drug development – The long road to the drug | April 2027, DGK Jahrestagung, Mannheim
  6. From mechanisms of cell biology to pathogenesis | June 2027, online
  7. Learning to walk in the laboratory: methods in basic cardiovascular research | September 2027, DGK Herztage, Hamburg
  8. Cardiac electrophysiology: from the ion channel to arrhythmia | December 2027, online
  9. Important skills in cardiovascular medicine | April 2028, DGK Jahrestagung, Mannheim
  10. Heart failure – mechanisms from the atrium to the ventricle | June 2028, online
  11. Mechanisms of arterial hypertension/pulmonary hypertension | September 2028, DGK Herztage, tba
  12. From in silico modeling to AI in cardiovascular medicine | December 2028, online

Organisation

Events within the DGK conference programme

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie – Herz- und Kreislaufforschung e.V. (DGK)
Grafenberger Allee 100
40237 Düsseldorf
Tel.: 0211 600 692-0
E-Mail: kongress@dgk.org
www.dgk.org

Online events

Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V. (DZHK)
Potsdamer Straße 58
10785 Berlin
Tel.: 030 346 5529-01
E-Mail: training@dzhk.de
www.dzhk.de

Programme coordinators

Professor Friederike Cuello, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Professor Constanze Schmidt, University Medical Center Göttingen