Awards and Grants

Dr Bettina Heidecker (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin) was elected DZHK representative in the Women's Cardiovascular Health Initiative of the Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF). Twelve funding organisations from ten countries participate in the GCRFF.

Prof. Christian Weber (Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, LMU Munich) receives the Reinhart Koselleck funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG), which supports his work with a total of 1.5 million euros.

Dr Fabian Starnecker (German Heart Centre, Munich) was awarded second place in the Kurt and Erika Palm Foundation Science Prize for the "User-centred development of an mHealth app for cardiovascular prevention".

Prof. Claudia Langenberg (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) is a new member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO).

PD Dr Tobias Petzold (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) has been selected for a Heisenberg Professorship by the German Research Foundation - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

Prof Dr Stephan Willems (Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg), Prof Dr Karl-Heinz Kuck (Asklepios Klinik, Hamburg), Prof Dr Stefan Hohnloser (University Hospital Frankfurt) and Prof Dr Constanze Schmidt (Heidelberg University Hospital) were awarded the Gertrud Spitz Foundation Science Prize.

Among the top 100 scientists in the "Best Medicine Scientists in Germany" ranking are 16 DZHK researchers.

Dr Marco Witkowski (Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin) receives the Science Award of the Josef Freitag Foundation of the German Heart Foundation.

Prof Dr Sophie van Linthout (Berlin Institute of Health, Charité Berlin) becomes Coordinator of the Basic Research Section on the HFA Board 2024-2026.

Dr Michael Amponsah-Offeh (Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University) receives the first prize of the European Society of Cardiology Young Investigator Award of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science.