Awards and Grants

Prof. Dr. Dr. Mahir Karakas, MBA (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, UKE) has been awarded the "Else Kröner Clinician Scientist Professorship". The W3-Professorship for translational research and innovative clinical trials is located at the Department of Intensive Care Medicine and supports the UKE in terms of molecular translation and clinical trials.

Prof. Dr. Joachim Spranger (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) took over as new Dean at Charité. His new role comes with a seat on Charité’s Board of Directors, where he is responsible for research and teaching. He has headed Charité’s Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism since 2011.

Prof. Benjamin Meder (Heidelberg University Hospital) has accepted the call to the W3 professorship "Precision Digital Health" at Heidelberg University. His research focus is on digital biomarkers, wearables for prevention and therapy support, and AI in everyday clinical practice.

Prof. Dr. Samuel Sossalla (University Hospital Regensburg, University Medical Center Göttingen) was awarded the European "Outstanding Achievement Award" of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The award honors mid-career scientists who have made outstanding achievements over several years.

Prof. Fabian Theis (German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München) wins the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2023. The prestigious award of the German Research Foundation (DFG, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) is endowed with 2.5 million euros. Theis conducts research in the field of artificial intelligence in biomedicine.

Laura Nickel (University of Lübeck), Harithaa Anandakuma and Valentin Vecera (both Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) receive the Dieter-Klaus-Förderpreis of the Deutsche Hypertonie Stiftung DHS®. The prize goes to young researchers throughout Europe who are involved in experimental, clinical or epidemiological hypertension research.

Dr Gabriele Schiattarella (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) has received an ERC Starting Grant to investigate how ketone metabolism and signalling are linked in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. The grant supports outstanding young researchers.

PD Dr Thorsten Kessler (German Heart Centre Munich) has received an ERC Starting Grant for his research on cell-cell communication in cardiovascular inflammation. The grant supports outstanding young researchers.