Angioscience meets Cardioscience

The HI-TAC is thrilled to host the first HI-TAC Spring Conference! We look forward to engaging discussions and active participation from scientists at all career stages.

Confirmed Speakers

• Federica Accornero
  Brown University, USA
• Arica Beisaw
  Heidelberg University, DE
• Stefan Blankenberg
  University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg (UHZ), DE
• Bastian Bruns
  Heidelberg University, DE
• Katrien De Bock
  ETH Zurich, CH
• Bong In Koh
  Max-Planck-Institute, DE
• Henrike Maatz
  Max Delbrück Center, DE 
• Stefania Nicoli
  Yale University, USA
• Gabriele Schiattarella
  Max Delbrück Center, DE
• Mahak Singhal
  Heidelberg University, DE
• Rong Tian
  University of Washington, USA
• Eldad Tzahor
  Weizmann Institute, IL
• Maarten van den Hoogenhof
  Heidelberg University, DE
• Julian Wagner
  Goethe University, DE
• Chi-Chung Wu
  Heidelberg University, DE
• Karina Yaniv
  Weizmann Institute, IL

Preliminary program

Monday, April  28, 2025

Heidelberg University
Alte Aula (Grabengasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg)

11:00 AM            Registration & Welcome Coffee

12:30 PM            Introductory remarks by
Maike Sander, Scientific Director Max Delbrück Center
Frauke Melchior, Rector Heidelberg University
Sergej Goerdt, Dean of the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg Universit
Michael Boutros, Dean of the Medical Faculty Heidelberg of Heidelberg University

1:00 PM              AngioCardioScience: Harnessing basic discoveries for clinical innovation
Chair: Constanze Schmidt, Heidelberg University
Stefan Blankenberg, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg (UHZ), DE
Maarten van den Hoogenhof, Heidelberg University, DE
Eldad Tzahor, Weizmann Institute, IL
Bastian Bruns, Heidelberg University, DE

3:30 PM              Coffee break

4:00 PM              Angiocardiac communication in systemic health
Chair: Norbert Frey, Heidelberg University
Katrien De Bock, ETH Zurich, CH
Mahak Singhal, Heidelberg University, DE
Federica Acconero, Brown University, USA
Bong Ihn Koh, Max-Planck-Institute, DE

7:00 PM              Reception

Tuesday, April 29,  2025

Heidelberg University
Neue Aula (Grabengasse 3-5, 69117 Heidelberg)

9:00 AM            Cardiometabolic crosstalk in the heart
Chair: Daniel Dürschmied, Heidelberg University
Gabriele Schiattarella, Max Delbrück Center, DE
Arica Beisaw, Heidelberg University, DE
Rong Tian, University of Washington, USA
Chi-Chung Wu, Heidelberg University, DE

11:30 PM            Lunch & Poster Session presenting projects from tandem groups 
Chair: Eileen Furlong

1:30 PM  Neuro-angiocardiac communication 
Chair: Michael Potente, Berlin Institute of Health (BIH)
Stefania Nicoli, Yale University, USA
Henrike Maatz, Max Delbrück Center, DE 
Karina Yaniv, Weizmann Institute, IL
Julian Wagner, Goethe University, DE

4:00 PM              Conclusive Remarks
Gergana Dobreva, Johannes Backs, Norbert Hübner, HI-TAC Directorate

 

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