Research Grant
The DGG research grant, worth €5,000, is awarded for a planned clinical or basic scientific project. The specific requirements for the research grant are:
- Supporting statement from the head of the clinic (member of the DGG e.V.)
- Brief written project description (in accordance with the DFG standard format)
- Topic: Vascular medicine
- Information on whether further third-party funding applications have been submitted on the topic
- Submission of a final report (scientific report/financial report)
The following applicants have received the research grant to date:
Tri-country conference Lucerne 2025
Dr Polina Shabes, M.Sc. (Düsseldorf)
Project: RESOLVE VGEI – Investigation of biofilm dissolution by antiseptic and
debridement solutions in infections of vascular and endovascular prostheses using translational in vitro biofilm models
Annual Conference Karlsruhe 2024
Dr Panagiotis Doukas (Aachen)
Project: Changes in the quality and composition of adventitial collagen fibres in the aortic wall in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
Annual Meeting Osnabrück 2023
Dr. John Friesen (Darmstadt)
Project: Development of biomarkers based on continuous haemodynamic monitoring for more accurate prediction of the probability of rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms
Annual Meeting Mannheim 2021
Dr. rer. nat. Anja Hofmann (Dresden)
Project: Investigations into the protective function of NAD(P)H oxidase 4 in arteriosclerotic plaques of the internal carotid artery
Digital Annual Meeting 2020
Dr Thorsten Eierhoff, Münster
Project: Mechanistic investigations into the influence of metabolites of intestinal microbiota on endothelial integrity in aortic dissections
Annual Conference Mannheim 2019
Dr. med. Katrin Meisenbacher, Heidelberg
Project: Interprofessional collaboration in the operating theatre – development and implementation of an interprofessional learning concept on the topic of patient safety in the vascular surgery operating theatre setting
Annual Conference Bonn 2018
Dr Philipp Erhart (Heidelberg)
Project: Identification of genetic risk variants in patients with type B aortic dissections.
Annual Conference Frankfurt am Main 2017
PD Dr. med. Jochen Grommes (Aachen)
Project: On the role of neutrophil granulocytes in arteriogenesis.
Three-Country Conference Bern 2016
Dr Konstantinos Stavroulakis
Project: Histopathological evaluation of femoropopliteal vessels after optical coherence tomography-guided atherectomy versus conventional directional atherectomy.
Annual Conference Münster 2015
Dr. Markus Udo Wagenhäuser (Düsseldorf)
Project: Influence of haemostatic agents on the molecular regulatory mechanisms of individual wound healing phases.
Annual Conference Hamburg 2014
Dr Albert Busch (Würzburg)
Project: New pathomechanisms in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms – The role of the TGF-beta signalling pathway in the pathogenesis of AAA and popliteal aneurysms.
Three-Country Conference Linz 2013
Dr Florian Simon and Dr Alexander Oberhuber (Düsseldorf)
Project: Molecular biological changes in spinal cord mitochondria and clinical evaluation of spinal function after stimulation with rhEPO/cEPO-FC in a mouse aortic clamping model.
Dr Sabine Wipper (Hamburg)
Project: Transcardiac access routes to the ascending aorta, aortic arch and supra-aortic arteries – development of new therapeutic strategies using a pig model
Annual Conference Wiesbaden 2012
Dr Andreas Kühnl (Munich)
Project: Influence of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) on the expression pattern of scavenger receptors of human monocytes during differentiation into macrophages
Annual Meeting Erlangen 2011
Dr. med. Rita Samira Al Weissi (Frankfurt am Main)
Project: In vitro remodelling through flow augmentation
Annual Conference Munich 2009
Dr. Maani Hakimi (Heidelberg)
Project: Investigations into accelerated arteriosclerosis in premature senescence of vascular cells
Annual Conference Dresden 2008
Dr Florian Simon (Ulm)
Project: Establishment and characterisation of an in vitro cell culture model for investigating hypoxia/reoxygenation damage in kidney cells
Three-Country Conference Basel 2007
Dr. Kai Balzer (Düsseldorf)
Project: Autologous endothelialisation with endothelial progenitor cells of autoalloplastic vascular prostheses using the Sparks mandrel technique and modern prosthesis materials
Annual Conference Mülheim 2006
Dr Stephan Langer (Aachen)
Project: Evaluation of CT-based CO2 angiography as an alternative imaging method for vascular patients with contraindications for angiography/MR angiography (animal experiment/clinical study)
Annual Conference Stuttgart 2005
Dr. med. Dirk Grotemeyer (Düsseldorf)
Project: The role of Toll-like receptors in surgical vascular medicine
Three-Country Conference, Innsbruck 2004
Dr Dittmar Böckler (Heidelberg)
Project: Evaluation of collateral spinal cord perfusion in comparison with open conventional and endovascular reconstruction procedures of the thoracic aorta against the background of perioperative spinal ischaemia
Annual Conference 2003
Dr Christian Denzel (Erlangen)
Project: Visualisation of carotid plaque morphology using 3D ultrasound and intravascular ultrasound
Annual Meeting Würzburg 2002
Dr Jörg Heckenkamp
Project: Growth inhibition of experimental aortic aneurysms by photodynamic therapy
Annual Conference Hamburg 2001
Dr Hubert Schelzig
Project: Pathophysiology and influence of renal hypoxia and reperfusion injury in juxtarenal cross-clamping using ATP-MgCl2 calcium antagonist (Clevidipine) or Cox-2 inhibitor (NS 398) in a large animal model
Annual Conference Nuremberg 2000
Dr Michael Akbar (Berlin)
Project: Significance of endothelial ion channels in the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis
Annual Conference Lausanne 1998
Dr. med. Gisela Halter (Ulm)
Project: Investigation of the influence of Chlamydia pneumonia infection on the development of arteriosclerosis using a xenotransplant
Annual Conference Heidelberg 1997
Dr Hans-Henning Eckstein (Hamburg)
Project: Casis – Carotid Surgery for Ischemic Stroke – Prospective multi-centre study on the safety of carotid desobliteration in the early phase after a non-invalidating ischemic stroke
Annual Conference Munich 1996
Dr. med. Nadja Al Fakhri (Berlin)
Project: Significance of extracellular matrix proteins and integrins for the development of arteriosclerosis and their changes through surgical interventions
Annual Conference Düsseldorf 1994
Dr. med. Gunnar Riepe (Hamburg)
Project: Investigation of changes in polyethylene terephthalate (Dacron) vascular prostheses in humans