Science Award
The DGG awards the Science Prize worth €4,000 (sponsored by W.L. Gore) for an outstanding published work on the subject of vascular medicine.
The specific requirements for the DGG Science Award are:
| - | Completed university degree |
| - | Membership in the DGG e.V. |
| - | Completed scientific work |
| - | Supporting statement from the head of the clinic (member of the DGG) |
| - | Description of the relevance/significance of the thesis |
| - | Publication of the thesis in an internationally renowned journal (peer-reviewed) as first author no more than two calendar years prior to the application |
| - | Doctoral thesis (completed or nearing completion) |
| - | Description of how the work meets sustainability criteria in accordance with the DFG sustainability guidelines "Experiments / Field trials / Surveys" |
Please also note the general rules for the awarding of prizes and scholarships.
The Following Candidates Have Been Honoured with the DGG Science Award since 1986
Tri-country Conference 2025
Dr. Moritz Wegner (Cologne)
Project: The Characterisation of Polymers That Mimic the Mechanical Properties of the Aortic Wall and
Their Suitability for Use in the 3D Printing of Aortic Phantoms
Annual Conference Karlsruhe 2024
Dr. Joscha Mulorz (Düsseldorf)
Project: E-cigarette exposure augments murine abdominal aortic aneurysm development: role of Chil1
Annual Conference Osnabrück 2023
Dr Panagiotis Doukas (Aachen)
Project: Onset of adverse abdominal events due to intestinal ischaemia-reperfusion injury after aortic cross-clamping is associated with elevated HSP70 serum levels in the early postoperative phase
Three-Country Conference Vienna 2022
Dr Johannes Hatzl (Heidelberg)
Project: Application of mixed reality in vascular surgery
Annual Conference Mannheim 2021
Dr Angelos Karlas (Munich)
Project: Multispectral optoacoustic tomography of lipid and haemoglobin contrast in human carotid atherosclerosis
Digital Annual Conference 2020
Dr Alexandra Gratl
Project: Regeneration of mitochondrial function in gastrocnemius muscle in peripheral arterial disease after successful revascularisation
Annual Conference Mannheim 2019
Dr. med. Christhoph M. Knappich (Augsburg)
Project: Importance of secondary data analysis of legally required quality assurance for determining predictive risk factors in carotid surgery
Annual Conference Bonn 2018
Dr Ulrich Rother (Erlangen)
Project: Dosing of indocyanine green for intraoperative laser fluorescence angiography in kidney transplantation.
Annual Conference Frankfurt am Main 2017
Dr Claudia Schrimpf (Hanover)
Project: TIMP3 is regulated by pericytes upon shear stress detection leading to a modified endothelial cell response.
Three-Country Conference Bern 2016
Dr Alexander Meyer (Erlangen)
Project: Results of combined vascular reconstruction by means of AV loops and free flap transfer in patients with soft tissue defects.
Annual Conference Münster 2015
PD Dr. med. Theodosios Bisdas (Münster)
Project: Current Practice of first-line Treatment Strategies in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia (Critical Registry)
Annual Conference Hamburg 2014
Dr Sarah Geisbüsch (Munich)
Project: Endovascular coil embolisation of segmental arteries prevents paraplegia after subsequent TAAA repair – an experimental model
Three-Country Conference Linz 2013
PD Dr Christian Reeps (Munich)
Project: Measuring and modelling patient-specific distributions of material properties in abdominal aortic aneurysm walls
Annual Conference Wiesbaden 2012
Dr. med. Serdar Demirel (Heidelberg)
Project: Cardiovascular and neurohumoral regulatory disorders after carotid endarterectomy – differences between eversion endarterectomy (E-CEA) and conventional endarterectomy (K-CEA) with patch
Annual Conference Erlangen 2011
Dr. biol. hom. Kerstin Troidl (Frankfurt/Main)
Project: The molecular mechanisms of arteriogenesis
Three-Country Conference Berlin 2010
Dr. med. Andreas Kühnl (Munich)
Project: The C-type natriuretic peptide and its receptors in human arteriosclerotic plaques of the carotid artery
Annual Conference Munich 2009
Dr. med. Konstantinos Donas (Münster)
Project: The significance of stent-optimised angioplasty in the treatment of vascular claudatio glutealis
Annual Conference Dresden 2008
Dr Irene Hinterseher (Dresden)
Project: Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) polymorphisms in Caucasian population with abdominal aortic aneurysms
Three-Country Conference, Basel 2007
PD Dr. med. Thomas Koeppel (Aachen)
Project: Influence of vitamin K antagonists on the arterialised vein wall: the role of calcification factors
Annual Conference Mülheim 2006
Dr Thomas Aper (Hanover)
Project: Optimisation of the colonisation of a newly developed carrier structure for the generation of implantable, completely autologous vascular replacements
Three-Country Conference Innsbruck 2004
Dr Axel Larena-Avellaneda (Würzburg)
Project: Development of a multifunctional vascular prosthesis – from silicone coating to drug-releasing graft
Annual Conference Ulm 2003
– Dr Jörg Heckenkamp (Cologne)
Project: Modulation of human fibroblast function by vascular photodynamic therapy of collagen matrix. New molecular insights into radical-mediated inhibition of restenosis
– Dr. med. Tomas Pfeiffer (Düsseldorf)
Project: Lipoplex gene transfer of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibits reactive intimal hyperplasia of the arterial wall in alloplastic bypass anastomoses
Annual Conference Würzburg 2002
Dr Oliver Schmidt (Erlangen)
Project: Heparin sulphate chains of Perlecan suppress platelet-derived growth factor-BB induced proliferation and migration in vascular smooth muscle cells: possible role of basic fibroblast growth factor
Annual Conference Hamburg 2001
Dr. med. Michael Gawenda (Cologne)
Project: Intra-aneurysmal pressure – the "holy grail" of endoluminal elimination of abdominal aortic aneurysms – the significance of endoluminal pressure measurement in endovascular and conventional therapy of abdominal aortic aneurysms
Annual Conference Nuremberg 2000
– Dr Christina Tremmel-Lehnert (Stuttgart)
Project: Investigations into the optimisation of a carotid stent
prosthesis – Dr Farzin Adili (Frankfurt)
Project: Novel insights into the pathogenesis of anastomotic intimal hyperplasia in experimental vein grafts
Annual Conference Friedrichshafen 1999
PD Dr Hans-Henning Eckstein (Ludwigsburg)
Project: Validity of the quantification of carotid stenosis in Doppler and duplex sonography compared to carotid preparation and selective angiography
Annual Conference Lausanne 1998
- Dr Richard Brandl (Munich)
Project: Immunocytochemical predictors of carotid restenosis in primary plaque tissue
- Dr Gunnar Riepe: Frame dislocation of body middle rings in endovascular stent tube grafts
Annual Conference Heidelberg 1997
Dr Gerhard Hoffmann (Freidrichshafen)
Project: Combined laser Doppler flowmetry and transcutaneous oxygen partial pressure measurement for quantitative assessment of cutaneous microcirculation after surgical sympathectomy or CT-guided drug-induced sympatholysis in patients with stage III and IV peripheral arterial occlusive disease according to Fontaine
Annual Conference, Munich 1996
Dr Matthias Lindenmeier (Munich)
Project: CO2 reserve capacity measurements with TCD and HMPAO-SPECT in patients with severe stenosis of the internal carotid artery – a perioperative study
Annual Conference, Salzburg 1995
PD Dr Thomas Schmitz-Rixen (Cologne)
Project: Allogeneic artery transplantation – results after immunosuppression and cryoreservation with special consideration of the biomechanics of the vessel wall
Annual Conference Heidelberg 1993
Dr. med. Martin Storck (Ulm)
Project: Medium-term resorbable and non-resorbable suture material for arterial anastomoses – histomorphological comparative studies
Annual Conference Dresden 1992
PD Dr Helmut Kogel (Ulm)
Project: Healing behaviour of artificial blood vessels for large-calibre vein and small-calibre artery replacement
Annual Conference Augsburg 1991
Dr Thomas Hupp (Heidelberg)
Project: Renovascular hypertension – prediction of surgical success using stress renography
Annual Conference Hamburg 1990
Dr Peter Zilla (Vienna)
Project: Confluent pre-coating of arterial vascular prostheses with cultured autologous endothelial cells: a preclinical comparative study using a primate model
Annual Conference Salzburg 188
Dr Klaus Grabitz (Düsseldorf)
Project: The effect of prostaglandin E and superoxide dismutase on the ischaemia tolerance time of the spinal cord
Annual Conference Munich 1987
Dr Giovanni Torsello (Düsseldorf)
Project: The use of absorbable and non-absorbable suture material in animal models – comparative studies on infected and growing vascular anastomoses
Annual Conference Düsseldorf 1986
Dr Georg Kretschmer (Vienna)
Project: Influence of anticoagulant treatment in preventing graft occlusion following saphenous vein bypass for femoropopliteal occlusive disease