Chairpersons

Adelino Leite Moreira
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, University Hospital Center São João

Alessandra Ghigo
University of Torino, Molecular Biotechnology Center, Dept. of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Torino, Italy

Ana Maria Gomez
Signaling and Cardiovascular pathophysiology, Inserm UMR-S 1180, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France

Christoph Maack
Department of Translational Research, Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (CHFC), University Clinic Würzburg, Germany

Davor Pavlovic
Editor in Chief for Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus. Cardiac Diseases Theme Lead & PGR College Deputy Lead. Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences. College of Medicine and Dental Sciences. University of Birmingham

Delphine Mika
Signaling and Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Inserm UMR-S 1180, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France

Dunja Aksentijevic
William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London

Edoardo Bertero
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy - Cardiovascular Disease Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino – Italian IRCCS Cardiology Network, Genova, Italy

Elisabeth Ehler
Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics (School of Basic and Medical Biosciences); Head of Muscle Biophysics section; School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Sciences Head of Muscle Biology section; British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence; King's College London

Florian Weinberger
Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Frank Lezoualch
Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), INSERM, Toulouse University

Gianluigi Condorell
Head, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital, Professor of Cardiology, Humanitas University

Gregoire Vandecasteele
Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM U1180, Orsay, France

Heiko Bugger
Department of Cardiology Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Hugo Machado
Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra and Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University Coimbra

Inês Falcão Pires
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Cardiovascular R&D Centre

John W. Elrod
Director, Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

José António Belo
NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA Lisboa and iNOVA4Health Research Unit, Lisbon, Portugal

Julia Ritterhoff
University Hospital Heidelberg. Germany

Katrin Streckfuß-Bömeke
Head of the working group Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology Institure of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Würzburg, Germany

Leon J Schurgers
Professor of Biochemistry of Vascular Calcification and Vice chair of Biochemistry; Chair of Stem Cell Research University Maastricht (SCRUM); Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM); Department of Biochemistry, University Maastricht, Netherlands

Lino Ferreira
Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra and Center of Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra

Lise Román Moltzau
Department of Pharmacology, University of Oslo, Norway

Lorenz Lehmann
University Hospital of Heidelberg

Lucie Carrier
Functional Genomics of Cardiomyopathies, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Maarten van den Hoogenhof
Junior Research Group Leader at Institute of Experimental Cardiology, Heidelberg University Clinic, Germany

Manuela Zaccolo
Cell Biology University of Oxford Director Burdon Sanderson Cardiac Science Centre Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics

Maria Jose Goumans
Leiden University Medical Centre and LUMC - Department of Molecular Cell Biology

Martina Calore
Department of Molecular Genetics | Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences | Maastricht University | Maastricht, The Netherlands

Mauro Giacca
School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King’s College London

Michael Gotthardt
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Germany

Miranda Nabben
Departments of Genetics & Cell Biology and Clinical Genetics - CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases - Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht - The Netherlands

Monika Gladka
Department of Medical Biology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Nazha Hamdani
Department Cellular and Translational Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany & Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Bochum, Germany

Nina Kaludercic
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Paula da Costa Martins
CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Pieterjan Dierickx
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany

Rodolphe Fischmeister
Inserm UMR-S 1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France

Sandrine Lecour
Cape Heart Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Sean Davidson
The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London

Serena Zacchigna
Head, Cardiovascular Biology, ICGEB and Professor of Molecular Biology, University of Trieste

Sveva Bollini
Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, Italy

Tania Zaglia
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy

Thomas Thum
Hannover Medical School, Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies, Germany

Vanessa van Empel
Maastricht UMC+ department of cardiology

Vasco Sequeira Oliveira
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Deutsches Zentrum für Herzinsuffizienz. Würzburg (DZHI)Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (CHFC, Würzburg, Germany

Vincent Christoffels
Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam. Head Department of Medical Biology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences

Zoltán Papp
Division of Clinical Physiology, Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Key Dates
- Abstract Submission Deadline April 7th
- Author Notification May 15th
- Registration Early Bird Fee May 22nd