CRC1366
Vascular Control of Organ Function
Past Seminars
Seminars in Angioscience
2026
Prof. Christopher Müller
Specialization of lymphatic endothelial cells in the lymph node by TNFRSF11a signaling
University of Strasbourg, France
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Prof. Irina Nazarenko
Extracellular Vesicles unpacked: Innovative tools for EV isolation, analysis and single-vesicle quantification
University of Freiburg, Germany
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Prof. Thomas Korff
PhDs guide to the scientific galaxy
Heidelberg University, Germany
Thursday, February 5, 2026
2025
Prof. Maike Frye
Cardiac endothelial cells shape cardiomyocyte populations during heart development
UKE Hamburg, Germany
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Dr. Karin D. Prummel
The life cycle of stem cell niches: Lessons from the bone marrow microenvironment
EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Prof. Eldad Tzahor
Unraveling cardiac repair mechanisms – From basic research to therapies
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Friday, October 24, 2025
Dr. Doris Kaltenecker
The liver as a driver of cancer cachexia
Helmholtz Munich, Germany
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Dr. Mascha Koenen
The role of adipose-vascular crosstalk in blood pressure regulation
The Rockefeller University, New York, USA
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
PD Dr. Robert Zweigerdt
Pluripotent stem cells manufacturing for making and repairing human hearts
Hannover Medical School, Germany
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Prof. Massimo M. Santoro
Decoding metabolism and mRNA translation during angiogenesis and tumor progression
University of Padova, Italy
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Prof. Henrik Oster
Institute of Neurobiology, University of Lübeck
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Prof. Julia von Blume
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Dr. Kevin Boyé
Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM, Paris, France
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Dr. Pieterjan Dierickx
MPI for Heart and Lung Research, Cardiopulmonary Institute (CPI), Germany
Thursday, February 20, 2025
2024
Prof. Karina Yaniv
Formation and malformations of the vasculature: From development to disease (and back…)
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Thursday, November 12, 2024
Dr. Jérôme Gilleron
The role of Rab proteins in physiology and in obesity-related pathologies
Mediterranean Center for Molecular Medicine, France
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Dr. Steven Proulx
The drainage of cerebrospinal fluid: new insights into lymphatic clearance pathways
Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland
Thursday, July 24, 2024
Dr. Sarajo Kumar Mohanta
Neuronal control of vascular inflammation
Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich
Friday, July 19, 2024
Prof. Axel Roers
Immunosurveillance of the bloodstream by perivascular mast cells?
Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty Heidelberg, Germany
Thursday, June 20, 2024
A systems approach towards aging
Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research at University of Cologne, Germany
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Prof. Eckard Lammert
Angiocrine signals in liver regeneration and NAFLD
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
Thursday, February 15, 2024
2023
Prof. Christiana Ruhrberg
A VEGF independent role for NRP1 in blood vessel growth
University College London, UK
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Prof. Ioakim Spyridopoulos
Anti-inflammatory treatment strategies in patients with myocardial infarction
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Prof. Pipsa Saharinen
Signaling crosstalk in endothelial barrier regulation
University of Helsinki & Wihuri Research Institute, Finland
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Dr. Rabiul Hosen
RNA therapeutics and liquid biopsies in cellular crosstalk in cardiovascular medicine
University of Bonn, Germany
Monday, October 30, 2023
Prof. Stefan Rose-John
Interleukin 6 and ADAM17: Proteolysis, pathophysiology and implications for therapy of autoimmune diseases
Christian Albrecht University of Kiel, Germany
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Dr. Felix Gunawan
Endocardial patterning and morphogenesis at single cell resolution
University of Münster , Germany
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Dr. Mahmoud Abdellatif
Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz
Monday, July 17, 2023
Prof. Kai Wollert
The cardiac secretome: new players & therapeutic opportunities
Hannover Medical School, Germany
Thursday, July 13, 2023, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Helge Wiig
Novel roles of the extracellular micro-environment and lymphatics in fluid volume and blood pressure homeostasis
University of Bergen, Norway
Thursday, June 15, 2023, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Alexandre Dubrac
Spatiotemporal TGFb function in neurovascular patterning
Ste-Justine Hospital Research Center- University of Montreal, Canada
Thursday, May 11, 2023, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Anna Dimberg
Tailoring vascular phenotype to promote anti-tumor immunity in glioma
Uppsala University, Sweden
Thursday, February 16, 2023, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Dr. Kristina Haase
Vasculature as a dynamic and complex network by in vitro design
EMBL Barcelona, Spain
Thursday, February 16, 2023, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
2022
Prof. Stéphanie Hugues
Lymphatic endothelial cells (LECS) as immunomodulators in cancer
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Thursday, November 17, 2022, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Dr. Junhao Hu
Targeting dysregulated EC-pericyte crosstalk for the treatment of acute lung injury
Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry (IRCBC), Shanghai Institute of Organic
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Thursday, October 13, 2022, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Dr. Gustavo Ramos
Lymphocytes at the heart of wound healing
Comprehensive Heart Failure Center , University Hospital Würzburg
Thursday, July 14, 2022, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Shahin Rafii
Adaptable endothelium for uncovering molecular determinant of vascular heterogeneity
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA
Thursday, June 23, 2022, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Dr. Martin Schwartz
Molecular mechanisms of endothelial shear stress mechanotransduction in vascular health and disease
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
Thursday, May 19, 2022, Tridomus B, S43
Dr. Bilal Sheikh
Impact of metabolic disease on blood vessels
Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG)
Thursday, April 7, 2022, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Ali Ertürk
AI-based technologies for the next-generation biomedical solutions
Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Helmholtz Zentrum München
Thursday, February 17, 2022, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
2021
Dr. Julieta Alfonso
Functional interactions between the vascular and nervous systems during brain formation
Division of Clinical Neurobiology, DKFZ, Germany
Friday, December 10, 2021, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Michael Potente
Metabolic guidance of angiogenic blood vessel growth
Berlin Institute of Health (BIH ) & Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC ), Germany
Thursday, December 9, 2021, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Daniela Duarte Campos
Bioprinting for tissue and organ engineering
ZMBH, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Thursday, November 11, 2021, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Georg Gasteiger
Resident in and around the vessels: Progenitors and effector stages of tissue-resident innate lymphoid cells
Würzburg Institute of Systems Immunology, Max Planck Research Group, Julius Maximilians Universität Würzburg , Germany
Thursday, October 14, 2021, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Anna Randi
Understanding endothelial resilience – or what makes endothelial cells happy
Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute , Imperial College London, UK
Thursday, September 16, 2021, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Maria Rescignio
Microbiota in colorectal cancer progression and metastasis
Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
Thursday, July 15, 2021, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Dr. Lothar Dieterich
Lymphatic endothelial regulation of tumor immunity
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Friday, June 18, 2021, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Elisabetta Dejana
Heterogeneity of endothelial cells in cerebral cavernous malformations
Department of Immunology, Genetics & Pathology, Uppsala University, Sweden
University of Milan, Italy
Thursday, June 10, 2021, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Anne Eichmann
Vascular development: a cycle of sprouting, remodeling and maturation
Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, USA
Thursday, May 27, 2021, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Jeffery Molkentin
An acute immune response underlies the benefit of cardiac stem cell therapy
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA
Thursday, March 11, 2021, Online (Dutch German Meeting)
Prof. Stefan Schulte-Merker
The many facets of developmental lymphangiogenesis: different cells do different things
University of Münster
Thursday, February 11, 2021, Online via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Lukas Hawinkels
The many faces of endoglin in and beyond angiogenesis
Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Thursday, January 21, 2021, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
2020
Dr. Boris Strilic
The role of endothelial cells in tumor metastasis
Department of Pharmacology, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim
Thursday, December 10, 2020, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Asrar B. Malik
How leukocytes open and seal the wall of blood vessels
Endothelial cells regulate macrophage plasticity via Wnt signaling and epigenetic modifications
Department of Pharmacology & Regenerative Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Thursday, November 12, 2020, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Vestweber
How leukocytes open and seal the wall of blood vessels
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Muenster
Thursday, October 14, 2020, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Dr. Britta Engelhardt
BBB tight junctions: the secret door for immune cell entry into the CNS
Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland
Thursday, September 10, 2020, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meetings
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dimmeler
Novel insights into endothelial plasticity and signaling
Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main
Thursday, July 16, 2020, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meeting
Prof. Dr. Percy Knolle
Immune functions and metabolic competence of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells
Institute for Molecular Immunology and Experimental Oncology, Munich
Thursday, May 14, 2020, ONLINE via Cisco Webex Meeting
Prof. Dr. David Jackson
Leucocyte migration in tjhe lymphatics - The importance of sugar coating
Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK
Thursday, February 13, 2020, 4 pm, Alte Brauerei H02, Röntgenstr. 7, 68167 Mannheim
Dr. Yonatan Stelzer
Revisiting embryonic development: An integrated view of epigenetics and cell commitment
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 2 pm, ZMBH, Seminar room 001, ground floor, INF 280, Heidelberg
TGFbeta signaling in Cardiovascular development and disease
Wednesday, January 8, 2020, Tridomus, House B, S43, Mannheim
2019
Prof. Dr. Ralf Brandes
Long non-coding RNAs in endothelial angiogenic function
Vascular Research Center, Goethe University Frankfurt
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 4 pm, Alte Brauerei H02, Röntgenstr. 7, 68167 Mannheim
Prof. Dr. Tibor Kempf
Iron deficiency aggravates heart failure
Cardiology and Angiology,Hannover Medical School
Thursday, November 14, 2019, 4 pm, Alte Brauerei H02, Röntgenstr. 7, 68167 Mannheim
Prof. Dr. Christian Helker
Apelin signaling switches quiescent vascular endothelial cells into a pro-angiogenic state
Philipps University Marburg
Wednesday, September 18, 2019, Tridomus, House B, S43, Mannheim
Prof. Dr. Jaya Krishnan
Metabolic control of cardiovascular disease development and progression
Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe University Frankfurt
Thursday, July 11, 2019, 4 pm, Alte Brauerei H02, Röntgenstr. 7, 68167 Mannheim
Dr. Laura Zelarayan
WNT/beta-Catenin transcriptional control of heart remodeling
Developmental Pharmacology group, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology,
University Medical Center Goettingen
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 2 pm, Tridomus, House B, Ebene 2, Room S41, Mannheim
Prof. Dr. Christian Stockmann
Vascular remodeling by hypoxic natural killer cells
Institute of Anatomy, University of Zürich
Thursday, May 9, 2019, 4 pm, Allte Brauerei H02, Mannheim
Prof. Dr. Friedemann Kiefer
Glue and spice, keep your lymphatic vessels nice
European Institute for Molecular Imaging, University of Münster
Thursday, May 9, 2019, 4 pm, Tridomus, House B, Room S43, Ebene 2, Mannheim
The cystathionine y-lyase and protein sulfhydration/persulfidation in vascular homeostasis
Institute of Vascular Signaling, Centre for Molecular Medicine,
Goethe University, Frankfurt
Thursday, April 11, 2019, 4 pm, Alte Brauerei, Mannheim
Dr. Soni Pullamsetti
Transcriptional Regulation and its Misregulation in Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, 2 pm, Tridomus, House B, Room S41, Mannheim
Prof. Dr. Daniela Wenzel
Mechanisms and Experimental Therapies for the Regulation of Vascular Tone
Physiological Institute I, Bonn University
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, 2 pm, Tridomus, House B, Room S41, Mannheim