German Foundation for Heart Research
| German Foundation for Heart Research (DSHF) |
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|---|---|
| Purpose: | Funding of basic research and clinical research in the field of prevention, education, support of diagnostics, therapy and follow-up treatment of cardiovascular diseases |
| Chair: | Udo Sechtem |
| Managing directors: | Martin Vestweber |
| Consist: | since 1988 |
| Balance sheet total: | EUR 12,817,403 (2017) |
| Seat: | Frankfurt am Main |
| Website: | www.dshf.de |
The German Heart Research Foundation is a subsidiary of the German Heart Foundation . The aim of the foundation according to the statutes is to "promote basic research and clinical research in the field of prevention, education, support of diagnostics, therapy and follow-up treatment of heart and circulatory diseases".
organization
The board consists of ten honorary members who are each elected for a period of four years. The current chairman is Udo Sechtem . The evaluation of funding applications is supported by a scientific advisory board made up of ten experts from the field of cardiovascular research.
Projects and activities
In 2017, the foundation supported 26 research projects with a total funding volume of almost EUR 1.3 million.
As part of the annual conference of the German Society for Cardiology , the foundation annually awards the August Wilhelm and Lieselotte Becht Research Prize to young scientists in the field of patient-centered cardiovascular research.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.dshf.de/vorstand.php
- ↑ https://www.dshf.de/mitarbeiter.php
- ↑ https://www.dshf.de/geschichte.php
- ↑ a b German Heart Research Foundation: 2017 Annual Report , June 2018, accessed December 15, 2018
- ↑ http://www.dshf.de/satzung.php
- ^ Statutes of the German Heart Research Foundation , accessed on June 2, 2016
- ^ Website of the German Heart Research Foundation , accessed on December 18, 2011