DCAcademy Summer Meeting 2024
Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Copenhagen
This course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD Students from NorDoc member faculties. All other participants must pay the course fee.
Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at a Danish university, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. This also applies to PhD students from NorDoc member faculties. After the enrollment deadline, available seats will be allocated to applicants on the waiting list.
Learning objectives
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
1. Provide insights on novel aspects and recent advances within atrial fibrillation, acute cardiac arrest, vascular disease, atherosclerosis, hypertension, vascular genetics and other areas through talks and lectures from keynote speakers from Denmark and abroad
2. Provide a forum for younger researchers to present their project findings and interact with senior scientist, as well as become acquainted with other research projects
3. Initiate networking among cardiovascular researchers from all levels of experience and research backgrounds, as well as the opportunity to meet and interact with companies from the industry
4. Appoint the DCAcademy Lifetime Achievement Award to a senior scientist who has contributed significantly to the cardiovascular field
Content
DCAcademy Summer Meeting offers scientific session within both clinical, pre-clinical and basal science, presenting leading senior scientists and international keynote speakers within the cardiovascular field.
Participants
PhD students and others with interes within the cardiovascular field
Relevance to graduate programmes
The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH:
Cardiovascular Research
In Vivo Pharmacology and Experimental Animals
Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
Language
English
Form
Lectures, discussions, poster presentations and oral presentations
Course director
Thomas Jespersen, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences; thojes@sund.ku.dk
Teachers
Thomas Jespersen, Professor, University of Copenhagen
Flemming Konradsen, Professor, Novo Nordisk Foundation
Maria Kristiansen, Professor, University of Copenhagen
Arnela Saljic, post.doc, University of Copenhagen
Thomas Jepps, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
Lars Melholt Rasmussen, Professor, Odense University Hospital
Michael Toft Overgaard, Professor, Aalborg University
Mette Nyegaard, Professor, Aalborg University and Statens Serum Institut
Christina Christoffersen, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
Larissa Fabritz, Professor, Birmingham
Lisa Gottlieb, post.doc, University of Copenhagen
Henrik Kjærulf Jensen, professor, Aarhus University Hospital
Kirstine Callø, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
Henning Bundgaard, Professor, Rigshospitalet
Jacob Fog Bentzon, Professor, Aarhus University
Judith Sluimer, Professor, Maastricht University
Martin Bødtker Mortensen, post.doc, Aarhus University Hospital
Bo Winkel, Cardiologist, Rigshospitalet
Rhian M Touyz, Professor, University of Ottawa
Amie Moyes, post.doc, University College London
Joakim Bastrup, post.doc, University of Copenhagen
Thomas Engstrøm, Professor, Rigshospitalet
Carlos Collet, Cardiologist, Aalst Belgium
Lasse Bach Steffensen, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark
Redouane Aherrahrou, University of Virginia
Christian Aalkjær, Professor, Aarhus University
Helena Dominguez, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
Bjørn Strøier, post.doc, University of Copenhagen
Christoffer Læssøe Madsen, post.doc, University of Copenhagen
Ahmad Sajadieh, Professor, University of Copenhagen
Mads Brix Kronborg, Aarhus University Hospital
Tor Biering-Sørensen, Professor, University of Copenhagen
Jean-Claude Tardif, Professor, Montreal University
Dates
Thursday 20 June 2024, at 09:00 - Saturday 22 June 2024, at 16:00
Course location
Hotel Sinatur Sortbælt, Østerøvej 121, 5800 Nyborg, Denmark
Registration
Please register before 27 May 2024.
Please note for this course that you also have to sign up and submit an abstract at the webpage of Danish Cardiovascular Academy (DCAcademy) https://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/dcacademy-summer-meeting-2024. It is mandatory for all PhD students to submit an abstract. Oral or poster presentations will be assigned based on abstracts. Please note that for PhD students only PhD school rules apply regarding registration and cancellation of the course.
Expected frequency
Yearly
Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules. Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment.
Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.