DCAcademy Summer Meeting 2025
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. Integrate advanced pharmacological concepts through active participation in masterclasses, demonstrating the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to case studies, present group work findings to peers and senior researchers, and engage meaningfully in expert-led discussion sessions.
2. Critically assess emerging technologies in cardiovascular medicine, demonstrating the ability to evaluate their potential impact on research and clinical practice through structured discussions and group activities.
3. Demonstrate advanced presentation skills by delivering and defending research abstracts, incorporating received feedback from peers and senior researchers to enhance both content and format of scientific presentations.
4. Actively engage in scientific discussions following expert presentations, demonstrating the ability to formulate relevant questions, provide informed commentary, and contribute to academic discourse in cardiovascular medicine.
5. Establish professional relationships with researchers across different experience levels and backgrounds, participating effectively in both structured and informal knowledge-sharing sessions.
Content
The DCAcademy Summer Meeting 2025 focuses on three main scientific themes: Emerging technologies in cardiovascular medicine (AI and imaging innovations), pharmacology (treatment strategies for hypertension, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation), and aging & cardiovascular stiffness (clinical and preclinical aspects), along with a public health component. The program structure facilitates in-depth exploration of these topics through masterclasses, parallel sessions, abstract presentations, and poster discussions, allowing for comprehensive coverage of both fundamental concepts and cutting-edge research developments. The program emphasizes the integration of basic science, clinical research, and translational approaches across all major themes, supported by international expert presentations and interactive learning formats.
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
Language
English
Form
Lectures, discussions, poster presentations and oral presentations
Course director
Thomas Jespersen, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences; thojes@sund.ku.dk
Teachers
Mette Rosenkilde, University of Copenhagen
Jørgen Kanters, University of Copenhagen
Charlotte Mehlin, University of Copenhagen
Maria Kristiansen, University of Copenhagen
Gowsini Joseph, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen
Simon Tilma Vistisen, Aarhus University
Elena Osto, Medical University of Graz
Johannes Castelein, University Medical Center Groningen
Chang Sun, Maastricht University
Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Università degli Studi di Milano
Ashwin Prakash, Harvard Medical School, USA
Eva Gerdts, University of Bergen
Mark Petri, University of Glasgow
Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen
Anne Dybro
Ronald Borra, University Medical Center Groningen
Alireza Rezaniakolaei, Aalborg University
Majid Khazaee, Aalborg University
Ulf Simonsen
J. Dave Symons
Adam Hulman
Daniel Ketelhuth
Bjørn Strøier Larsen
Flemming Javier Olsen
Ulrike Muscha
Peter Søgaard
Jens Cosedis
Dates
22 – 24 June 2025
Course location
Hotel Sinatur Sortbælt, Østerøvej 121, 5800 Nyborg, Denmark
Registration
Please register before 22 May 2025. Please note for this course that you also have to sign up and submit an abstract at the webpage of Danish Cardiovascular Acadamy (DCAcademy). 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. (Insert date - the Graduate School recommends 4 weeks before course start).
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.